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Bill Haley

Jul 06, 1925 - Sep 02, 1981 (56 years old) in Highland Park, Michigan, USA

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

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The Sparks Brothers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Rock Around the Clock
Himself
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When the Music's Over
Self (archive footage)
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Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody
Self (archive footage)
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Don't Knock The Rock
Himself
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Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
Self (archive footage)
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Blue Suede Shoes
Self
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The London Rock and Roll Show
Self
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Music of Always
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My Father And The Man In Black
Self (archive footage)

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