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.
Shake Rattle & Roll
Bill Haley Lyrics
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And rattle those pots and pans
Get out from that kitchen
And rattle those pots and pans
Well, roll my breakfast
'Cause I'm a hungry man
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
Well, you'll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul
Wearing those dresses
Your hair done up so nice
Wearing those dresses
Your hair done up so nice
You look so warm
But your heart is cold as ice
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
Well, you'll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
I'm like a one-eyed cat
Peeping in a sea food store
I'm like a one-eyed cat
Peeping in a sea food store
I can look at you
'Til you don't love me no more
I believe you're doing me wrong
And now I know
I believe you're doing me wrong
And now I know
The more I work
The faster my money goes
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
Well, you'll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul
Shake, rattle, and roll
"Shake Rattle & Roll" is a classic rock and roll song that was originally recorded by Big Joe Turner in 1954, but it was Bill Haley and the Comets who made it famous with their version a year later. The song's lyrics talk about a man who is hungry and wants his breakfast, urging the woman in the kitchen to hurry up and cook his meal by shaking pots and pans. The song's title is derived from the chorus, which repeats the phrase "shake, rattle, and roll" four times, with the singer warning the listener that they will "never do nothing to save your doggone soul."
The song has a loose, swinging rhythm that is characteristic of rock and roll music, and it is full of playful, flirtatious lyrics. The second verse talks about the way women dress up and look beautiful, but warns that their heart might be cold as ice, while the third verse features the singer comparing himself to a one-eyed cat peeking into a seafood store, looking at a woman until she doesn't love him anymore. The final verse sees the singer lamenting that he's working harder and harder for less money, which is a common theme in the music of the time.
Line by Line Meaning
Get out from that kitchen
Stop cooking and come entertain me
And rattle those pots and pans
Make some noise and excitement
Well, roll my breakfast
Cook and serve me breakfast
'Cause I'm a hungry man
I am famished and need to eat
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
Dance and have a good time with me
Well, you'll never do nothing
You will not accomplish anything
To save your doggone soul
To save yourself from trouble or failure
Wearing those dresses
Dressed up nicely and attracting attention
Your hair done up so nice
Hair styled in an attractive manner
You look so warm
You appear inviting and friendly
But your heart is cold as ice
But you are actually unfriendly and unapproachable
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
Encouraging energetic movement and action
I'm like a one-eyed cat
I am like a curious and watchful animal
Peeping in a sea food store
Watching and eagerly anticipating something good
I can look at you
I am fixated on you
'Til you don't love me no more
Until you reject me or lose interest
I believe you're doing me wrong
I suspect that you are treating me unfairly
And now I know
I am now certain
The more I work
The harder I try
The faster my money goes
The quicker I spend my earnings
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charles Calhoun
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@angiecamacho7220
Get out from that kitchen
And rattle those pots and pans
Get out from that kitchen
And rattle those pots and pans
Well, roll my breakfast
'Cause I'm a hungry man
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
Well, you'll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul
Wearing those dresses
Your hair done up so nice
Wearing those dresses
Your hair done up so nice
You look so warm
But your heart is cold as ice
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
Well, you'll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
I'm like a one-eyed cat
Peeping in a sea food store
I'm like a one-eyed cat
Peeping in a sea food store
I can look at you
'Til you don't love me no more
I believe you're doing me wrong
And now I know
I believe you're doing me wrong
And now I know
The more I work
The faster my money goes
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
I said, shake, rattle, and roll
Well, you'll never do nothing
To save your doggone soul
Shake, rattle, and roll
@brendork06
We played this for my grandpa who has terrible dementia. He immediately remembered dancing with my grandma in college to it
@ApolloGamingLIVE
"GET THAT GREASER!"
@michaelsickenger7692
Apollo all hell breaks loose
@zaneweaver7155
Apollo hey now! Don't hate on us greasers! We'll cut you up faster than a chef cuts salad. Indiana Jones is a great movie.
@michelguevara151
Don't mess with greasers, man, we all got flickknives and motorcycle chains!
@kennethwoody5897
@@michelguevara151 Especially the chains...
@davidstevens6705
GET ON GRAMPS!
@BadEddieB1
Saw them live at the Brooklyn Paramount in 1955! I was 15. Alan Freed put the show on! Platters, Chuck Berry, Cleftones, Royaltones and others! What a BLAST!πΈ
@frizzneil2590
Wow, hang in there,
@Zoonjse
wow your lucky to see them.