Bill Haley – dubbed 'the Father of Rock 'n' Roll' – Ireland's Own
Bill Haley – dubbed ‘the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Ray Cleere recalls the life and career of Bill Haley, dubbed ‘The Father of Rock and Roll’, who died 40 years ago on February 9, 1981 For most Europeans, rock and roll began with Bill Haley and particularly with ‘Rock Around the Clock’ which gained success from being selected as the theme song for the film ‘The Blackboard Jungle’. Born William John Clifton Haley, on July 6th, 1925, at Highland Park, a Detroit suburb, Bill Haley spent a decade in obscurity before finding fame in the mid-fifties as the first id...
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