Bill Haley & His Comets

Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets (and variations thereof), was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. From the end of 1954 until the end of 1956 the group would place nine singles into the ... more

Place Musical Career Began:

Active as Musical Artist (start):

  • 1952

Active as Musical Artist (end):

  • Feb 9, 1981

Also known as:

  • Bill Haley with Haley's Comets,
  • Bill Halley And The Comets,
  • Bill Haley & The Comets,
  • Bill Hayley and His Comets,
  • Bill Haley and The Comets,
  • Bill Haley and His Comets,
  • Billy Haley & His Comets,
  • Haley, Bill and his Comets,
  • Haley, Bill and the Comets,
  • Haley, Bill & The Comets
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