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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Bill (CD)

By: Bill Haley & His Comets (Artist)

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Bill Haley Artist Snapshot:

In the early 1950s, Bill Haley was one of the prime exponents of what we know today as rock & roll. His roots were in country, but years before Elvis, Haley and the Comets were mixing Western swing, pop, and R&B. Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" was a rallying cry for a new generation; had he been more photogenic and hip-looking, he might have worn the crown that Elvis would soon earn as king of rock & roll.

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DISC 1 for 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Bill (CD) Album By Bill Haley & His Comets (Artis...
1   Rock Around The Clock, (We're Gonna)
2   Shake, Rattle And Roll
3   Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)
4   Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)
5   Rudy's Rock
6   Razzle-Dazzle
7   Saints Rock 'N' Roll, The
8   Skinny Minnie
9   R-O-C-K
10   Burn That Candle
11   Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie
12   See You Later, Alligator
 

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Haley.

Includes liner notes by Joseph Laredo.

Digitally remastered Erick Labson (MCA Music Media Studios, North Hollywood, California).

This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series.

Although Bill Haley ushered in a whole new era in music, his superstardom was short-lived. Quickly challenged by younger, more animated artists--namely Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis--the cowlick-bedecked Haley was soon put on the back shelf. Haley nevertheless remains one of the great pioneers of rock & roll, as evidenced by "Rock Around the Clock," a tune that still reigns as one of rock's biggest anthems.

On this 20TH CENTURY MASTERS compilation, the smooth-shuffling Haley is at his finest. Songs such as "The Saints Rock 'n' Roll" and "See You Later, Alligator" highlight Haley's jump-swing leanings, a la Louis Jordan. "Skinny Minnie" is a great example of a twist (a style of dance that would flourish in the early 1960s), and "Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)" shows off Haley's ability to create that deep-pocketed boogie-woogie feel. Of course, no Haley collection would be complete without his timeless version of Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll," another one of this performer's major contributions to the rock idiom.

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