Haley was blinded in his left eye as a child due to a botched operation. According to biographer John Swenson, Haley later adopted his distinctive spit-curl hairstyle to distract attention from his blind eye. The spit-curl caught on as a 50's style signature, although Haley and others had worn the hairstyle much earlier.
In 1946, Haley joined his first professional group, a Pennsylvania-based western swing band called The Down Homers run by Kenny Roberts. It has often been reported in musical reference works that Haley's first professional recordings were made with the Down Homers on a pair of singles released in 1946 by Vogue Records. This was later debunked by Roberts and others, stating Haley had already left the group by the time the singles were made. In the early 2000s, however, a set of 1946 radio recordings by the Down Homers were discovered and Haley is definitely present as he is identified by name and sings a solo number "She Taught Me to Yodel"; these recordings were commercially released for the first time in 2006.
After gaining experience with the Down Homers, Haley set out on his own, forming several groups such as the Range Drifters and the Four Aces of Western Swing. With the Four Aces, he made a number of regionally successful country music singles in the late 1940s for Cowboy Records while working as a touring musician and later a radio DJ at WPWA. (Many of Haley's early recordings from this period would not be released until after his death.) After disbanding the Four Aces and briefly trying a solo career using the names Jack Haley and Johnny Clifton (as chronicled in the biography Sound and Glory), Haley formed a new group called The Saddlemen in either 1949 or 1950 (sources vary as to the exact year); this new group recorded for several labels, including one single for Atlantic Records, Haley's first exposure to a major national record company. In 1951, Haley was signed to Dave Miller's Philadelphia-based Holiday Records and began to change musical styles, recording cover versions of "Rocket "88"" (previously recorded by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats), and in, 1952, "Rock the Joint", previously recorded by several bands including Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians. (By the time of "Rock the Joint", Haley had graduated from Holiday Records to Miller's larger Essex label.) The relative success of these recordings (both sold in the 75,000-100,000 copy range in the Pennsylvania-New England region) convinced Haley that his new and as-yet officially unnamed hybrid of country and rhythm and blues could be a commercial success.and some of his family lives in oklahoma and there is a road named after his family.
Anytime
Bill Haley Lyrics
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Anytime you're feelin' blue
Anytime you feel downhearted
That will prove your love for me is true
Anytime you're thinkin' `bout me
That's the time I'll be thinkin' of you
So anytime you say you want me back again
That's the time I'll come back home to you
Anytime you're thinkin' `bout me
That's the time I'll be thinkin' of you
So anytime you say you want me back again
That's the time I'll come back home to you
In Bill Haley's song "Anytime," the lyrics offer a romantic and reassuring message to a loved one who may be feeling lonely or troubled. The first verse suggests that no matter when the listener feels these emotions, they can rest assured that their love for the singer is true. The second verse emphasizes the reciprocity of this love - that when the listener thinks of the singer, the singer is also thinking of them. The final two lines offer a promise that the singer will come back to the listener if they express a desire to rekindle their relationship.
The lyrics of "Anytime" encapsulate the sentimentality and simplicity of mid-century rock and roll songs. The theme of unrequited love and the pursuit of mutual affection is common in many of the genre's songs. The song's upbeat tempo and optimistic lyrics are typical of rock and roll music, which aimed to offer a positive and feel-good experience for its audience. Haley's delivery of the lyrics conveys a sense of sincerity and earnestness, further reinforcing the song's romantic message.
Line by Line Meaning
Anytime you're feelin' lonely
Whenever you feel like you have no one around you to support you or keep you company
Anytime you're feelin' blue
Any moment where you are feeling sad, unhappy, or disappointed
Anytime you feel downhearted
Whenever you are feeling discouraged or disheartened about something or someone
That will prove your love for me is true
If you can turn to me during your worst times and still love me, it will show that your love for me is genuine and unwavering
Anytime you're thinkin' `bout me
Whenever I cross your mind and you start wondering what I am doing, where I am or how I am
That's the time I'll be thinkin' of you
I will also think of you during those moments, missing you and hoping you are well
So anytime you say you want me back again
Whenever you express the desire to have me back in your life as a partner or lover
That's the time I'll come back home to you
I will interpret your words as a signal to return to you and resume our romantic relationship
Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Herbert Happy Lawson
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