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William John Clifton "Bill" Haley ( /ˈheɪliː/; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was one of the first American rock and roll musicians. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets (inspired by Halley's Comet) and million selling hits such as, "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later Aligator", and "Shake Rattle and Roll". He has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
Bill Haley was born in Highland Park, Michigan as William John Clifton Haley. Because of the effects of the Great Depression on the Detroit area, his father moved the family to Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, near the town of Chester, when Bill was seven years old. Haley's father William Albert Haley was from Kentucky and played the banjo and mandolin, his mother Maude Green originally from Ulverston in England was a technically accomplished keyboardist with classical training. Haley told the story that when he made a simulated guitar out of cardboard, his parents bought him a real one.
Actors: Kathy Baker (actress), Dana Delany (actress), Frank Whaley (actor), Brett Rice (actor), B.B. King (actor), Mike Pniewski (actor), J. Michael Hunter (actor), Gerald McRaney (actor), Troy Donahue (actor), James Coburn (actor), Leo Burmester (actor), Todd Davis (actor), James Garner (actor), Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress), Elinor Donahue (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Robert M. Sertner (producer), Randy Sutter (producer), Timm Zemanek (actor), Leon (actor), Aron Tager (actor), Frank von Zerneck (producer), Paula Abdul (actress), Ted Babcock (producer), Fulvio Cecere (actor), Fabian (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), Daniel Kash (actor), Judd Nelson (actor), Nancy Mouton (miscellaneous crew), Lawrence Shragge (composer),
Plot: This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B; or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So, most radio stations won't play it. However, Freed believed that it's the next wave, so he fights to have it played on the air. Eventually, he went into the big time - New York, and he decided to dub this music "ROCK & ROLL". Despite his success, he still had a lot of opposition and made deals with the wrong people, which would lead to his downfall.
Keywords: 42nd-street-manhattan-new-york-city, acoustic-guitar, apostrophe-in-title, based-on-book, boston-massachusetts, bottle-of-beer, bow-tie, bus, cardigan-sweater, carrying-baby-on-hipActors: Tony Barry (actor), Ted Robinson (director), Roger Ward (actor), John Polson (actor), Russell Newman (actor), Melissa Jaffer (actress), Robin Clifton (miscellaneous crew), Pamela Willis (miscellaneous crew), Terry Serio (actor), Ian 'Molly' Meldrum (actor), Ross Higgins (actor), Slim DeGrey (actor), Candy Raymond (actress), Robert Alexander (actor), Ritchie Singer (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Robert E. Kent (writer), Sam Katzman (producer), Jeffrey Sayre (actor), Charles Sherlock (actor), Henry Slate (actor), Martha Wentworth (actress), Michael Mark (actor), Robert Banas (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Johnny Duncan (actor), John Archer (actor), Joe Palma (actor), Harry Tyler (actor), Saul A. Goodkind (editor), Fred F. Sears (director),
Plot: A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new sound to the entire country. But will a conniving booking agent, with a personal ax to grind with the manager, conspire to keep the band from making the big time?
Keywords: b-movie, cult-film, dance, disc-jockey, rock-'n'-roll, rock-band, rock-group, rock-music, rockabilly, teenagerI got a woman just as sweet as can be
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