"SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR"
1956 the year of this song
BILL HALEY & THE COMETS
BILL HALEY
Born July 6, 1925 - Died 1981
Bill Haley's & his Comets were really the first Rock'n'Roll Band.
"ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK"
The first Rock'n'Roll record to sell one million copies in The United Kingdom.
Picture of Bill Haley was taken while performing in London in 1974
Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" (1955) the first important breakthrough for white rock 'n' roll bands in this country. What appealed to this new young audience, accustomed to the relatively bland TIN PAN ALLEY brand of popular music, was rock 'n' roll's driving dance rhythms, its direct, adolescent-level message, and its suggestion of youthful rebellion.
This picture of the band was taken in 1952
Bill Haley's Comets were the first Rock'n'Roll Band. Since 1952 they have sold over 80 million records for leading labels such as Decca, MCA, Warner Brothers, Sonet and Essex. Moreover the group has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 43 million copies of it's greatest hit "Rock Around The Clock". They have appeared in 7 Motion Pictures including "Rock Around the Clock", " The Girl Can't Help It" and " Let the Good Times Roll ".
Al Rappa, the Walking Bass Player, has been seen in many Motion Pictures and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. He has been with Bill Haley's Comets since 1956.
Here are some of their songs, some of them I don't remember.
"ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK", "SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL", "SEE YA LATER, ALLIGATOR" "ROCK THE JOINT"
"CRAZY, MAN CRAZY", "RAZZLE DAZZLE" and "SKINNY MINNIE".