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Sound and glory : the incredible story of Bill Haley, the father of rock'n'roll and the music that shook the world / by John W. Haley & John von Hoelle.
LIBRA - Special ML420.H1165 H3 1990
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haley, John W. (John William), 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Haley, Bill, 1925-1981.
- Haley, Bill.
- Rock musicians--United States--Biography.
- Rock musicians.
- United States.
- Rock music--United States--History and criticism.
- Rock music.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 249 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Other Title:
- Incredible story of Bill Haley, the father of rock and roll and the music that shook the world
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, Del. : Dyne-American Pub., 1990.
- Contents:
- The early years 1925-1943
- The dream becomes reality 1943-1944
- The odyssey 1945-1946
- The disillusionment 1946-1947
- The new horizon 1947-1949
- The search for the sound 1949-1953
- The sound and glory 1953-1955
- The coming storm 1956-1957
- Now to rock the world 1957
- Dreams of empire 1957-1958
- The epilogue 1959-1981.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-243), discography (pages 213-232), and index.
- ISBN:
- 1878970003
- 9781878970008
- 1878970011
- 9781878970015
- OCLC:
- 22763200
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