Bill Haley

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

6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV Series1948

8.2

American Bandstand

TV Series1957

6.5

Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody

Movie2004

5.8

Rock Around the Clock

Movie1956

Rock and Roll: The Early Days

Movie1984

5.8

Don't Knock The Rock

Movie1956

9.0

The London Rock and Roll Show

Movie1973

Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s

Movie1999

Filmography