Bill Haley is often described as the founding father of Rock 'n' Roll. However, those teenagers who in the middle 1950s avidly purchased the latest Bill Haley & His Comets records would fairly certainly have had no idea that the man was already a seasoned performer who had appeared in the studios as early as 1946. This collection presents recordings Bill Haley made between 1948 and 1954, when he was honing his style and transforming himself from cowboy performer to Rock 'n' Roll star. Proto-rockers such as Rocket 88, Rock The Joint and Crazy Man Crazy show Haley on his way to becoming the iconic 1950s rock 'n' roller, whilst recordings here are more Western Swing, Hillbilly Boogie and Country flavouued.
