Bill Haley and His Comets

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bill_Haley_and_His_Comets

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:musical_group rock and roll band
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1981
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1952
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Bill_Haley's_Comets The Comets
gptkbp:associatedAct	gptkb:The_Saddlemen gptkb:The_Jodimars
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:debutAlbum	gptkb:Rock_Around_the_Clock
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Bill_Haley
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:Country rock and roll rockabilly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bill Haley and His Comets
gptkbp:inductedInto	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Bill Haley, 1987)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Elvis_Presley gptkb:The_Beatles gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones gptkb:Buddy_Holly gptkb:Cliff_Richard
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first rock and roll group to have a #1 record on US charts Rock Around the Clock sold over 25 million copies
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Bill_Haley gptkb:Al_Rex gptkb:Franny_Beecher gptkb:Joey_Ambrose gptkb:Johnny_Grande gptkb:Marshall_Lytle gptkb:Ralph_Jones
gptkbp:notablePerformance	Blackboard Jungle (film) soundtrack
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Rock_Around_the_Clock gptkb:See_You_Later,_Alligator gptkb:Shake,_Rattle_and_Roll gptkb:Crazy_Man,_Crazy gptkb:Razzle_Dazzle
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Chester,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:recordLabel	gptkb:Charly_Records gptkb:Dimsa_Records gptkb:Essex_Records gptkb:Holiday_Records gptkb:Omega_Records gptkb:Orfeon_Records gptkb:Sonet_Records gptkb:Decca_Records gptkb:Warner_Bros._Records gptkb:United_Artists_Records
gptkbp:soldAlbums	over 60 million
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bill_Haley's_Chicks_(1959) gptkb:Hot_Dog_Buddy_Buddy gptkb:Rockin'_Around_the_World_(1958) gptkb:Rockin'_the_Oldies_(1957) gptkb:Bill_Haley's_Chicks
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7