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  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley   great trivia quiz  
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Bill Haley was truly an originator of rock and roll music. This quiz pays respect to this great artist.
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  Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets    
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From 1953 to 1958, Bill Haley and His Comets had 16 top 40 hits on one or more of these Billboard charts: Most Played In Juke Boxes/Best Sellers in Stores/Top 100. Teens danced and sang to the lyrics and knew them well. How many can you identify?
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Bill Haley Trivia Questions
1. From which Bill Haley and His Comets song come these lyrics: "I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store./ I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a sea-food store./ I can look at you, tell you don't love me no more."?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: Shake, Rattle And Roll

In 1954, "Shake, Rattle And Roll" reached number seven on Billboard's Best Seller list and number eight on Billboard's Juke Box chart. The other songs were not recorded by Haley.

2. Which 1956 song by Bill Haley & His Comets has these lyrics: "Of Strauss this comin' waltzes / A handy man found the blues / And here I came along with the rockin' song/ Crazy man, crazy/ Crazy news"?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: R-O-C-K

"R-O-C-K" was a solid hit for Haley & His Comets in 1956. On Billboard Charts, it reached number 16 on Juke Box, number 20 on Best Seller, and number 29 on Top 100.

3. Which country band gave Bill Haley his start in music?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: The Downhomers

Bill Haley was in The Downhomers from 1944 to 1946 and experienced the joy of recording for the first time with the band. The Downhomers played a brand of country music that became known as cowboy country. Haley was able to join the band because their original guitar player was being drafted into the Army. Kenny Roberts, the original guitarist, later found success as a solo country artist best known for the 1949 hit "I Never See Maggie Alone".

4. From which Haley & His Comets song do these lyrics come: "Don't you leave that spot/ Then you dance like crazy/ Give it all you got"?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: Razzle Dazzle

For Bill Haley & His Comets, "Razzle Dazzle" reached number 15 on the Billboard Best Seller list in 1955. It was a great song for dancing!

5. Bill Haley found work in Chester, PA as a member of a live music act that played local amusement parks and even had a radio show. What was the name of the band that gave Haley the opportunity to increase his audience by putting him on the radio?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: Cousin Lee's Band

Cousin Lee's Band was looking for a guitar player who could sing, and most importantly yodel. Haley learned how to yodel as a young man, was an accomplished guitar player and could carry a tune, so he was a natural fit for the band.

6. "Well, though her shadow doesn't take much ground/ Well, what there is really gets around / Well, what there ain't that's what she be / And even that's way too much for me" are lyrics in a Bill Haley & His Comets song. Which song is that?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: Skinny Minnie

In 1958, "Skinny Minnie" reached number 22 on the Billboard Top 100 and number 24 on the Billboard Best Seller lists. [As far as I know, I invented the other song titles.]

7. In 1948, Bill Haley recorded some of his first recordings on the Cowboy record label. What was the name of his backing band?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: The Four Aces of Western Swing

Haley began to enjoy some critical success in the late 1940's with the Cowboy releases. The Four Aces of Western Swing were an odd assortment of musicians including an accordion player, a stand-up bass player and a guitar player.

8. What song by Bill Haley & His Comets has the lyrics: "Can't you see you're in my way now? / Don't you know you cramp my style?"

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: See You Later Alligator

"See You Later Alligator" ranked high on several Billboard charts in 1956. It peaked at number six on Top 100, Juke Box, Best Seller, and Jockey (most played by DJs).

9. In 1949, Bill Haley formed the band which would become The Comets, his backing band on the classic hit "Rock Around the Clock". What was the name of the first incarnation of The Comets?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: The Saddlemen

Bill Haley began wearing a huge, ten-gallon cowboy hat onstage. He wore this huge hat to detract attention from his blind eye. Haley wanted to project a country/western image, while creating a brand new rock and roll sound.

10. In 1955, Bill Haley & His Comets released which song with these lyrics: "Down in Africa, many years ago / There lived a little fella named Zulu Joe. / He took his tom-tom, a great big stick/ ...."?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: Birth Of The Boogie

The .... line reads: "And that was the birth of the boogie lick." "Birth Of The Boogie" got to number 17 on the Billboard Juke Box list and to number 26 on the Billboard Best Seller list.

11. Many people consider Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" to be the first rock and roll song ever recorded. However, Haley had recorded a song, in much the same vein three years earlier. What is the name of this song?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: Rocket 88

"Rocket 88" was recorded in 1951, three years before "Rock Around the Clock". "Rocket 88" was originally written by Jackie Brenston and the Deltacats. Bill Haley recorded the song with his backing band The Saddlemen, giving the song a country swing.

12. Which record label released the song "Rock Around the Clock"?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: Decca

Decca had the rights to many artists beside Bill Haley including: Bing Crosby, Guy Lombardo, Ethel Waters and The Dorsey Brothers.

13. Which Bill Haley song (featured in the movie "Blackboard Jungle") has these lyrics: "Put your glad rags on, join me, Hon / We'll have some fun...."?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock

"Rock Around The Clock," arguably, ushered in the rock and roll era. On the Billboard charts, it was number one on Best Seller, Juke Box, and Jockey. [The movie and song energized the teens...I know...I was one!]

14. When "Rock Around the Clock" was released, it found modest success, but it wasn't until it was included as the title track for a 1955 movie that it really took off. Which film launched the popularity of "Rock Around the Clock"?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: The Blackboard Jungle

"The Blackboard Jungle" is the original movie about a high school ruled by rowdy and thuggish students. When a new teacher is brought in, he vows to clean up the school and restore order. He is faced with many traumatic ordeals in his quest to regain control of the school. The movie starred Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow and Glen Ford.

15. The song "Rock Around the Clock" found a resurgence in popularity in 1974 when the song was used as the theme of a new television program. Which television program introduced the song to a much younger audience?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Series: Bill Haley

Answer: Happy Days

"Happy Days" was the television program about the Cunningham's, an average mid-western family, and their interaction with the motorcycle riding, leather jacket wearing Arthur Fonzarelli.

16. In 1955, which song did Bill Haley & His Comets sing with these lyrics: "Keep that doorway open wide / Until we come slowly strolling side by side" and "There's a yellow moon above, mother /Shinin' on the one I love, mother"?

From Quiz Lyrics Of Bill Haley And His Comets

Answer: Burn That Candle

"Burn That Candle" reached number nine on the Billboard Juke Box chart and number 16 on the Billboard Best Seller list. Teens "fast" danced to it.

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