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Born on this day, 6 July 1925, Bill Haley, (William John Clifton Haley), singer, guitarist, ‘The first Rock ‘n’ Roll star.’ As Bill Haley and his Comets he had the 1955 UK & US No.1 single ‘Rock Around the Clock’ Haley was one of the earliest acts to bring rock and roll to the attention […]
4 July 1938, born on this day, Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter who had the 1972 US No.1 single ‘Lean On Me’, 1988 UK No.4 single ‘Lovely Day’, which was first released in 1978. Toward the end of the song, Withers holds a note for 18 seconds. This is believed to be the second-longest note in […]
12 April 1954, Bill Haley recorded ‘Rock Around the Clock’ at Pythian Temple studios in New York City. Considered by many to be the song that put rock and roll on the map around the world. The song was used over the opening titles for the film ‘Blackboard Jungle’, and went on to be a […]
DISTURBED’s DAVID DRAIMAN Speaks Out Against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill: ‘Kids Deserve Honest, Real Answers’ https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/disturbed-and-avenged-sevenfold-singers-speak-out-against-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill/ Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/5470584602960158
DISTURBED And AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singers Speak Out Against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill DISTURBED And AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singers Speak Out Against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/5465472386804713
9 Feb 1981, American singer and musician Bill Haley who became known as the first Rock ‘n’ Roll star, was found dead, fully clothed on his bed at his home in Harlingen, Texas from a heart attack, aged 55. He scored the 1955 UK & US No.1 single ‘Rock Around the Clock’ as well as […]
7 Jan 1955, ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley and his Comets, entered the UK chart for the first time. The original full title of the song was ‘We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight!’ and is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time with sales over 25m. […]
CARCASS’s BILL STEER: ‘We’ve Always Been Quite Stubborn And Just Done What We Wanted To Do’ CARCASS’s BILL STEER: ‘We’ve Always Been Quite Stubborn And Just Done What We Wanted To Do’ Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/5212809075404380
MASTODON’s BILL KELLIHER Picks JOHNNY RAMONE As His ‘Rock God’ MASTODON’s BILL KELLIHER Picks JOHNNY RAMONE As His ‘Rock God’ Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/5149342198417735
BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Shares Three New Halloween Poems BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Shares Three New Halloween Poems Read the full article at Blabbermouth! https://www.facebook.com/233748106643860/posts/4993144994037457
