Essays Tagged: "bill haley and the comets"

Buddy Holly.

n the music industry came when a scout from Decca Records saw the duo opening a local rock show for Bill Haley and the Comets. Decca signed Holly, alone, to produce a few singles. Afterward, however, ...

(3 pages) 109 4 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Society And The Times Through The Eyes Of Rock And Roll

voice. That voice became rock and roll. With it?s first number one hit ?Rock Around the Clock,? by Bill Haley and the Comets, rock and roll came to the consciousness of America (Bronson 1). It had a ... ial discomfort in the U.S.Young people began to leave cities to settle down as many were faced with bills and children (Hendler 174). ?The Haight Ashbury looked like East Berlin, storefronts were boar ...

(12 pages) 32 0 5.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Origins Of Rock

music.The first rock 'n' roll record to achieve huge popularity was ?Rock Around the Clock? made by Bill Haley and the Comets in 1955. Haley?s music appealed to the youth of the time as he had combine ...

(7 pages) 39 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Origins Of Rock

music.The first rock 'n' roll record to achieve huge popularity was "Rock Around the Clock" made by Bill Haley and the Comets in 1955. Haley's music appealed to the youth of the time as he had combine ...

(7 pages) 1325 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Origins Of Rock

music.The first rock 'n' roll record to achieve huge popularity was "Rock Around the Clock" made by Bill Haley and the Comets in 1955. Haley's music appealed to the youth of the time as he had combine ...

(7 pages) 1494 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Origins Of Rock

music.The first rock 'n' roll record to achieve huge popularity was "Rock Around the Clock" made by Bill Haley and the Comets in 1955. Haley's music appealed to the youth of the time as he had combine ...

(7 pages) 12 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Music In The 1950's

Music        The decade of the fifties gave birth to rock and roll. When Bill Heley’s Rock Around The Clock became popular in 1955, the nation learned to swing to a whole ... numerous musical films.        Then it began in 1955. A group from Chester, PA, Bill Haley and the Comets, was performing an odd blend of country, R&B and swing. The sound and the ...

(2 pages) 16 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

How American Pop Culture influenced Australian Society in the 1950's

e into American-style rock 'n' roll. Famous people for their 1950's American rock 'n' roll included Bill Haley and the comets, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.Radio and television came in during the 195 ...

(2 pages) 34 1 2.7 Oct/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History