It could be argued that Bill Haley And His Comets were the group that launched Rock & Roll Music in a big way. When (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock was first released in May 1954, it went practically nowhere. When it was included as part of the movie Blackboard Jungle starring Glenn Ford,
the song took off reaching #1 on the charts, remaining in the top
position for 8 weeks, that's 2 months, and attaining GOLD status!Their first charted hit, Shake, Rattle And Roll, a former #1 R&B hit foe Big Joe Turner, reached #7 and was a GOLD record.
Throughout their career, Bill Haley And His Comets had 28 hits on the charts, had 3 GOLD records and four reached the Top Ten .
This week on Voice Your Choice, Treasure Island Oldies presents Bill Haley And His Comets. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either See You Later, Alligator or Burn That Candle.
I'll play the results of the vote in the third hour of next week's show.
