Bill Haley's 100th Birthday

 Today (July 6, 2025) would have been American early rock legend Bill Hayley's 100th birthday.

Biographic Highlights (From Wikipedia)

• Born William John Clifton Haley in Highland Park, Michigan (July 6, 1925)
• 1st performance:  Bethel Junior baseball event, (he was 13 years old) (1938)
• Formed Bill Haley's Saddlemen (1949)
• The Saddlemen were renamed Bill Haley and His Comets (1952)
• Released Crazy Man, Crazy, considered to be the first Rock N Roll record by many. (1953)
• Released his biggest hit Rock Around the Clock (1954)
• Rock Around the Clock was re-released and became a number 1 hit (July 9, 1955)
• First rock act on the Ed Sullivan Show (August 7, 1955)
• Starred in Rock Around the Clock, the first rock musical film. (March 21, 1956)
• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960)
• Performed for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Performance (November 26, 1979)
• Passed away at age 55 (February 9, 1981)
• Inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame (1987)
• The Comets inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame (2012)

Below is a video of local artist Bill Culp covering a Haley classic.

Links: Bill Culp, More Bill Culp Stories, Video above courtesy of Manuela Rieck

And now two videos from the man himself.

 Video above courtesy of The78Prof

Links: Bill Haley, More Bill Haley Stories, Video above courtesy of Release - Topic

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