Bill Haley

Born: 1925-07-06

Birthplace: Highland Park, Michigan, USA

Biography

William John Clifton Haley (July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". Haley has sold over 60 million records worldwide. In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Known For

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Rock Around the Clock
Don't Knock The Rock
Rock and Roll: The Early Days
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
When the Music's Over
Venga a bailar el rock
The London Rock and Roll Show
Music of Always
My Father And The Man In Black

Top Movie Credits

When the Music's Over Self (archive footage)
Venga a bailar el rock Original Music Composer
My Father And The Man In Black Self (archive footage)