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Her usual subjects were celebrities such as Bill Haley of the Comets and Oliver Reed (whom she interviewed at his insistence in a steam-bath).
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Stoph singled out Bill Haley and the Comets, who had toured West Germany in 1958.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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And yet, as Reynolds himself points out, one style of music never entirely supplants another: in 1968, a year in which Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison and Frank Zappa released important new records, Bill Haley and his Comets were still able to pack out the Royal Albert Hall.
Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to its Own Past by Simon Reynolds – review 2011
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His big moments are Bill Haley's "Thirteen Women" a new way to rock around the clock, with a different girl for every hour—plus one "bonus track" and a masterful duet with Ms. Eder on Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now."
Keeping Busy With Bebop Bigwigs Will Friedwald 2011
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They did a Grease-style “high school cool crowd” scene to a Bill Haley and the Comets song that featured nude men partnering with each other at a sock hop.
i know i am, but what are you? SAMANTHA BEE 2010
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And lest we forget, this oh-so-silent generation blasted forth with Rock 'n' Roll and Rockabilly and the likes Elvis, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Tom Alderman: 1950s: The Not-So-Silent Generation Tom Alderman 2010
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Meanwhile, over 100 licensed classic tunes are on offer on your suitably fuzzy sounding car radio, offering everything from Bill Haley to Frank Sinatra.
Mafia 2 preview 2010
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They did a Grease-style “high school cool crowd” scene to a Bill Haley and the Comets song that featured nude men partnering with each other at a sock hop.
i know i am, but what are you? SAMANTHA BEE 2010
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Make a playlist of music from this genre, including “Rock Around the Clock” (Bill Haley and Comets) and “Tutti Frutti” (Little Richard), the only two songs The Meltdown Boys know how to play.
A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010
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Originally from rural Abbeville, Charles rose to fame on the very cusp of the birth of rock and roll when he penned and recorded 'See You Later Alligator,' which became a hit for Bill Haley & His Comets shortly thereafter.
Archive 2010-01-10 Bill Crider 2010
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