Track Listing

1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
2. Shake, Rattle And Roll
3. Sway With Me
4. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
5. Rudy's Rock
6. Razzle Dazzle
7. Thirteen Women
8. Skinny Minnie
9. The Saints Rock N Roll
10. Burn That Candle
11. Joey's Song
12. Hook Line And Sinker
13. Birth Of The Boogie
14. Mambo Rock
15. Two Hound Dogs
16. R-O-C-K
17. Rip It Up
18. Don't Knock The Rock
19. Don't Nobody Move
20. Rockin' Through The Rye
21. A Rockin' Little Tune
22. Calling All Comets
23. Hide And Seek
24. Hot Dog, Buddy, Buddy
25. A.B.C. Boogie
26. Dim, Dim The Lights
27. Rock-A-Beatin Boogie
28. See You Later, Alligator

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21619 in Music
• Released on: 1999-07-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 72 minutes

Customer Reviews

1st man of rock
A good collection of hits,minor hits and instrumentals.
Forget what negative feedback jive bunny gave this cat,this collection was worth it for under a fiver.Great songs.

The man who brought rock'n'roll to the world
People will forever argue about when rock'n'roll really began and of course there is no clear answer to that question. What is not in dispute is that Bill Haley and the Comets had the first major international hit with a rock'n'roll record - the simple but immortal Rock around the clock. It wasn't actually his first big hit but its success in 1955 is generally regarded as officially marking the start of the rock'n'roll era.

Bill Haley's roots were in country music and he began his career as a country singer - however, he experimented in various ways, taking ideas from R+B music to make his music a little different. By the time he secured a recording contract, his style had evolved into what we now know as rock'n'roll. Bill was hugely popular for a brief period in 1955 and 1956, but as Elvis took over as the leading star of rock'n'roll, record buyers quickly lost interest in Bill's music.

Rock around the clock was the first record that Bill recorded but made little impact when first released. The follow-up, Shake rattle and roll, did much better (a top five UK hit in 1954). Subsequently, Rock around the clock was featured in the soundtrack of Blackboard jungle and was re-issued, this time becoming a number one hit in Britain and America. Bill had further international hits with Rock-a-beating boogie, See you later alligator, The saints rock'n'roll, Rocking through the rye, Rip it up and Don't knock the rock, though these records were generally more popular in Britain (where there was no obvious competitor) than in America (where there were plenty of other rock'n'roll acts emerging).

This compilation includes all of Bill's classic hits and the best of his other recordings.