Bill Haley Live in Brazil 1975: Part 1

In October 1975 Bill Haley & His Comets toured Brazil for two weeks. They covered 10 cities in the two week period, with 3 concerts in Rio De Janeiro and 2 in Sao Paulo. This concert is newsreel footage taken by a news crew on October 26, 1975 at the Anhembi (private youth sports club) in Sao Paulo. Sadly this was Rudy Pompilli's last tour with the band, as he died from lung cancer 4 months later. Band members are: Bill Haley-rhythm guitar; Rudy Pompilli-tenor sax; Tony Benson-drums; Ray Parsons-rhythm guitar; Jim Leback-electric bass and Bill Turner-lead guitar.

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• Bill
• Haley
• Rockabilly
• Rock
• Roll
• Rudy
• Pompilli
• Turner
• Brazil

[originalfunkyfry]

Look how hype the crowd is, how much fun they're having, it's amazing.  I love watching this video.

[Pickinbuddy]

@originalfunkyfry Interestingly, THIS tour was the last time in Bill Haley's career where he actually played to audiences of young children! Many of these venues were private athletics and sports clubs where the wealthy class of Brazil sent their kids--since there was no middle class; just rich and very poor! Of course, even on Brasil TV "Happy Days" was a hit show, and the kids all heard "Rock Around The Clock"...

[Rusty350]

Is that Rudy Pompelli on sax. He looks rather young. Rudy could blow man...I mean really blow. Listen to him on RUDY'S ROCK!!

[Pickinbuddy]

@Rusty350 Hi Rusty--that is Rudy, but unfortunately he was dying from lung cancer. He passed away 4 months after this tour, and he was 56.

[dmljm2]

Fantastic Upload My Friend ! RIP Bill and You Were One Of The Best Rockers Ever !

Danny

[Pickinbuddy]

@dmljm2 Yes I know...the author of it is one of my BEST friends; and also my attorney! We went to college together from 1971-73

[Chuckisthebest68]

rock'n'roll never die.

[Banastre61]

Go Bill Haley! Along with Carl Perkins, they are the real rock and rollers!

[Chimbo65]

Poor old Rudy wearing a wig because of his cancer.

R.I.P Rudy & Bill.

[diuga1]

@Pickinbuddy Your CAREER is a BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING one, friend.

THANKS for your contributions to Rock&Roll and for kindly writing in this space.

[rodrigoraulsuarez]

They sound fine!

[MyConvertable]

reply to nsrmex,elvis was the absolute complete package young good lookin right time right place tv was coming in more and more where as it didnt matter what you looked like on the radio.so bill haley was and still is the king of rocknroll,and elvis didnt have the comets the finest rocknroll musicians ever assembled.god bless you bill

[aaronisamonkey2]

love this vido

[therealtoreal66]

Great!!!

[Rusty350]

Bill...thanks so much on the update on Rudy. He sure died young. Wasn't Bill Haley Originally a C&W artist...or RockABilly artist before ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK turned turned them in to monster hit makers.