Bill Haley & His Comets

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.

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

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.

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

Bibliografia

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

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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