Bill Haley

Bill Haley
Bill Haley is credited with the first rock-n-roll record. On April 12th 1954, “Bill Haley and his Comets” recorded “Rock Around the Clock”. The song did not become a hit until a year later when it was featured in the movie “Blackboard Jungle”. He followed this up with “See Ya Later Alligator” and “Shake,Rattle and Roll”. Gradually the group fell from popularity and in later years found itself as a nostalgia act. Bill Haley died February 9th, 1981 at the age of 55.