Noun
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
Source: WordNetAlthough Chubby Checker and Hank Ballard were credited with starting the twist craze in America, in Mexico and Latin America, Bill Haley and His Comets were proclaimed the Kings of the Twist. Source: Internet
Bill Haley and Elvis Presley at the Brooklyn High School Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, October 20, 1955 Death and legacy An admitted alcoholic (as indicated in a 1974 radio interview for the BBC ), Haley fought a battle with alcohol into the 1970s. Source: Internet
April main * April Bill Haley & His Comets record " Rock Around the Clock ", thus starting the rock and roll craze. Source: Internet
Bandleader Bill Haley had previously been a country music performer; after recording a country and western-styled version of " Rocket 88 ", a rhythm and blues song, he changed musical direction to a new sound which came to be called rock and roll. Source: Internet
Discography Sunday, April 28, 1957 second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show rehearsal photograph, CBS Before the formation of Bill Haley and the Saddlemen, which later became the Comets, Haley released several singles with other groups. Source: Internet
He will also join the New Comets during their Remember Bill Haley Tour 2011 with Haley's daughter Gina Haley. citation Several bands patterning themselves after the Comets are also active in Europe, including Bill Haley's New Comets in Germany. Source: Internet