Bill Haley & his Comets - Rock the Joint (6/6)

[2ndSTARMAN]

He rocked out to his very last year,  his soul and music will roll on forever!

[ELVISCHEVY3]

@2ndSTARMAN / well siad

[ginger1959able]

Play this all day on the anniversary of BILLS death in 1981

[MikeBlitzMag]

One of rock and roll's absolute masters, and for my money, this was his masterpiece. God bless him! He is greatly, greatly missed.

[bdlaurain]

is that glen beck announcing himmm?? : )

[Chimbo65]

@bdlaurain

No it`s Ray Parsons

[figocooldude]

this the same as rock this house, except that now it's a joint

[ginger1959able]

only a hippy square would ask that

[ginger1959able]

The last uk tour still great

[Chimbo65]

@ginger1959able

Yes I agree.

Two years later Bill was gone.

Just read a book about him by John Swenson from 1982.

Very exciting.

[hopper1]

@Chimbo65 What's the book title?

[Chimbo65]

@hopper1

It`s called "Sound & Glory"

[hopper1]

@Chimbo65 Thanks for the reply.

[Chimbo65]

@hopper1

It`s a pleasure

[elvischevy]

bill haley got the first no i rocknroll hit and the best selling  single record in rocknroll history

[JosephNScott]

"bill haley got the first no i rocknroll hit" He had the first number 1 on the pop charts with a rock and roll performance. "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston was number 1 on the R&B charts in 1951, and "Good Rockin' Tonight" by Wynonie Harris was number 1 on the R&B charts in 1948.

[JosephNScott]

Bill still sounded great. Ironic, of course, that he sings a song that was a Top Ten R&B hit for Jimmy Preston in 1949, and then is called the man who started it all.

[icezoo]

That's because Jimmy Preston's version was R & B and Bill Haley's was pure Rock N' Roll.

[Chimbo65]

@icezoo

Thank You for saying that.

People are ALWAYS knocking Bill.

He was a fantastic man,and he DID start Rock`n`Roll