Bill Haley & His Comets

Summary

Bill Haley & His Comets is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,676 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bill Haley & His Comets received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's genre is rock and roll^[5].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's record label is recorded as Decca^[6].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[7].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's record label is recorded as Charly Records^[8].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's discography is recorded as Bill Haley & His Comets discography^[9].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's Commons category is recorded as Bill Haley & His Comets^[10].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Bill Haley & His Comets comprises Bill Haley^[12].
• January 1, 1949 marks the founding of Bill Haley & His Comets^[13].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's location of formation is recorded as Chester^[14].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bill Haley & His Comets^[15].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's start of work period is recorded as 1949^[16].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's end of work period is recorded as 1981^[17].
• Bill Haley & His Comets's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bill Haley and His Comets'}^[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[19]

• Country: US^[20]

• Began / founded: 1952-11^[21]

• Ended / dissolved: 1981-02-09^[22]

• Genre(s): country, rock and roll, rockabilly, western swing^[23]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, american, country, rock & roll, rock and roll, rockabilly, western swing^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4458d70d-c215-4f06-beea-ebd448dad6ac^[25]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1949 marks the founding of Bill Haley & His Comets^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chester^[14].

Recognition

Bill Haley & His Comets received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].

Why It Matters

Bill Haley & His Comets ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,676 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

FAQs

What awards did Bill Haley & His Comets receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[3].