143 Bill Haley (1925-1981) and the Saddlemen “Rock the Joint” 1952

“Its freak success moved Bill Haley away from hillbilly music and into recording rhythm and blues songs.” Haley said, “Here I was with the sideburns, cowboy boots and almost ten years of promoting myself as a country and western singer” (What Was the First Rock ‘n’ Roll Record).

Bill Haley and the Saddlemen “Rock the Joint”