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.
Two Hounds Dogs
Bill Haley Lyrics
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You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, scratchin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog baby, scratchin' all the time
You ain't caught no rabbits you ain't no friend of mine
Well, you said you was high class
Found out that was just a lie
Yeah you said you was high class, baby
That was just a lie
Hey you ain't nothin' but a hond dog, scratchin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hond dog boby, scratchin' all the time
Well, you ain't never, you ain't never caught no rabbits
You ain't no friend of mine
The lyrics to Bill Haley's song "See You Later Alligator" describe a confrontation between the singer and his girlfriend, who has been seen walking with another man. When he asks her about it, she dismisses him with the phrase "See you later alligator" and the retort "Can't you see you're in my way now, don't you know you cramp my style." However, when the singer calls her on this behavior later, she apologizes and assures him of her love.
This song was written by country songwriter Robert "Bobby" Charles Guidry, who was only 16 years old at the time. According to Guidry, he based the song on a catchphrase he'd heard around town, but wasn't sure what it meant. He put the phrase "See you later alligator" together with "After 'while crocodile" as a fun, catchy chorus. Although Guidry wrote and originally recorded the song in 1955, it was Bill Haley and the Comets' version that became the hit.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I saw my baby walkin' with another man today
I witnessed my lover strolling alongside another man today
When I asked her what's the matter
I inquired about her reason for doing so
This is what I heard her say
This is what she replied with
Can't you see you're in my way now
Don't you realize that you're hindering me now?
Don't you know you cramp my style
Aren't you aware that you impede my way of doing things?
When I thought of what she told me, nearly made me lose my head
The thought of her words caused me to nearly lose control
But the next time that I saw her
On our next encounter
Reminded her of what she said
I brought to mind what she had previously mentioned
She said I'm sorry pretty daddy, you know my love is just for you
She expressed remorse, stating that her affection was solely for me
Won't you say that you'll forgive me
Can you please forgive me?
And say your love for me is true
And assure me that you truly love me
I said wait a minute 'gator, I know you mean it just for play
I challenged her statement, believing it to be a mere game
Don't you know you really hurt me
Don't you realize that you caused me genuine pain?
And this is what I have to say
This is my response
So long, that's all, goodbye
Farewell, that's all there is, goodbye
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rosseganjr9402
Bill Haley to me is king of the 1950s
@ginger1959able
The Dance KING!
@djdavemick
Thanks for posting, Prof. My fave of all Haley tunes.
@the45prof98
My pleasure!
@Wolfhoundersful
Hound dog!
They call them Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Two dogs named Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rompin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rockin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Crazy ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog! [4x]
Rhythm and Blues was their name
Yeah, Rhythm and Blues was their name
Well, they romped and stomped to the rock 'n' roll
You can't stop them to save your soul
Rhythm and Blues was their name
Two hound dogs sittin' on a stump
Diggin' that music, they started to jump
They can't dance well, ain't got no shoes
Two ol' dogs named Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
They call them Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Two dogs named Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rompin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rockin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Crazy ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog! [4x]
A little white rabbit crossed the road
Rockin' and a-rollin' like a crazy toad
Rhythm said, Blues I'll match your ace
We'll run that rabbit all over the place
Hound dog!
They call them Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Two dogs named Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rompin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rockin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Crazy ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog! [4x]
Rhythm said to Blues, let's cut for the pad
Blues said, Rhythm well crazy dad!
They peeled out down the trail
A-rockin' and a-rollin' and a-waggin' their tail
Hound dog!
They call them Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Two dogs named Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rompin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Rockin' ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog!
Crazy ol' Rhythm and Blues
Hound dog! [9x]
@whitefalcon64
Genuine rock'n'roll
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