Most Recent Role: Himself on The Midnight Special
Birthplace: Highland Park, Michigan
Birthday: 7-6-1925
Birth Name: William John Clifton Haley
Date of Death: 2-9-1981
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Birthplace: Highland Park, Michigan
Birthday: 7-6-1925
Birth Name: William John Clifton Haley
Date of Death: 2-9-1981
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Born in 1925, Bill Haley became interested in country & western music and at a young age performed it locally. Haley and his family moved to Pennsylvania, and there, at the age of 22 Haley was married and got a job at radio station WPWA as a DJ. He formed a band called the Saddlemen in 1949, and they made records on various labels until Dave Miller offered them a deal on Holiday in 1951, and...
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Host: Paul Anka
Friday 21 May 1976 on NBC
--Paul Anka (host) - "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" --Joan Baez - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" & "Simple Twist of Fate" --The Beatles (on film) - "Hey Jude" --The Bee Gees - "Run to Me" --Chuck Berry - "Maybellene" & "Sweet Little Sixteen" --The Carpenters - "Please Me. Postman"...
Haley and his band were the first American rock and roll artists to tour the United Kingdom.
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He was married three times and has eight children.
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Bill Haley attempted an autobiography in 1989, called The Life and Times of Bill Haley. However, Haley died after only completing just over 100 pages. This autobiography has not yet been released to the public.
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To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Haley's death, the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid "79896 Billhaley" after him.
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Bill Haley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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(On how he wrote his hit song, "Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie")
Bill Haley: I was sitting at the kitchen table trying to write this tune. The first lyric was easy, 'Rock, rock, rock everybody!' Then I wrote 'Stomp, stomp, stomp everybody!' But it didn't fit. I then wrote in, 'Rock, roll, roll everybody!' It sounded better, I liked the two R's sound of rock and roll. The rest is history.
(edit) Bill Haley: We steer completely clear of anything suggestive. We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody. The music is the main thing and it's just as easy to write acceptable words. (edit)
Bill Haley: I was sitting at the kitchen table trying to write this tune. The first lyric was easy, 'Rock, rock, rock everybody!' Then I wrote 'Stomp, stomp, stomp everybody!' But it didn't fit. I then wrote in, 'Rock, roll, roll everybody!' It sounded better, I liked the two R's sound of rock and roll. The rest is history.
(edit) Bill Haley: We steer completely clear of anything suggestive. We take a lot of care with lyrics because we don't want to offend anybody. The music is the main thing and it's just as easy to write acceptable words. (edit)
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