Bill Haley
Bill Haley
BILL HALEY and THE COMETS. American Rock and Roll Musician credited by many for being the first to really popularize this form of music in the mid 1950s. Along with his group The Comets his major hits included ; "Rock Around The Clock" and "See Ya Later Alligator". Blinded in one eye as a child in a bungled operation, he adopted his famous kiss curl to divert attention away from this. A self professed alcoholic who battled the demon drink all his life, he played his final performance in South Africa in June 1980. He died of a brain tumour aged just 55 on February 9th 1981.
Bill Haley & The Comets 1964 Autographs
Reference Number. 14368F
A desirable pair of consecutive original vintage 1964 autograph book pages, clearly signed in ballpoints by Bill Haley d1981 and all five of his Comets ; Rudy Pompilli d1976 (sax) / Dave Holly (drums) / Al Rappa d2021 (bass) / Johnny Kay d2022 (guitar) and Nick Nastos d1995 (guitar)
WITH original photograph taken on the day (included). See image
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Bill Haley
Reference Number. 14263A
A lovely original vintage 1960s promo-postcard, clearly signed in red ballpoint "Merry Christmas from" by Bill Haley
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Bill Haley & The Comets
Reference Number. 14263B
An original vintage 1964 UK Tour programme, clearly signed in ink over the inside pages by : Bill Haley and five of his Comets (Rudy Pompilli d1976 (sax) / Al Rappa d2021 (bass) / Nick Nastos (guitar) / Johnny Kay (guitar) and Dave Holly (drums))
The tour ran from 24th September to 11th October 1964. Support acts were ; Manfred Mann / Nashville Teens / The Rockin Berries / The Untamed Four
ALSO signed by three members of Manfred Mann
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