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Haley's father William Albert Haley (1900–1956) was from Kentucky and played the banjo and mandolin, and his mother, Maude Green (1895–1955), who was originally from Ulverston in Lancashire, England, was a technically accomplished keyboardist with classical training. [5]
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band formed in 1947 and continuing until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group recorded nine Top 20 singles, one of which was number one and three that were Top Ten.
Jun 25, 2013 · Bill Haley & His Comets was an American Rock&Roll band founded in 1952 that continued playing until Haley's death in 1981. The band was the earliest group of white musicians to bring Rock&Roll...
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As frontman for the iconic group Bill Haley & His Comets, Haley became a bona fide music superstar in the 1950s after releasing chart-topping hits including “ (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” “See You Later, Alligator,” and many others.
Feb 10, 1981 · Bill Haley, the singer, guitarist and band leader whose original recording of ''Rock Around the Clock'' has sold 22.5 million copies since 1955, died yesterday of natural causes at his home in...
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Bill Haley was an American singer and songwriter considered by many to be the father of rock and roll, thanks to his 1955 hit “Rock Around the Clock.” If not the father of rock and roll, Haley is certainly one of its fathers.
