Bill Haley in New York in 1956 Credit ... Haley’s first motion picture, also titled Rock Around the Clock, played to packed houses around Britain in July 1956 just as the charts were filling ...

An agent for big bands meets up with rockers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance and takes them on as clients. A music showcase that also features the Platters, the Ernie Freeman Combo ...

Bill Haley and His Comets performing the classic Rock ‘n’ Roll track ‘Rock Around the Clock’. It was recorded in 1954 and went on to become big global hit, going to number 1 in both the UK ...

Franny Beecher, Guitarist for Bill Haley & the Comets, Dies at 92 A rock n' roll pioneer has passed away. Franny Beecher, lead guitarist for Bill Haley & the Comets from 1954 to 1962 ...