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Haley, Bill

also:

 Clifton, William John  birth name

piano, rock & roll singer, vocals, guitar, songwriter

with:

his Comets



born: 06 Jul 1925 Highland Park, Michigan / state, USA Source: 1  

born: 06 Jul 1928 Source: 2  
born: ------- 1925 Source: 3  

died: 09 Feb 1981 Harlingen, Texas / state, USA Source: 1  

date of Variety obit: 11 Feb 1981  

The Music Sack has 98 items with information about Bill Haley:


 1999

Personenindex

p. 482-514 In:
Rauhaut, Birgit
Rauhut, Michael
Amiga : die Diskographie aller Rock- und Pop-Produktionen 1964-1990; mit uber 1500 teilweise farbigen Abbildungen
Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 1999, 575 p.

Number of People : 3,286


 1999

Indice Dei Nomi

p. 485-503 In:
Castaldo, Gino
Liperi, Felice
Storia della canzone Italiana
Introduzione di Gino Castaldo
Roma: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, 1999, 543 p.

Number of People : 1,539


 1998

Index

The above item is part of :
Larkin, Colin
The encyclopedia of popular music
Third edition
New York: Macmillan, 1998, 8 v.

Number of People : 43,747


 1997

Warner, Jay
Billboard's American rock 'n' roll in review
New York: Schirmer Books, 1997, 305 p.

Number of People : 60


 1996

Mancuso, Chuck
Popular music and the underground
Foundations of jazz, blues, country, and rock, 1900-1950
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1996, 626 p.

Number of People : 288


 1996

[Artist Index]

The above item is part of :
Ruppli, Michel
The Decca labels. A discography. Volume 6
Record numerical listings & general artist index
Compiled by Michel Ruppli
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1996, 958 p.

Number of People : 10,351


 1994

Sumrall, Harry
Pioneers of rock and roll : 100 artists who changed the face of rock
New York: Billboard Books, 1994, 307 p.

Number of People : 39

More Details : (1 Section)


 1994

Stuessy, Joe
Rock and roll : its history and stylistic development
Second edition
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1994, 434 p.

Number of People : 17


 1993

Gregory, Hugh
Who's who in country music
London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1993, 262 p.

Number of People : 662


 1992

Dorough, Prince
Popular-music culture in America
New York: Ardsley House Publishers Inc., c1992, 352 p.

Number of People : 96


 1992

Whitburn, Joel
The Billboard book of top 40 hits
5th edition
New York: An imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications, 1992, 674 p.

Number of People : 1,471

More Details : (1 Section)


 1992

Lablanc, Michael
Contemporary musicians volume 6
Edited by Michael LaBlanc
Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1992, 286 p.

Number of People : 72


 1992

Larkin, Colin
The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music
Edited by Colin Larkin
Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing, 1992, 4V p.

Number of People : 5,680

More Details : (1 Section)


 1991

Tosches, Nick
Unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll
The birth of rock in the wild years before Elvis
New York: Harmony Books, 1991

Number of People : 28


 1990

Hoelle, Jon von
Haley, John W.
Sound and Glory
The Incredible Story of Bill Haley, the Father of Rock 'n' Roll and the Music that Shook the World.
Wilmington, DE: Dyne-American Pub, 1990

Number of People : 1


 1990

White, Timothy
Rock lives : profiles and interviews.
New York: Henry Holt, 1990

Number of People : 54


 1989

Clarke, Donald
The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music
Edited by Donald Clarke
London: Viking, 1989, 1378 p.

Number of People : 4,498


 1989

Cohn, Nik
Bill Haley

p. 61-64 In:
Cohn, Nik
In Ball the Wall : Nik Cohn in the Age of Rock
London: Picador Books, 1989

Number of People : 1


 1989

Cotten, Lee
Bill Haley and his Comets

p. 256-259 In:
Cotten, Lee
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
The Golden Age of America Rock 'n' Roll: Volume One, 1952-1955
Ann Arbor, Michigan: Pierian Press, 1989

Number of People : 1


 1988

Hirschberg, Dave
Calling All Comets! the Reunion of Bill Haley's Comets : Part Two
Now Dig This, No. 64 (July 1988), p. 24-26.

Number of People : 1


 1988

McNutt, Randy
Origins of Rock

p. 19-30 In:
McNutt, Randy
We Wanna Boogie
1988

Number of People : 1


 1988

Hirschberg, Dave
Calling All Comets! the Reunion of Bill Haley's Comets : Part One
Now Dig This, No. 63 (June 1988), p. 18-22.

Number of People : 1


 1987

Gregoire, Denise
Spotlight on Bill Haley
Rockin' 50s, No. 4 (February 1987), p. 8-15.

Number of People : 1


 1987

Jodimars Alias the Comets
The Golden Age, No. 5 (February 1987), p. 32-33.

Number of People : 1


 1987

Bill Haley
The Golden Age, No. 5 (February 1987), p. 12-31.

Number of People : 1


 1987

Petzke, Kenn
Memories of Bill Haley
Rockin' 50s, No. 4 (February 1987), p. 3-5.

Number of People : 1


 1986

Stidom, Larry
Joey Welz : the Return of Haley's "Comet"
Goldmine, No. 149 (April 11, 1986), p. 72-76.

Number of People : 1


 1986

Whitburn, Joel
Joel Whitburn's Pop memories 1890-1954
The history of American popular music compiled form America's popular music charts 1890-1954
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc., 1986, 657 p.

Number of People : 1,376


 1986 Source: 1

Sadie, Stanley
Hitchcock, H. Wiley
The new Grove dictionary of American music
edited by H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie
New York, N.Y. : Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1986. 4 v.

Number of People : 3,993


 1985

Edwards, Don
Haley : an Unlikely Founding Father of Rock
Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader, (July 7, 1985), p. 1A.

Number of People : 1


 1984

Tosches, Nick
Unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll.
The birth of rock 'n' roll in the dark and wild years before Elvis.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984

Number of People : 27


 1984

Petzke, Kenn
Bill Haley and the Comets Discography
Goldmine, No. 112 (November 9, 1984), p. 26-27, 34.

Number of People : 1


 1984

Petzke, Kenn
Bill Haley : Personal Memories
Goldmine, No. 112 (November 9, 1984), p. 24-27, 34.

Number of People : 1


 1984

White, Timothy
Rock Stars
New York: Stewart, Tabori, And Chang, 1984

Number of People : 7


 1983

Swenson, John
Bill Haley : the Daddy of Rock and Roll
New York: Stein And Day, 1983

Number of People : 1


 1983

Swenson, John
Discography

p. 165-170 In:
Swenson, John
Bill Haley : the Daddy of Rock and Roll
New York: Stein And Day, 1983

Number of People : 1


 1983

Artist Index

p. 707-732 In:
Ruppli, Michel
The Chess labels : a discography
Compiled by Michel Ruppli
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1983., 2 v. (xvi, 733 p.) p.

Number of People : 2,211


 1983

Swenson, John
Bill Haley.
London: W.H. Allen 1983. 174 S.
       Mit Ill.
      (Series: A Star Book)

Number of People : 1


 1982

Nite, Norm N.
Clark, Dick
Rock on : the illustrated encyclopedia of rock n' roll : the solid gold years
Updated edition
Special introductin by Dick Clark
New York: Harper & Row, 1982

Number of People : 1,678


 1982

Finnis, Rob
The Haley Story

p. 24-28 In:
The History of Rock, No. 2
1982

Number of People : 1


 1982

Norman, Philip
The road goes on for ever : portraits from a journey through contemporary music
London: Elm Tree Books, 1982, 206 p.

Number of People : 22


 1982

Colman, Stuart
They kept on rockin'. The giants of rock'n'roll
Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1982

Number of People : 25


 1982

Norman, Philip
The road goes on for ever : portraits from a journey through contemporary music
London: Elm Tree Books, 1982, 206 p.

Number of People : 35

More Details : (3 articles)


 1982

Gilbert, Adrian
Rock Around the Clock

p. 21-23 In:
The History of Rock, No. 2
1982

Number of People : 1


 1982

Norman, Philip
Bill Haley : a Piece of Gold in My Pocket

p. 54-55 In:
Norman, Philip
The road goes on for ever : portraits from a journey through contemporary music
London: Elm Tree Books, 1982, 206 p.

Number of People : 1


 1982

Doggett, Peter
Bill Haley
Record Collector, No. 38 (October 1982), p. 12-18.

Number of People : 1


 1982

Doggett, Peter
Bill Haley : Complete U.K. Discography, 1953-1967
Record Collector, No. 38 (October 1982), p. 17-18.

Number of People : 1


 1982

Gregoire, Denise
Bill Haley : a U.S. Discography
Goldmine, No. 72 (May 1982), p. 14-16.

Number of People : 1


 1982

Elson, Howard
The Everly Brothers

p. 44-51 In:
Elson, Howard
Early Rockers
1982

Number of People : 11


 1982

Swenson, John
Bill Haley
London: W. H. Allen, 1982

Number of People : 1


 1982

Finnis, Rob
Bill Haley : Discography

p. 28 In:
The History of Rock, No. 2
1982

Number of People : 1


 1982

Index to music necrology : 1981 necrology
Notes (Music Library Association), 1982, p. 812

Number of People : 89


 1981

Taylor, Kevin
Marshall, John
Bill Haley : the Decca Years and Later
Big Beat Of The 50's, No. 27 (May 1981), p. 4-15.

Number of People : 1


 1981

Flippo, Chet
Bill Haley : February 9, 1981
Rolling Stone, No. 339 (March 19, 1981), p. 76.

Number of People : 1


 1981

King, Gary
The Bill Haley Story
Music World, No. 85 (May 1981), p. 46-50.

Number of People : 1


 1981

Gregoire, Denise
Elliott, Brad
Bill Haley : Discography
Goldmine, No. 59 (April 1981), p. 9-10.

Number of People : 1


 1981

Kam, Harald D.
Cornelsen, Peter
Bill Haley.
Orig.-Ausg.
Bergisch Gladbach: Lubbe 1981. 143 S.
       Mit Ill.
      (Series: Bastei Lubbe; 60058: Sonderband: Biographie)

Number of People : 1


 1981

Rowlands, John
Spotlight heroes : two decades of rock and roll superstars as seen through the camera of John Rowlands
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1981, 143 p.

Number of People : 134


 1981

Solomon, Bruce
Dick Clark's the first 25 years of rock and roll
New York: Delacorte Press, 1981

Number of People : 81


 1981

Gregoire, Denise
Elliott, Brad
A Bill Haley Retrospective
Goldmine, No. 59 (April 1981), p. 8-10.

Number of People : 1


 1981

Kozak, Roman
Bill Haley was Rock Music's First Star
Billboard, (February 21, 1981), p. 14 ff.

Number of People : 1


 1981

Snyder, Robert L.
Bill Haley : Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer
Goldmine, No. 59 (April 1981), p. 8.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Gregoire, Denise
Bill Haley : the Orfeon Years
Goldmine, No. 47 (April 1980), p. 146-147.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Press, Jaques Cattell
ASCAP biographical dictionary of composers, authors and publishers
Fourth edition
Compiled for the American Society of Composers, Authors and publishers by Jaques Cattell Press
New York: R. R. Bowker, 1980, 589 p.

Number of People : 8,161


 1980

Index

The above item is part of :
Perry, Jeb H.
Variety obits. An index to obituaries in Variety, 1905-1978
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1980, 311 p.

Number of People : 101,729


 1980

Finnis, Rob
Bill Haley : Don't Knock the Rock
New Kommotion, No. 24 (1980), p. 12-21.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Gardner, Chris
Crazy, Man, Crazy.
Coniston, Merseyside, England: Vintage Rock 'n' Roll Appreciation Society, 1980

Number of People : 1


 1980 Source: 3

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1980

Given, Dave
The Dave Given : rock 'n' roll stars handbook
Smithtown, New York: Exposition Press, 1980

Number of People : 182


 1980

Comuzio, Ermanno
Film music lexicon
Amministrazione Provinciale di Pavia, 1980

Number of People : 570


 1980

Jewell, Derek
The popular voice. A musical record of the 60s and 70s
London: Andre Deutsch, 1980, 256 p.

Number of People : 58


 1980

Komorowski, Adam
Colman, Stuart
Bill Haley : Decca Discography
New Kommotion, No.24 (1980), p. 20-21.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Oksanen, Dave
Grandfather Rock : Bill Haley
Music World, No. 78 (September 1980), p. 9-11.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Gregoire, Denise
Discography of Bill Haley's Mexican Records
Goldmine, No. 47 (April 1980), p. 147.

Number of People : 1


 1979

Artist Index

p. 247-273 In:
Ruppli, Michel
Atlantic records : a discography
Compiled by Michel Ruppli
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1979., 4 v.

Number of People : 1,748


 1979

Robijns, Jozef
Zijlstra, Miep
Algemene muziek enciclopedie
hoofdred., J. Robijns en Miep Zijlstra
Haarlem: De Haan, [1979]-1984

Number of People : 16,262


 1979

Shore, Dinah
Simon, George Thomas
The best of the music makers. From Acuff to Ellington to Presley to Sinatra to Zappa and 279 more of the most popular performers of the last fifty years
By George T. Simon and friends
Foreword by Dinah Shore
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1979, 635 p.

Number of People : 256


 1979

Taylor, Kevin
Marshall, John
Bill Haley : Discography
Big Beat Of The 50's, No. 22 (November 1979), p. 12-14.

Number of People : 1


 1978

Artists' Index

p. 1754-1845 In:
Rust, Brian
Jazz records 1897-1942
4th revised and enlarged edition
Vol. 2: Abe Lyman to Bob Zurke
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1978, 1996 p.

Number of People : 9,605


 1977

Dalton, David
Rock 100
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1977

Number of People : 54


 1977

Bill Haley : Interview : Part One
New Kommotion, II (Winter 1977), p. 27.

Number of People : 1


 1977

Dellar, Fred
Thompson, Roy
The illustrated encyclopedia of country music
By Fred Dellar and Roy Thompson
London: Salamader Books, 1977, 256 p.

Number of People : 537


 1977

Bill Haley : Interview : Part Two
New Kommotion, II (Spring 1977), p. 8-9.

Number of People : 1


 1975

Whitesell, Rick
The Brightest Comet of Them All : Bill Haley
Record Exchanger, No. 20 (1975), p. 4-9.

Number of People : 1


 1975

Mayo, Stan
Whitesell, Rick
Discography
Record Exchanger, No. 20 (1975), p. 9.

Number of People : 1


 1975

Sundstrom, Einar
Morin, Gosta
Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sohlman's musiklexikon
2. rev. och utvidgade uppl.
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl-Alan Moberg och Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, 1975-1979, 5 v.

Number of People : 10,962


 1975

Artists Index

p. 2006-2066 In:
Rust, Brian
The American dance band discography 1917-1942
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1975, 2066 p.

Number of People : 4,347


 1974

Rock guitarists : From the pages of Guitar Player Magazine
Saratoga, California: Guitar Player Books, 1974

Number of People : 68


 1974 Source: 2

Rosner, Helmut
Bulling, Burchard
Frank, Paul
Noetzel, Florian
Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexikon
Fortfuhrt von Burchard Bulling, Florian Noetzel, Helmut Rosner
Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1974
       Note: Zweiter Teil: Erganzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937

Number of People : 16,276


 1974

Stambler, Irwin
Encyclopedia of pop, rock and soul
By Irwin Stambler
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1974, 609 p.

Number of People : 1,359


 1974

Shaw, Arnold
The Rockin' 50s
The Decade that Transformed the Pop Music Scene
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc. 1974

Number of People : 2

More Details : (2 articles)


 1973

Jahn, Mike
1955 : In the Public Eye

p. 12-17 In:
Jahn, Mike
From Elvis Presley to the Rolling Stones
New York: Quadrangle Books, 1973

Number of People : 1


 1972

Whitcomb, Ian
Rock 'n' Roll

p. 223-228 In:
Whitcomb, Ian
After the Ball : Pop Music from Rag to Rock
Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1972

Number of People : 1


 1972

Belz, Carl
Early Rock : the Contribution of Bill Haley

p. 33-38 In:
Belz, Carl
The Story of Rock, Second Edition
New York: Harper And Row, 1972

Number of People : 1


 1970

Friedrich, Gary
Brown, Len
Encyclopedia of rock & roll
By Len Brown and Gary Friedrich
New York: Tower Publications, 1970, 217 p.

Number of People : 169


 1969

Cerna, Miroslava
Hvezdy Svetovych Mikrofonu
Prague: Svoboda, 1969

Number of People : 26


 1969

Cohn, Nik
Bill Haley

p. 8-11 In:
Cohn, Nik
Rock : From the Beginning
New York: Stein And Day, 1969

Number of People : 1


 1957

Roll, Britannia!
Time, LXIX (February 25, 1957), p. 60.

Number of People : 1


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