Bill Haley Rockin' Around Europe 1958 - Rock & Roll Conquers Europe

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(Hydra Records) glossy hardcover, english, 21.5 x 30 cm, 328 pages (colour) plus CD (70:21) 36... more

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Bill Haley: Rockin' Around Europe 1958 - Rock & Roll Conquers Europe

(Hydra Records) glossy hardcover, english, 21.5 x 30 cm, 328 pages (colour) plus CD (70:21) 36 tracks

Bill Haley shook the musical world with his songs at a time when the term rock & roll did not yet officially exist. With "Rock Around The Clock" in 1954, he not only sang the anthem of this new style of music, but also the best-selling rock song of all time to this day. Bill Haley And His Comets were the most successful rock & roll band in the world for half a decade. He was also the first to bring this new music across the ocean to Europe, on record, on film and live. His highly anticipated two-month European tour in 1958 caused a sensation in countries such as Germany, France, Belgium, Austria and Italy. The worldwide headlines about the riots and excesses almost brought the touring business with this music to a standstill for years. It was only with the Beatles, who were also Bill Haley fans, that things got better again. Even in later decades, there were hardly any concerts where hundreds of police, water cannons and tear gas bombs were used.

Despite resistance from his parents' generation, the establishment and politicians, Bill Haley paved the way for the music that is now an integral part of pop culture. Based on Bill Haley's European tour in 1958, the book traces in detail what life "on the road" was like in the early years of rock music and how the post-war youth, often labelled as half-stars, tried to free themselves from the constraints of society and parents and how their awkward reactions fuelled the whole thing. In addition to hundreds of mostly unpublished photos and documents, contemporary witnesses and musicians also have their say. One chapter is extensively dedicated to the ambivalent relationship between Bill Haley and Elvis, who started out as an unnamed musician in Haley's supporting programme, only to eventually knock him off his throne.

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Interpret: Bill Haley
Album titlle: Rockin' Around Europe 1958 - Rock & Roll Conquers Europe
Einband Gebundene Ausgabe
Kategorie Biographies & Memoirs
Seiten 324
Artikelart Bücher/Books
Language English
Verleger Hydra Records; New Edition (15. Juni 2024)
Größe 30,2 x 2,4 x 21,5 cm
Autor Klaus Kettner
ISBN-13 9783000760860
ISBN-10 3000760865
EAN: 4016030001050
weight in Kg 1.62

Bill Haley Geboren am 6.7.1925 in Highland Park, US-Staat Michigan, gestorben am... more

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"Bill Haley"

Bill Haley

Geboren am 6.7.1925 in Highland Park, US-Staat Michigan, gestorben am 9.2.1981 in Harlingen, Texas. Der Rock'n'Roll-Pionier kam aus der Country- und Western-Swing- Szene. 1953 formierte Bill Haley die Comets (später unter anderem mit dem exzellenten Saxophonisten Rudi Pompilli, verstorben am 5.2.1976), im Jahr darauf unterschrieb er einen Plattenvertrag bei Decca.

Bill Haley & The Comets

Bis 1960 spielten Bill Haley & The Comets über ein Dutzend US-Hits und Klassiker ein, darunter Unvergängliches wie “Rock Around The Clock', 'See You Later Alligator“, 'Rock-A- Beatin'-Boogie', 'R-O-C-K' und 'Rip It Up'. Die Crew wirkte ferner in Musikfilmen jener Zeit mit. 1958 war der Altmeister mit der deutschen Sprache in Kontakt gekommen.

Für seine LP 'Rockin' Around The World' (Decca 8692 - USA) spielte Bill Haley Tracks wie 'El Rocko', 'Vive la Rock'n'Roll', “Me Rock-A-Hula', - 'Piccadilly Rock' und 'Wooden Shoe Rock' ein. Die zumindest im Titel internationales Flair signalisieren sollten. Was lag da näher, als für den deutschen Abstecher ein so ungemein gebräuchliches Wort wie 'Schnitzelbank' in den Text zu integrieren? Ebenfalls im Angebot: 'ja', ' - Fraulein' und 'Ach, du lieber Augustin'. . .

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