Bill Haley
Bill Haley
William John Clifton "Bill" Haleywas 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". He has sold over 25 million records worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth6 July 1925
CityHighland Park, MI
CountryUnited States of America
Bill Haley quotes about
We're gonna rock around the clock.
The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful.
The music is the main thing and it's just as easy to write acceptable words.
I sat down one night and wrote the line rock, rock, rock everybody.
When the clock strikes 2, 3, and 4, if the band slows down we'll yell for more.
See you later, alligator. After a while, crocodile.
Rock 'n' roll is just entertainment, and the kids who like to identify their youthful high spirits with a solid beat are thus possibly avoiding other pursuits that could be harmful to them.
We're looking forward to the biggest and best season opening parade in history.