Bill Haley
Birthday: 1925-07-06
Place of Birth: 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.
Movies
Rock Around the Clock
A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town...
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Blue Suede Shoes
This documentary shows the revival of British rock n' roll as it follows a weekend pilgrimage of Ted...
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Don't Knock The Rock
Rock-and-roller Arnie Haynes returns to his hometown as a hero to the teenagers. However, the mayor ...
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When the Music's Over
Rare clips of performance and interviews by a multiple of stars, all prematurely lost....
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Besito a papá
A young man hires somebody to impersonate his father when it comes times to meet his girlfriend's pa...
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My Father And The Man In Black
The story of promoter Saul Holiff's turbulent life and his success making Johnny Cash a superstar....
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Music of Always
Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about fr...
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The London Rock and Roll Show
Filmed record of a major rock and roll festival held at Wembley Stadium, London, in August 1972. Lo...
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Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
Journeying through the history of rock 'n' roll as it electrified the Golden Age of Hollywood....
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Rock and Roll: The Early Days
A History of Rock and Roll from its origins up to the early 1960's....
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