A now-legendary song that helped launch rock and roll was recorded on this day 72 years ago before becoming a global ...
Before there was Elvis Presley ... before there was Chuck Berry ... before there were Jerry Lee Lewis or Fats Domino or Lennon and McCartney, there was a wannabe country musician named Bill Haley. He ...
WILDWOOD — The city honored its rock ‘n’ roll heritage Friday by unveiling a massive mural dedicated to Bill Haley and his Comets hit “Rock Around the Clock.” The mural, painted on the side of the ...
Bill Haley and His Comets lit up the skies of global pop culture with a meteoric new sound when they recorded "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" in New York City on this day in history, April 12, ...
Known for hits like: “We Can’t Play Like Django,” “I of the Hurricane,” and “It Ain’t Good.” Meet the band: Radus is an award-winning singer/songwriter with a mastery of guitar, and his music has ...
Released in 1956, Rock Around The Clock was a musical film featuring the talents of Bill Haley & His Comets, and named after the group’s highly successful rock and roll record. Haley and his band were ...
April 13 is observed as "World Rock and Roll Day", a date symbolically linked to the emergence and global rise of rock and roll music, AzerNEWS reports.
WEST NORRITON – As a member of the aptly named Comets, bassist Al Rex supplied the pioneering rockabilly punch and the visual acrobatics that helped launch Billy Haley & His Comets into the rock ‘n’ ...
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Marshall Lytle, the original bass player for Bill Haley & His Comets, one of the first bands to take rock and roll music mainstream, has died. He was 79. Lytle died at his ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Bassist Al Rappa, made famous by his showmanship with Bill Haley & His Comets, died last month at the age of 94 in his Florida home, according to reports. Rappa recorded and ...