Rock Around The Clock was a smash hit around the world in 1955, and its perpetrators - Bill Haley & the Comets - as unlikely a bunch of contenders to be teen idols as you could get. But for a couple of years or so they dominated the charts and conquered the world, establishing themselves as icons of rock’n’roll. And then just as quickly as they had shot to fame, so their star dimmed and vanished. But Rock Around The Clock retained its magic touch, charting again in the ‘60s and the ‘80s and all told sold around 25 million copies. No teenager himself when the record first charted, Bill Haley was a married man of 30 with over 10 year’s worth of experience as a performer in 1955. And therein lay his nemesis, for although he and the Comets played some fabulous music, within a few years the record buying youngsters were seduced by sexier and younger stars. This collection explores Haley’s path to the peak of his triumph and subsequent brief domination of the charts.
Disc:1
1. Too Many Parties Too Many Pals - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
2. Four Leaf Clover Blues - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
3. Candy Kisses - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
4. Tennessee Border - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
5. Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
6. Yodel Your Blues Away - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
7. Behind The Eight Ball - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
8. Foolish Questions - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
9. Rovin' Eyes - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
10. Candy And Women - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
11. My Mom Heard Me Cry Over You - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
12. Cotton Haired Gal - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
13. Wreck On The Highway - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
14. Yodeller's Lullabye - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
15. All I Need Is Some More Lovin' - Haley, Bill & The Four Aces Of Western Swing
16. Why Do I Cry Over You - Browne, Reno & Her Buckaroos
17. My Palamino And I - Browne, Reno & Her Buckaroos
18. Rose Of My Heart - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
19. Within This Broken Heart Of Mine - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
20. Rocket 88 - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
21. Tearstains On My Heart - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
Disc: 2
1. Green Tree Boogie - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
2. Down Deep In My Heart - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
3. Jukebox Cannonball - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
4. Sundown Boogie - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
5. Icy Heart - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
6. Rock The Joint - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
7. Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking) - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
8. Rockin' Chair On The Moon - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
9. Stop Beatin' Around The Mulberry Bush - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
10. Real Rock Drive - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
11. Crazy Man Crazy - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
12. What'cha Gonna Do - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
13. Pat A Cake - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
14. Fractured - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
15. Live It Up - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
16. Farewell So Long Goodbye - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
17. I'll Be True - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
18. Ten Little Indians - Haley, Bill & The Comets
19. Yes Indeed - Haley, Bill & The Comets
20. Yes Indeed - Haley, Bill & The Comets
21. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Haley, Bill & The Comets
22. Straight Jacket - Haley, Bill & The Comets
Disc: 3
1. We're Gonna Rock Around The Clock - Haley, Bill & The Comets
2. Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town) - Haley, Bill & The Comets
3. Shake Rattle And Roll - Haley, Bill & The Comets
4. ABC Boogie - Haley, Bill & The Comets
5. Happy Baby - Haley, Bill & The Comets
6. Dim Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) - Haley, Bill & The Comets
7. Birth Of Boogie - Haley, Bill & The Comets
8. Mambo Rock - Haley, Bill & The Comets
9. Two Hound Dogs - Haley, Bill & The Comets
10. Razzle Dazzle - Haley, Bill & The Comets
11. ROCK - Haley, Bill & The Comets
12. Rock A Beatin' Boogie - Haley, Bill & The Comets
13. Saints Rock 'N' Roll - Haley, Bill & The Comets
14. Burn That Candle - Haley, Bill & The Comets
15. Well Now Dig This - Jodimars
16. Dance The Bop - Jodimars
17. Let's All Rock Together - Jodimars
18. See You Later Alligator - Haley, Bill & The Comets
19. Paper Boy (On Main Street USA) - Haley, Bill & The Comets
20. Boom Boom My Bayou Baby - Haley, Bill & The Comets
21. Goofin' Around - Haley, Bill & The Comets
22. Rudy's Rock - Haley, Bill & The Comets
23. Hide And Seek - Haley, Bill & The Comets
24. Hey Then There Now - Haley, Bill & The Comets
Disc: 4
1. Tonight's The Night - Haley, Bill & The Comets
2. Hook Line And Sinker - Haley, Bill & The Comets
3. Blue Comet Blues - Haley, Bill & The Comets
4. Calling All Comets - Haley, Bill & The Comets
5. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Haley, Bill & The Comets
6. Rocking Little Tune - Haley, Bill & The Comets
7. Hot Dog Buddy Buddy - Haley, Bill & The Comets
8. Rockin' Through The Rye - Haley, Bill & The Comets
9. Knock Need Nellie From Knoxville - Jaguars (1)
10. Shut The Door Baby - Jaguars (1)
11. Eat Your Heart Out Annie - Jaguars (1)
12. Lotsa Love - Jaguars (1)
13. Rattle My Bones - Jaguars (1)
14. Rattle Shakin' Daddy - Jaguars (1)
15. Teenager's Mother - Haley, Bill & The Comets
16. Don't Knock The Rock - Haley, Bill & The Comets
17. Rock Around The Clock - Haley, Bill & The Comets
18. Hot Dog Buddy Buddy - Haley, Bill & The Comets
19. Rip It Up - Haley, Bill & The Comets
20. Saint's Rock 'N' Roll - Haley, Bill & The Comets
21. Midnight - Jodimars
22. Clarabella - Jodimars
23. Cloud 99 - Jodimars
24. Later - Jodimars
