Bill Haley was born on this day in 1925. He popularized rock and roll in the 1950’s with songs like "Rock Around The Clock," "See You Later, Alligator," and "Shake, Rattle, and Roll," which he released in 1954, the week Big Joe Turner’s original version reached #1 on the R&B chart. Haley’s version reached #7.
The Sound of One Hand Typing 
Great early Rock n’ Roll song. Was this the one first played on Happy Days?
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Yes, for at least the first season. After that, the licensing got too expensive.
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In the late fifties my mother used to have an album of hits that included this one. She played the album a lot so I heard this song often.
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Tossing It Out
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If you have to hear a song over and over, this would be the kind of song you’d want to hear.
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He and this song helped change our teenage lives back in the day.
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They were pioneers, kind of honky-tonk mixed with R&B. Must have been a whole lot different from Perry Como and Nat King Cole.
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It certainly was.
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It’s funny how songs at that time were covered by everyone it seemed. I always liked Bill Haley and his Comets.
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They were definitely a good band, and it sure looked like they were having fun.
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He was an unusual looking rock star but it worked for him because the music was so good…his band was great.
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As long as the music is good, who cares what he looks like?
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Hey that is exactly what I think…Janis Joplin got all kinds of grief because not looking a certain way…which in rock and roll…there should not be any rules
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He made some fun songs, especially for his time.
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That he did…
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Every time I hear this song it makes me think of the movie Clue 😂
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Did they use the song in it? I never saw the movie…
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Yeah. It play over the end credits
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