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Bill Haley

1925 - 1981

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William John Clifton Haley (; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". Haley has sold over 60 million records worldwide. In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Haley is the 48th most popular musician (up from 284th in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,606th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Musician.

Bill Haley is most famous for his rock and roll song "Rock Around the Clock" which was released in 1954.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Haley ranks 48 out of 3,175. Before him are Brian Wilson, David Gilmour, Ronnie James Dio, Björn Ulvaeus, Tom Petty, and Roger Waters. After him are Maria Anna Mozart, Marilyn Manson, Carlos Santana, Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, and Syd Barrett.

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Among people born in 1925, Bill Haley ranks 22. Before him are Jorge Rafael Videla, Tony Curtis, Giorgio Napolitano, Sammy Davis Jr., Pierre Boulez, and Mikis Theodorakis. After him are Lee Van Cleef, Audie Murphy, Simon van der Meer, Jack Lemmon, Robert F. Kennedy, and Carlos Castaneda. Among people deceased in 1981, Bill Haley ranks 7. Before him are Bob Marley, Anwar Sadat, Jacques Lacan, Albert Speer, Hans Adolf Krebs, and Moshe Dayan. After him are Frederica of Hanover, Claude Auchinleck, Soong Ching-ling, Max Euwe, Odd Hassel, and Hideki Yukawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Haley ranks 379 out of 20,380. Before him are Ava Gardner (1922), Gertrude B. Elion (1918), The Undertaker (1965), Mario Puzo (1920), Sharon Stone (1958), and B. F. Skinner (1904). After him are Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (1923), Joe Pesci (1943), William Howard Taft (1857), Linda McMahon (1948), Warren G. Harding (1865), and Yonatan Netanyahu (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Haley ranks 13. Before him are Joe Jackson (1928), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Brian Wilson (1942), Ronnie James Dio (1942), and Tom Petty (1950). After him are Marilyn Manson (1969), Iggy Pop (1947), Frank Zappa (1940), Bruce Springsteen (1949), J. J. Cale (1938), and Chuck Berry (1926).

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