Bill Haley & His Comets
# Bill Haley & His Comets

Bill Haley & His Comets sono stati un gruppo rock and roll statunitense, originario della Pennsylvania, formatosi nel 1952 e attivo fino al 1981, anno della morte del leader Bill Haley; è stato inserito nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

## Storia

Dal 1949 al 1952 il gruppo era già esistente come "Bill Haley and the Saddlemen". Dal 1981, dopo la morte di Haley, la band continuò l'attività come The Comets o Bill Haley's Comets.

## Formazione

Il gruppo ebbe diverse modifiche nella formazione. Tra i componenti ci furono anche Danny Cedrone (morto nel 1954), Billy Gussak, Johnny Grande, Al Rex, Ralph Jones, Billy Williamson, Dick Richards, Frank Beecher, Al Rappa.

## Discografia

### Come Bill Haley and the Saddlemen

**Singoli**

* 1950 - Deal Me a Hand/Ten Gallon Stetson
* 1950 - I'm Gonna Dry Ev'ry Tear With a Kiss/Why Do I Cry Over You?
* 1951 - Rocket 88/Tearstains on my Heart
* 1951 - Green Tree Boogie/Down Deep in my Heart
* 1952 - Juke Box Cannon Ball/Sundown Boogie (poi riedito nel 1954 come Bill Haley & his Comets)
* 1952 - Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in her Stockin')/Rocking Chair on the Moon (come "Bill Haley with the Saddlemen")
* 1952 - Icy Heart/Rock the Joint (come "Bill Haley with the Saddlemen")
* 2017 - Me Rock-a-Hula/Teardrops from my Eyes (split con Bill Haley and his Comets)

### Come Bill Haley and his Comets

**Album in studio**

* 1955 - Rock with Bill Haley and The Comets (compilation)
* 1955 - Shake, Rattle and Roll (compilation, 10 pollici)
* 1955 - Rock Around the Clock (compilation)
* 1956 - Rock 'n' Roll Stage Show
* 1957 - Rockin' The "Oldies"!
* 1958 - Rockin' Around the World
* 1958 - Bill Haley's Chicks
* 1959 - Strictly Instrumental
* 1960 - Bill Haley and his Comets
* 1960 - Haley's Juke Box
* 1961 - Twist
* 1961 - Bikini Twist
* 1962 - Twist Vol. 2
* 1962 - Twist en Mexico
* 1963 - Bill Haley and his Comets
* 1963 - Madison
* 1963 - Carnaval de Ritmos Modernos
* 1963 - Rock Around the Clock King
* 1964 - Surf Surf Surf
* 1966 - Whiskey a Go-Go
* 1966 - Bill Haley a Go-Go
* 1971 - Rock Around the Country
* 1973 - Just Rock & Roll Music (anche come Rock & Roll)
* 1973 - Rockin'
* 1979 - Everyone Can Rock and Roll
* 1979 - R-O-C-K

**Compilation**

* 1955 - Live It Up! (10 pollici)
* 1957 - Rock The Joint
* 1958 - Rockin' The Joint
* 1968 - Bill Haley's Greatest Hits!
* 1977 - Razzle Dazzle
* 1979 - Rock Around the Clock

**Live**

* 1962 - Twistin' Knights at The Roundtable (Recorded Live!)
* 1968 - Bill Haley & The Comets in Sweden!
* 1968 - Bill Haley on Stage (anche come Live In Sweden - Vol. 2 "Rock The Joint")
* 1970 - Bill Haley's Scrapbook
* 1971 - Rock Around the Country (anche come Travelin' Band)
* 1974 - Live in London '74
* 1981 - Greatest Hits Live in New York

**Singoli**

* 1952 - Juke Box Cannon Ball/Sundown Boogie (come "Bill Haley with the Saddlemen*, riedito poi nel 1954 come "Bill Haley with Haley's Comets" e come "Bill Haley and the Comets")
* 1952 - Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush/Real Rock Drive (come "Bill Haley with Haley's Comets")
* 1953 - Pat-A-Cake/Fractured (come "Bill Haley with Haley's Comets")
* 1953 - Real Rock Drive/Yes Indeed
* 1953 - Crazy Man, Crazy/Watcha Gonna Do
* 1953 - Live It Up!/Farewell - So Long - Good-Bye
* 1953 - I'll Be True/Ten Little Indiansù
* 1954 - Thirteen Women (and Only One Man in Town)/(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
* 1954 - Shake, Rattle and Roll/A. B. C. Boogie
* 1954 - Happy Baby/Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)
* 1954 - Chattanooga Choo-Choo/Straight-Jacket (come "Bill Haley and Haley's Comets")
* 1955 - Rock The Joint/Yes Indeed!
* 1955 - Farewell - So Long - Goodbye Rock The Joint (come "Bill Haley and Haley's Comets")
* 1955 - Ten Little Indians/Rocking Chair on the Moon
* 1955 - Rock Around the Clock/A.B.C. Boogie
* 1955 - Razzle-Dazzle/Two Hound Dogs
* 1955 - Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie/Burn That Candle
* 1955 - Birth of The Boogie/Mambo Rock
* 1955 - Green Tree Boogie/Sundown Boogie
* 1955 - Rocket "88" / Green Tree Boogie
* 1955 - Mambo Rock / Happy Baby
* 1956 - The Saints Rock 'N Roll / R-O-C-K
* 1956 - Don't Knock The Rock / Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
* 1956 - See You Later, Alligator/The Paper Boy (On Main Street, U.S.A.)

### EP

* 1953 - For Your Dance Party! (come "Bill Haley And The Comets")
* 1954 - For Your Dance Party! (come "Bill Haley And The Comets")
* 1954 - Shake, Rattle and Roll
* 1954 - Bill Haley's Dance Party (come "Bill Haley And The Comets")
* 1955 - Graine De Violence
* 1955 - Rock 'n Roll
* 1955 - Dim, Dim The Lights
* 1955 - Rock'n Roll Stage Show Part 2
* 1955 - The Saints Rock 'n Roll
* 1955 - Rock'n Roll Stage Show Part 1
* 1956 - R-O-C-K
* 1956 - He Digs Rock 'n Roll
* 1956 - Rock Around the Clock
* 1956 - Live It Up ! Part 2
* 1956 - Live It Up ! Part 3
* 1956 - Rock
* 1956 - Rock n Roll Stage Show
