Bill Haley

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Bill Haley was an American rock and roll musician and bandleader best known for pioneering the genre in the 1950s with hits like "Rock Around the Clock."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
human
musician
rock and roll musician
singer
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1980
activeYearsStart 1940s
alsoKnownAs Bill Haley & His Comets frontman
Bill Haley and the Comets leader
associatedAct Bill Haley and the Saddlemen
The Comets
Bill Haley and the 4 Aces of Western Swing
surface form: The Four Aces of Western Swing
burialPlace Scottsdale, Arizona
surface form: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-07-06
dateOfDeath 1981-02-09
familyName Haley
founded Bill Haley & His Comets NERFINISHED
fullName William John Clifton Haley
genre country music
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
rockabilly
givenName William
influenced Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
early rockabilly artists
influencedGenre early rock and roll
instrument guitar
vocals
memberOf Bill Haley & His Comets NERFINISHED
notableAchievement helped bring rock and roll into mainstream popularity
pioneered rock and roll music in the 1950s
notableWork Crazy Man, Crazy
Rock Around the Clock
See You Later, Alligator
Shake, Rattle and Roll
occupation bandleader
musician
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Highland Park, Michigan
surface form: Highland Park, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Harlingen, Texas, United States
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Decca Records
Essex Records
style energetic stage performances

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