William John Clifton "Bill" Haley (July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981), was one of the first American rock & roll musicians. He is credited by many with being the first to popularize this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and their hit song "Rock Around the Clock." And although he's known as the [Father of Rock & Roll], Haley is a neglected hero.

Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly are ensconced in the heavens, transformed into veritable constellations in the rock music firmament, their music respected by writers and scholars as well as the record-buying public. And among the living rock & roll pioneers, Chuck Berry is given his due in the music marketplace and by the history books. Bo Diddley is acknowledged appropriately in the latter, even if his music doesn't sell the way it should. Yet Bill Haley, who was there before any of them, playing rock & roll before it even had a name, .....MORE.....(full Bill Haley & His Comets biography) ←