Bill Haley & His Comets

Bill Haley & His Comets
	Bill Haley & His Comets intorno al 1956; al centro Bill Haley.
Paese d'origine	Stati Uniti
Genere	Rock and roll; Country rock; Rockabilly
Periodo di attività musicale	1952 – 1981
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Bill Haley & His Comets sono stati un gruppo rock and roll statunitense, originario della Pennsylvania, formatosi nel 1952 e attivo fino al 1981, anno della morte del leader Bill Haley; è stato inserito nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Storia

Dal 1949 al 1952 il gruppo era già esistente come "Bill Haley and the Saddlemen". Dal 1981, dopo la morte di Haley, la band continuò l'attività come The Comets o Bill Haley's Comets.^[1]

Formazione

Il gruppo ebbe diverse modifiche nella formazione. Tra i componenti ci furono anche Danny Cedrone (morto nel 1954), Billy Gussak, Marshall Lytle, Johnny Grande, Al Rex, Ralph Jones, Billy Williamson, Dick Richards, Frank Beecher, Al Rappa.

Discografia

Come Bill Haley and the Saddlemen

Singoli

1950 - Deal Me a Hand/Ten Gallon Stetson
1950 - I'm Gonna Dry Ev'ry Tear With a Kiss/Why Do I Cry Over You?
1951 - Rocket 88/Tearstains on my Heart
1951 - Green Tree Boogie/Down Deep in my Heart
1952 - Juke Box Cannon Ball/Sundown Boogie (poi riedito nel 1954 come Bill Haley & his Comets)
1952 - Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in her Stockin')/Rocking Chair on the Moon (come "Bill Haley with the Saddlemen")
1952 - Icy Heart/Rock the Joint (come "Bill Haley with the Saddlemen")
2017 - Me Rock-a-Hula/Teardrops from my Eyes (split con Bill Haley and his Comets)

Come Bill Haley and his Comets

Album in studio

1955 - Rock with Bill Haley and The Comets (compilation)
1955 - Shake, Rattle and Roll (compilation, 10 pollici)
1955 - Rock Around the Clock (compilation)
1956 - Rock 'n' Roll Stage Show
1957 - Rockin' The "Oldies"!
1958 - Rockin' Around the World
1958 - Bill Haley's Chicks
1959 - Strictly Instrumental
1960 - Bill Haley and his Comets
1960 - Haley's Juke Box
1961 - Twist
1961 - Bikini Twist
1962 - Twist Vol. 2
1962 - Twist en Mexico
1963 - Bill Haley and his Comets
1963 - Madison
1963 - Carnaval de Ritmos Modernos
1963 - Rock Around the Clock King
1964 - Surf Surf Surf
1966 - Whiskey a Go-Go
1966 - Bill Haley a Go-Go
1971 - Rock Around the Country
1973 - Just Rock & Roll Music (anche come Rock & Roll)
1973 - Rockin'
1979 - Everyone Can Rock and Roll
1979 - R-O-C-K

Compilation

1955 - Live It Up! (10 pollici)
1957 - Rock The Joint
1958 - Rockin' The Joint
1968 - Bill Haley's Greatest Hits!
1977 - Razzle Dazzle
1979 - Rock Around the Clock

Live

1962 - Twistin' Knights at The Roundtable (Recorded Live!)
1968 - Bill Haley & The Comets in Sweden!
1968 - Bill Haley on Stage (anche come Live In Sweden - Vol. 2 "Rock The Joint")
1970 - Bill Haley's Scrapbook
1971 - Rock Around the Country (anche come Travelin' Band)
1974 - Live in London '74
1981 - Greatest Hits Live in New York

Singoli

1952 - Juke Box Cannon Ball/Sundown Boogie (come "Bill Haley with the Saddlemen*, riedito poi nel 1954 come "Bill Haley with Haley's Comets" e come "Bill Haley and the Comets")
1952 - Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush/Real Rock Drive (come "Bill Haley with Haley's Comets")
1953 - Pat-A-Cake/Fractured (come "Bill Haley with Haley's Comets")
1953 - Real Rock Drive/Yes Indeed
1953 - Crazy Man, Crazy/Watcha Gonna Do
1953 - Live It Up!/Farewell - So Long - Good-Bye
1953 - I'll Be True/Ten Little Indiansù
1954 - Thirteen Women (and Only One Man in Town)/(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
1954 - Shake, Rattle and Roll/A. B. C. Boogie
1954 - Happy Baby/Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)
1954 - Chattanooga Choo-Choo/Straight-Jacket (come "Bill Haley and Haley's Comets")
1955 - Rock The Joint/Yes Indeed!
1955 - Farewell - So Long - Goodbye Rock The Joint (come "Bill Haley and Haley's Comets")
1955 - Ten Little Indians/Rocking Chair on the Moon
1955 - Rock Around the Clock/A.B.C. Boogie
1955 - Razzle-Dazzle/Two Hound Dogs
1955 - Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie/Burn That Candle
1955 - Birth of The Boogie/Mambo Rock
1955 - Green Tree Boogie/Sundown Boogie
1955 - Rocket "88" / Green Tree Boogie
1955 - Mambo Rock / Happy Baby
1956 - The Saints Rock 'N Roll / R-O-C-K
1956 - Don't Knock The Rock / Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
1956 - See You Later, Alligator/The Paper Boy (On Main Street, U.S.A.)

EP

1953 - For Your Dance Party! (come "Bill Haley And The Comets")
1954 - For Your Dance Party! (come "Bill Haley And The Comets")
1954 - Shake, Rattle and Roll
1954 - Bill Haley's Dance Party (come "Bill Haley And The Comets")
1955 - Graine De Violence
1955 - Rock 'n Roll
1955 - Dim, Dim The Lights
1955 - Rock'n Roll Stage Show Part 2
1955 - The Saints Rock 'n Roll
1955 - Rock'n Roll Stage Show Part 1
1956 - R-O-C-K
1956 - He Digs Rock 'n Roll
1956 - Rock Around the Clock
1956 - Live It Up ! Part 2
1956 - Live It Up ! Part 3
1956 - Rock
1956 - Rock n Roll Stage Show

Note

^ Alessandro Bolli, Dizionario dei Nomi Rock, Padova, Arcana editrice, 1998, ISBN 978-88-7966-172-0.

Bibliografia

Alessandro Bolli, Dizionario dei Nomi Rock, Padova, Arcana editore, 1998, ISBN 978-88-7966-172-0.

Altri progetti

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Collegamenti esterni

(EN) Bill Haley and His Comets, su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
(EN) Bill Haley & His Comets, su The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
Bill Haley & His Comets, su Last.fm, CBS Interactive.
(EN) Bill Haley & His Comets, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
(EN) Bill Haley & His Comets, su Discogs, Zink Media.
(EN) Bill Haley and His Comets, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
(EN) Bill Haley & His Comets, su IMDb, IMDb.com.
(EN) Lista dei musicisti appartenuti alla band Archiviato l'11 ottobre 2011 in Internet Archive., dal sito rockabillyhall.com

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