Crazy Man, Crazy: The Bill Haley Story (Haley Bill Jr.)(Pevná vazba)

Bill Haley - the man who brought rock 'n' roll into the mainstream. His song 'Crazy Man, Crazy' was the first rock 'n' roll song to break the Billboard Top 20 in 1953 and was followed by his evergreen 'We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock ' the first song of its kind to hit #1. His success made him an idol not only in the US but throughout the world, from Canada to the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and beyond. Yet Haley is often overlooked in the story of rock 'n' roll, overshadowed by others who followed him, from sex symbol Elvis Presley to wild man Jerry Lee Lewis and forever-young Buddy Holly. But Haley's lack of visibility was in part his own doing: he had conflicted feelings about fame, was extremely private, suffered chronic alcoholism, and troubled relationships with multiple wives, which yielded ten children who he struggled to support. Though he managed to carry on a

Produkt Crazy Man, Crazy: The Bill Haley Story (Haley Bill Jr.)(Pevná vazba) popisuje EAN kód 9781617137112.