Posts Tagged ‘Bill Haley’
Franny Beecher of Bill Haley & His Comets dies aged 92
Written by admin on February 25, 2014 – 5:59 pm -Franny Beecher, guitarist for Bill Haley & His Comets, died on Monday morning (February 24) at a nursing home in Philadelphia, aged 92.
Born Francis Beecher on September 29, 1921 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he began playing guitar professionally aged 17 and would go on to play with the likes of Buddy Greco and His Three Sharps, and the Benny Goodman Orchestra, before joining Bill Haley & His Comets at the end of 1954.
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1950s Radio in Color: The Lost Photographs of Deejay Tommy Edwards
Written by admin on July 14, 2011 – 8:54 am - |
Between 1955 and 1960, deejay Tommy Edwards photographed some of the biggest names in popular music as they passed through Cleveland to play shows and promote their latest musical offerings. |
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Bill Haley – 30 years on
Written by admin on February 9, 2011 – 10:33 am - |
Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer Bill Haley died 30 years ago today at his home in Harlington, Texas aged 55. He had been diagnosed with a brain tumour several months before, but the cause of death was a heart attack. |
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