Bill Haley and the Comets
| Other Names | Bill Haley and the SaddlemenThe KingsmenThe LifeguardsB.H. Sees Combo |
| Group Members | Marshall LytleJoey AmbroseDick RichardsDavid ByrdJackson Haney; alsoAl RappaLenny Longo (separate groups called Bill Haley's Comets) |
| Former Members | Bill HaleyJohnny GrandeBilly WilliamsonRudy PompilliAl RexFranny BeecherRalph JonesNick NastosJohn "Bam-Bam" Lane and more than 100 others. |
| Genre | Rock and rollcountryrockabilly |
| Origin | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Year(s) Active | 1949–1952 as Saddlemen; 1952–1981 as Bill Haley & His Comets; 1981–present as The Comets, Bill Haley's Comets, etc. |
| Labels | AtlanticKeystoneCowboyHolidayEssexDeccaWarner Bros. RecordsOrfeónDimsaNewtownGuest StarLogoAPTGoneUnited ArtistsRouletteSonetBuddahAntic |
| Associated Acts | The Jodimars |
Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets (and variations thereof), was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. From the end of 1954 until the end of 1956 the group would place nine singles into the Top 20, one of those a number one and three more in the Top Ten.
Filmography
Selected Bill Haley and the Comets film and TV show credits:
Soundtrack Credits
2005
20 to 1
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2002
Taxi für eine Leiche
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2000
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970)
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2000
Ed
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1994
Tohuwabohu
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1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
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1980
Blue Suede Shoes
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1974
Solveigin laulu
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1973
The London Rock and Roll Show
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1961
Jóvenes y rebeldes
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1959
Here I Am, Here I Stay
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Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
UK best-selling singles (by decade)
Anything Is Possible (2002)
Bill Haley and the Comets
Candle In The Wind 1997 (1997)
Evergreen (2002)
Mull Of Kintyre (1999)
Rock Around The Clock (1971)
She Loves You (1966)
