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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Bill Haley & His Comets, Blue Angel (band), Coast to Coast (band), Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers, Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords, El Rio Trio, Flat Duo Jets, Foggy Mountain Rockers, Ghoultown, Hacienda Brothers, Heavy Trash, Hi-Fi and the Roadburners, Hot Pants (French band), Huevos Rancheros (band), Jason & the Scorchers, Jimmy & the Mustangs, Kat Men, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Legendary Shack Shakers, Les Wampas, Matchbox (band), Nightmare Sonata, Patrolled By Radar, Rose's Pawn Shop, Showaddywaddy, Stray Cats, The 5.6.7.8's, The A-Bones, The Alligators, The Baseballs, The Blasters, The Blue Moon Boys, The Boxmasters, The Carburetors, The Chop Tops, The Collins Kids, The Cramps, The Fendermen, The Firebirds, The Great Eighties Eight, The Hangmen, The Head Cat, The Jets (British rockabilly band), The Knockouts, The Knockouts discography, The Living End, The Lucky Bullets, The Maxes, The Paladins, The Peacocks (band), The Playtones, The Polecats, The Rebels (rockabilly band), The Reigning Monarchs, The Reverend Horton Heat, The Rock-A-Teens, The Rock and Roll Trio, The Shakin' Pyramids, The Tennessee Three, The Termites, The Tomcats, The Vintage Vandals, The Ziggens, Tommy & the Tom Toms, Unknown Hinson, Zombina and The Skeletones. Excerpt: Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band that was founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band, also known by the names Bill Haley and The Comets and Bill Haley's Comets (and variations thereof), was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of white America and the rest of the world. During the period late 1954-late 1956, the group placed nine singles into the Top 20, one of those a number one and three more in the Top Ten. Bandleader Bill Haley had previously been a country music performer;...
