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Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets
Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets
Compilation album by Bill Haley & His Comets
Released	1955
Recorded	Coastal Studios, New York City, 1952-53
Genre	Rock and roll
Label	Essex Records; reissued on many other labels
Producer	Dave Miller
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Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets is the title of an early rock and roll music compilation album issued by Essex Records (ESLP 202) in December 1955, and featuring music by the titular group, Bill Haley & His Comets. The album features recordings made by Haley in 1952 and 1953, including his hits, "Rock the Joint", "Crazy Man Crazy" (Billboard, #12, Cashbox, #11), "Fractured" (Billboard, #24), and "Live It Up" (Billboard, #25).

Content[edit]

All the songs on Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets were previously released as singles under the Essex banner, including several that were originally released when the band used the name Bill Haley and the Saddlemen. The album does not include any of the tracks Haley and the Comets recorded in 1954 before moving to Decca, nor are any of the tracks from 1951-52 included that Haley recorded for Essex's sister label, Holiday Records (although later releases of Haley's Essex label work would include these tracks).

Essex leased this album out to numerous other labels that subsequently issued it under their own brand. This includes Somerset Records, Paragon Records, Reo Records, Transworld, and Quality Records. The album was released in the UK in 1962 by Pye Golden Guinea Records under the title Rock the Joint.

Track listing[edit]

"Rock the Joint" (Harry Crafton, Wendell Keane, Harry Bagby)
"Rockin' Chair on the Moon" (Bill Haley, Harry Broomall)
"Farewell, So Long, Goodbye" (Bill Haley)
"Real Rock Drive" (Bill Haley)
"Fractured" (Bill Haley, Marshall Lytle)
"Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush" (Bickley Reichner, Clay Boland)
"Crazy Man Crazy" (Bill Haley)
"Pat-a-Cake" (Billy Williamson, Bill Haley)
"Live It Up!" (Bill Haley)
"What'cha Gonna Do" (Bill Haley)
"I'll Be True" (William McLemore)
"Dance with a Dolly" (Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton, Mickey Leader)

Personnel[edit]

The Comets

Additional musicians

Danny Cedrone – lead guitar on 1, 2, 4, 6, 12
Art Ryerson - lead guitar on 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Billy Gussak – drums on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Tony Lance - baritone saxophone on 3, 9, 11
Dave Miller - clapboard on 11, backing vocals on 7 [1]

Note: no drums were used on tracks 1, 2, 12. According to the Haley biography Sound and Glory by John W. Haley and John von Hoelle (Dyne-American, 1990), numerous other individuals participated on backing vocals on 7, including record executive Jerry Blaine.

External links[edit]

Bill Haley discography

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-| This album  = '''''Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets'''''<br />(1954)
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-'''''Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets''''' is the title of an early [[rock and roll]] music [[compilation album]] issued by [[Essex Records]] (ESLP 202) in 1954, and featuring music by the titular group, [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]. The album features recordings made by Haley in 1952 and 1953, including his hits, "[[Rock the Joint]]" and "[[Crazy Man Crazy]]". The album is the earliest known LP release of the rock and roll genre, predating similar releases by [[Elvis Presley]] and by Haley himself, as he and his band later went on to [[Decca Records]] and recorded "[[Rock Around the Clock]]".
+'''''Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets''''' is the title of an early [[rock and roll]] music [[compilation album]] issued by [[Essex Records]] (ESLP 202) in December 1955, and featuring music by the titular group, [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]. The album features recordings made by Haley in 1952 and 1953, including his hits, "[[Rock the Joint]]", "[[Crazy Man Crazy]]" (''Billboard'', #12, ''Cashbox'', #11), "[[Fractured (Bill Haley song)|Fractured]]" (''Billboard'', #24), and "[[Live It Up (Bill Haley song)|Live It Up]]" (''Billboard'', #25).
+==Content==
-All the songs on this album were previously released as singles under the Essex banner, including several that were originally released when the band used the name Bill Haley and the Saddlemen. The album does not include any of the tracks Haley and the Comets recorded in 1954 before moving to Decca, nor are any of the tracks from 1951-52 included that Haley recorded for Essex's sister label, [[Holiday Records]] (although later releases of Haley's Essex label work would later include these tracks).
+All the songs on ''Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets'' were previously released as singles under the Essex banner, including several that were originally released when the band used the name Bill Haley and the Saddlemen. The album does not include any of the tracks Haley and the Comets recorded in 1954 before moving to Decca, nor are any of the tracks from 1951-52 included that Haley recorded for Essex's sister label, [[Holiday Records]] (although later releases of Haley's Essex label work would include these tracks).
-Essex leased this album out to numerous other labels that subsequently issued it under their own brand. This includes Somerset Records, Paragon Records, Reo Records, Transworld, and [[Quality Records]].
+Essex leased this album out to numerous other labels that subsequently issued it under their own brand. This includes Somerset Records, Paragon Records, Reo Records, Transworld, and [[Quality Records]]. The album was released in the UK in 1962 by Pye Golden Guinea Records under the title ''Rock the Joint''.
 ==Track listing==
-# [[Rock the Joint]] (Harry Crafton, Wendell Keane, Harry Bagby)
+# "[[Rock the Joint]]" (Harry Crafton, Wendell Keane, Harry Bagby)
-# Rockin' Chair on the Moon (Bill Haley, Harry Broomall)
+# "Rockin' Chair on the Moon" (Bill Haley, Harry Broomall)
-# Farewell, So Long, Goodbye (Bill Haley)
+# "Farewell, So Long, Goodbye" (Bill Haley)
-# Real Rock Drive (Bill Haley)
+# "[[Real Rock Drive]]" (Bill Haley)
-# Fractured (Bill Haley, Marshall Lytle)
+# "[[Fractured (Bill Haley song)|Fractured]]" (Bill Haley, Marshall Lytle)
-# [[Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush|Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush]] (Bickley Reichner, Clay Boland)
+# "[[Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush|Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush]]" (Bickley Reichner, Clay Boland)
-# [[Crazy Man Crazy]] (Bill Haley)
+# "[[Crazy Man Crazy]]" (Bill Haley)
-# [[Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man|Pat-a-Cake]] (Billy Williamson, Bill Haley)
+# "[[Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man|Pat-a-Cake]]" (Billy Williamson, Bill Haley)
-# Live it Up (Bill Haley)
+# "[[Live It Up (Bill Haley song)|Live It Up!]]" (Bill Haley)
-# What'cha Gonna Do (Bill Haley)
+# "What'cha Gonna Do" (Bill Haley)
-# I'll Be True (William McLemore)
+# "I'll Be True" (William McLemore)
-# [[Buffalo Gals|Dance with a Dolly]] (Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton, Mickey Leader)
+# "[[Buffalo Gals|Dance with a Dolly]]" (Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton, Mickey Leader)
 ==Personnel==
+'''The Comets'''
-* [[Bill Haley]] – rhythm [[guitar]], [[vocals]]
-* [[Danny Cedrone]] – [[lead guitar]] on 1 2 4 6 12
+* [[Bill Haley (musician)|Bill Haley]] – [[rhythm guitar]], [[vocals]]
-* [[Art Ryerson]] - [[lead guitar]] on 3 5 7 8 9 10 11
 * [[Billy Williamson (guitarist)|Billy Williamson]] – [[steel guitar]]
 * [[Johnny Grande]] – [[piano]]; organ on 11
-* [[Marshall Lytle]] – [[double bass|bass]]
+* [[Marshall Lytle]] – [[double bass]]
-* [[Billy Gussak]] – [[drum kit|drums]] on 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
+* [[Dick Boccelli|Dick Richards]] - backing vocals on 9, 11
-* [[Cliff Leeman]] - drums on 11
+'''Additional musicians'''
-* [[Dick Boccelli|Dick Richards]] - backing vocals on 9 11
-* [[Tony Lance]] [[baritone saxophone]] on 3 9 11
+* [[Danny Cedrone]] – [[lead guitar]] on 1, 2, 4, 6, 12
+* [[Art Ryerson]] - [[lead guitar]] on 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
-* [[Dave Miller (producer)|Dave Miller]] - clapboard on 11, backing vocals on 7[http://thegardnerfamily.org/haley/discography/recordings.html]
+* [[Billy Gussak]] – [[drums]] on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
+* [[Tony Lance]] - [[baritone saxophone]] on 3, 9, 11
+* [[Dave Miller (producer)|Dave Miller]] - clapboard on 11, backing vocals on 7 [http://thegardnerfamily.org/haley/discography/recordings.html]
 Note: no drums were used on tracks 1, 2, 12. According to the Haley biography ''Sound and Glory'' by John W. Haley and John von Hoelle (Dyne-American, 1990), numerous other individuals participated on backing vocals on 7, including record executive [[Jerry Blaine]].
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 * [http://thegardnerfamily.org/haley/discography/products.html Bill Haley discography]
 {{Bill Haley & His Comets}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Bill Haley & His Comets albums]]
 [[Category:1954 compilation albums]]
-[[Category:English-language compilation albums]]
 [[Category:Essex Records compilation albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Dave Miller (producer)]]

v t e Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley Joey Ambrose Franny Beecher Danny Cedrone Johnny Grande Ralph Jones Marshall Lytle Rudy Pompilli Al Rex Dick Richards Billy Williamson
Albums	Rock 'n Roll Stage Show Rockin' the Oldies Rockin' Around the World Bill Haley's Chicks Strictly Instrumental Bill Haley and His Comets Haley's Juke Box
Compilations	Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets Shake, Rattle and Roll Rock Around the Clock Rockin' the Joint
Songs	"Deal Me a Hand" "Rocket 88" "Jukebox Cannonball" "Rock the Joint" "Real Rock Drive" "Crazy Man, Crazy" "Fractured" "Live It Up" "Chattanooga Choo Choo" "Rock Around the Clock" "Shake, Rattle and Roll" "Birth of the Boogie" "Two Hound Dogs" "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie" "See You Later, Alligator" "R-O-C-K" "Hot Dog Buddy Buddy" "Rudy's Rock" "Rip It Up" "Don't Knock the Rock" "Skinny Minnie" "Corrine, Corrina" "I Got a Woman" "Charmaine" "Joey's Song" "Skokiaan" "Music! Music! Music!" "La Paloma" "Yakety Sax" "Green Door" "Land of a Thousand Dances" "Me and Bobby McGee"
Related	Discography Rock Around the Clock (film) Don't Knock the Rock