Bill Haley Biography

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NAME: Bill Haley
OCCUPATION: Singer
BIRTH DATE: July 06, 1925
DEATH DATE: February 09, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH: Highland Park, Michigan
PLACE OF DEATH: Harlingen, Texas
Full Name: William John Clifton Haley, Jr.

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Bill Haley is best known for singing the one of the earliest rock and roll songs, "Rock Around the Clock".

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Bill Haley was an American singer and songwriter considered by some to be the father of rock and roll. Following time as a disc jockey, Haley realized the growing teen population would change popular music, so he moved his band towards a big beat. Bill Haley and His Comets signed with Decca Records and recorded "Rock Around the Clock", the first of many hits.

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