Haley,Bill Singles Collection 1948-60 CD

Bill Haley's place in rock 'n' roll history hardly needs underlining, but suffice to say that his landmark No. 1 hit with "Rock Around The Clock" in 1955 was one of the most significant records in pop history, identified as the record which properly ignited the rock 'n' roll explosion, although he had already had a significant hit with "Crazy Man Crazy". Even before then, he had paid his dues as a country artist with his groups The Four Aces Of Western Swing and The Saddlemen, and having made his worldwide breakthrough with his band The Comets, he went on to have a string of memorable rock 'n' roll hits on both sides of the Atlantic through the 1950s. This great-value 57-track collection features all those hits, including the Top 10 classics "See You Later Alligator", "Shake Rattle And Roll", "Razzle Dazzle", "Rip It Up", "Don't Knock The Rock" and others. Alongside those hits are selected A & B sides from his singles from his early career on the Holiday, Cowboy, Center and Essex labels with The Four Aces Of Western Swing, Johnny Clifton & His String Band, Reno Browne & Her Buckaroos and Bill Haley and the Saddlemen, and from his Decca and Warner Bros. Singles with The Comets through to the dawn of the new decade. It's an entertaining and substantial showcase for a hugely significant artist during the time he made such a dramatic impact on the world of pop.

1. Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals - Bill Haley 2. Candy Kisses - Bill Haley 3. Loveless Blues - Johnny Clifton ; His String Band 4. Sweet Little Girl from Nevada - Reno Browne ; Her Buckaroos 5. Rocket 88 - Bill Haley and the Saddleman 6. Juke Box Cannonball - Bill Haley and the Saddleman 7. Rock the Joint - Bill Haley and the Saddleman 8. Rocking Chair on the Moon - Bill Haley and the Saddleman 9. Real Rock Drive 10. Crazy, Man, Crazy 11. What'cha Gonna Do 12. Pat-A-Cake 13. Live It Up 14. I'll Be True 15. Chattanooga Choo Choo 16. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock 17. Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town) 18. Shake, Rattle and Roll 19. A.B.C. Boogie 20. Dim, Dim the Lights 21. Happy Baby 22. Mambo Rock 23. Birth of the Boogie 24. Razzle Dazzle 25. Two Hound Dogs 26. Burn That Candle 27. Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie 28. See You Later, Alligator 29. The Paper Boy 30. R-O-C-K 31. The Saints Rock 'N' Roll 32. Hot Dog Buddy Buddy 33. Rockin' Thru the Rye 34. Rip It Up 35. Teenager's Mother 36. Rudy's Rock 37. Blue Comet Blues 38. Don't Knock the Rock 39. Choo Choo Ch'boogie 40. Hook Line and Sinker 41. Forty Cups of Coffee 42. (You Hit the Wrong Note) Billy Goat 43. Miss You 44. The Dipsy Doodle 45. How Many 46. It's a Sin 47. Skinny Minnie 48. Lean Jean 49. Whoa Mabel 50. Corrine Corrina 51. I Got a Woman 52. A Fool Such As I 53. Caldonia 54. Joey's Song 55. Skokiaan 56. Strictly Instrumental 57. Tamiami