Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band. It was founded in 1952 and continued until death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets (and variations thereof). From late 1954 to late 1956, the group placed nine singles in the Top 20. Their single "Rock Around the Clock" became the biggest selling rock and roll single in the history of the genre.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Tomas (2003). All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music. Backbeat Books. p. 315. ISBN 0-87930-760-9.
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- 1952 establishments in the United States
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- 20th-century disestablishments in Pennsylvania
- American rock bands
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- 1970s American music groups
- 1980s American music groups
- Musical groups from Pennsylvania
- Musical groups established in the 1950s
- Musical groups disestablished in 1981