BILL HALEY - THE INDISPENSABLE 1948-1961

Pionnier, Bill Haley a été le premier musicien blanc — et l’un des meilleurs— à trouver le succès en chantant du rock n’roll.
Un an avant le premier succès d’Elvis Presley, il avait déjà vendu plus d’un million de disques.
Chanteur de country puis fondateur du rockabilly, son parcours et son basculement vers le rock, sont expliqués ici par Bruno Blum.
Souvent méconnus, toujours éparpillés, les meilleurs enregistrements de l’interprète de « Rock Around the Clock » sont enfin réunis dans cette anthologie fondamentale.
Patrick FRÉMEAUX

Bill Haley was a pioneer and the first white musician — no doubt one of the best — to achieve success with a rock ‘n’ roll song: he’d already sold a million records a year before Elvis had his first hit.
Bill Haley’s career as a country singer who went on to create rockabilly and moved into rock is detailed here by Bruno Blum.
Often little-known, but always scattered here and there, the best recordings of Bill Haley, mostly known for his “Rock Around the Clock”, are all available here in this fundamental anthology.

DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : BRUNO BLUM

DROITS : DP / FREMEAUX & ASSOCIES

CD 1 - 1948-1953 : BILL HALEY & THE FOUR ACES OF WESTERN SWING : CANDY AND WOMEN • BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL • YODEL YOUR BLUES AWAY. BILL HALEY & THE SADDLEMEN : TEN GALLON STETSON • WHY DO I CRY OVER YOU? • TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES • MY SWEET LITTLE GIRL FROM NEVADA • ROSE OF MY HEART • ROCKET 88 • JUKEBOX CANNONBALL • SUNDOWN BOOGIE • DANCE WITH A DOLLY • ROCKIN’ CHAIR ON THE MOON • STOP BEATIN’ ‘ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH • REAL ROCK DRIVE • ROCK THE JOINT. BILL HALEY & THE COMETS : CRAZY MAN CRAZY • WATCHA GONNA DO • PAT-A-CAKE • FRACTURED • LIVE IT UP • FAREWELL, SO LONG, GOODBYE • I’LL BE TRUE • TEN LITTLE INDIANS • YES INDEED

CD 2 - 1954-1956 : ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK • THIRTEEN WOMEN • SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL • ABC BOOGIE • HAPPY BABY • DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS • BIRTH OF THE BOOGIE • MAMBO ROCK • TWO HOUND DOGS • RAZZLE-DAZZLE • R-O-C-K • ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE • THE SAINTS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL • BURN THAT CANDLE • SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR • GOOFIN’ AROUND • HOOK LINE AND SINKER • CALLING ALL COMETS • CHOO CHOO CH’BOOGIE • A ROCKIN’ LITTLE TUNE • HOT DOG BUDDY BUDDY • ROCKIN’ THROUGH THE RYE • TEENAGER’S MOTHER • FORTY CUPS OF COFFEE.

CD 3 - 1957 -1961 : RIP IT UP • DON’T KNOCK THE ROCK • (YOU HIT THE WRONG NOTE) BILLY GOAT • YOU CAN’T STOP ME FROM DREAMIN’ • IS IT TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT DIXIE? • THE DIPSY DOODLE • SOMEBODY ELSE IS TAKING MY PLACE • PICCADILLY ROCK • SKINNY MINNIE • MARIE • THE CATWALK • I’VE GOT A WOMAN • WHERE ‘D YOU GO LAST NIGHT • SHAKY • LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND • KANSAS CITY • WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON • CRAZY MAN, CRAZY • I DON’T HURT ANYMORE • AFRAID • HAWK • CHICK SAFARI • LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, CREOLE • SPANISH TWIST.