Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock’n’Roll Arrives… The Real Birth Of Rock’n’Roll ...

Description: Rock’n’Roll Arrives… The Real Birth Of Rock’n’Roll 1946-1954 (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Haley, Bill & His Comets IntroductionYou can name on the fingers of one hand the performers who turned the musical world upside down. Bill Haley was one of those, and we can probably pinpoint the date as being July 1955 when Rock Around The Clock topped the American charts. His career had actually begun more than a decade earlier and he had more than paid his dues by the time he became an international star. Rock Around The Clock was not in fact his first hit record, an honour that goes to Crazy Man Crazy, which he recorded in 1953. This third Bear Family boxed set chronicles the years leading up to Rock Around The Clock, bringing together for the first time more than 100 early recordings, many of them never before released.Early Years - 1925-1945Bill Haley was born on 6th July 1925 at the Haley family home, at 395 Florence Street, Highland Park. Highland Park was a small town to the North of Detroit, where Bill's father, William Snr worked as a mechanic. Henry Ford had famously chosen Highland Park as the location for the factory to build his Ford Model T in 1908, and tens of thousands of people flocked there to work in his factory for an unprecedented $5 a day wage. Bill's birth certificate names the attending surgeon as one G. S. McAlpine. William Albert Clifton Haley, Snr gave his occupation as Gas Station Attendant, whilst his mother named herself as Maude Green and gave her occupation as housewife...The Journey - 1946-1947Early in 1946, Bill Haley joined the Downhomers, then based in Radio Station WOWO in Fort Wayne, Indiana, replacing their yodelling lead singer, Kenny Roberts (billed as the World's fastest yodeller). The exact chronology, however, is confused. Based on the reminiscences of those involved, the dates do not make a lot of sense, and the conventional widsom at one time was that Bill's first commercial recordings were the 4 tracks by the Downhomers which were issued on Vogue picture discs and recorded in early 1946. However, the more likely story is as follows.The Downhomers were first hired by WOWO in August 1944, appearing in daily radio shows and on Saturday nights at the Hoosier Hop Barn Dance which was broadcast on the NBC network. Kenny Roberts was drafted into the U.S. Navy in October 1944, when he turned 18 (he was born 18th October 1926). With the War over, Kenny returned to The Downhomers, still at WOWO, in November 1945. In January, they recorded 5 tracks (1 unissued) for Vogue Records. Vogue, owned by Tom Saffady, had pioneered a process whereby they could produce a colourful 78rpm picture disc, and they released 2 such discs of the Downhomers. For many years it had been suggested that Bill Haley had appeared on these recordings. Kenny Roberts himself recently issued a flat denial, and it appears that he actually stayed with the band until April 1946 at which point the Downhomers moved to WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut. The earliest verifiable Bill Haley recordings we have in this boxed set come from shortly after this, because reference is made in the introduction to the recording of Baby, I Found Out All About You for Vogue "not too long ago"... Dear customer, Based on our longtime experience, consignments to the U.S.A., Canada, Africa, Australia, and South America may take up to three weeks, depending on the target country's custom clearance policy, and local deliverers. Please, note that due to these reasons beyond our control, all delivery times given are approximate and not binding. Postage rates listed are for bulk mail. Such consignments are rather cheap but can not be tracked! Should you live in the U.S.A. or Canada, you may require secure shipping with tracking options. Please, note that extra costs will apply. You must request for this extra service, prior to sending any funds. You will receive an order confirmation with the correct, total postage rate within 24 hours. Without any exceptions, all shipments to final destinations in South & Latin America, Asia and Japan, Russia and Africa will be proceeded by Registered Mail, only! Thank you very much for your attention and cooperation, your Bear Family Records team. Eingestellt mit:

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