Bill Haley

USA, 1946–1981

American bandleader (1925-1981) who came from western swing and combined it with jump blues. 'Rock Around the Clock' was among the first rock and roll records to reach a mass audience.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Bill Haley and 0 artists Bill Haley influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Bill Haley?

• Louis Jordan — Haley grafted Louis Jordan's jump-blues jive and shuffle onto his western-swing band — the R&B ingredient that turned it into rock'n'roll.
• Big Joe Turner — Haley's breakthrough 'Shake, Rattle and Roll' was Big Joe Turner's jump-blues hit — Turner's shouting R&B was the raw material of Haley's rock'n'roll.