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.
Rock Around The Clock: "Исполняется быстрый танец "Наш рок
Bill Haley Lyrics
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Five, six, seven o´clock, eight o´clock, rock
Nine, ten, eleven o´clock, twelve o´clock, rock
We´re gonna rock around the clock tonight
Put your glad rags on and join me, hon
We´ll have some fun when the clock strikes one
We´re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We´re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we´ll yell for more
We´re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We´re gonna rock, rock, rock, ´til broad daylight
We´re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight
When the chimes ring five, six and seven
We´ll be right in seventh heaven
We´re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We´re gonna rock, rock, rock, ´til broad daylight
We´re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight
When it´s eight, nine, ten, eleven too
I´ll be goin´ strong and so will you
We´re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We´re gonna rock, rock, rock, ´til broad daylight
We´re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes twelve, we´ll cool off then
Start a rockin´ round the clock again
We´re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We´re gonna rock, rock, rock, ´til broad daylight
We´re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight
The lyrics to "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley describe a night of partying and dancing. The song plays with the idea of time, naming the hours as the band keeps playing and people keep dancing. The message is clear: let's forget our problems, let's have fun, let's dance until the sun comes up. The song celebrates a lifestyle of youth, energy and rebelliousness, which was a reflection of the changing cultural landscape in America in the 1950s.
Each verse of the song refers to a different hour, and as the night progresses the level of excitement increases. The lyrics encourage the listeners to throw caution to the wind and live for the moment. The chorus repeats the phrase "We're gonna rock around the clock tonight" which becomes a mantra that echoes the desires of the young generation. The song invites people to gather and become a part of a collective experience. The lyrics also incorporate a teasing, flirty tone in the lines "Put your glad rags on and join me, hon / We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one." Overall, the lyrics to "Rock Around The Clock" is a timeless ode to the power of music to bring people together and ignite the senses.
Line by Line Meaning
One, two, three o´clock, four o´clock, rock
We're going to start rocking and having fun from early in the evening, through the night and into the early morning.
Put your glad rags on and join me, hon
Get dressed up and join me, honey.
We´ll have some fun when the clock strikes one
We'll start having fun when it's past midnight, around 1AM.
When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we´ll yell for more
As the night goes on, we'll keep the energy up and demand more music from the band.
When the chimes ring five, six and seven
We´ll be right in seventh heaven
As sunrise approaches, we'll still be having a great time.
When it´s eight, nine, ten, eleven too
I´ll be goin´ strong and so will you
Even as time keeps passing, we'll still be full of energy and enjoying ourselves.
When the clock strikes twelve, we´ll cool off then
Start a rockin´ round the clock again
When midnight hits, we might slow down for a moment, but we'll quickly pick up the energy again.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JIMMY DEKNIGHT, MAX FREEDMAN
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