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Billy Williamson (1925–1996)

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Billy Williamson joined Bill Haley and the Saddlemen in 1949, playing steel guitar and also performing as MC and featured vocalist. With Haley and John Grande, he was a founding partner in The Comets in 1952. Williamson was a popular member of the band, often called upon to sing big beat songs made popular by the likes of Joe Turner and Fats Domino... See full bio »

Born:

William F. Williamson
in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
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1961 Jóvenes y rebeldes
Comets musician (uncredited)
 
1961 Besito a Papa
Comets musician (uncredited)
 
1959 Here I Am, Here I Stay
Comets musician (uncredited)
 
1956 Atlantic City Holiday (TV movie)
Comets musician
 
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2002 Taxi für eine Leiche ("Skinny Minnie")
 
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1957-1958 New American Bandstand 1965 (TV series)
Comets Musician / Kingsmen Musician
– Episode dated 14 August 1958 (1958) … Kingsmen Musician
– Episode dated 27 November 1957 (1957) … Comets Musician
 
1956 Don't Knock the Rock
Himself (steel guitarist, The Comets) (as The Comets)
 
1956 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV series)
Himself - Comets Musician
– Episode dated 28 March 1956 (1956) … Himself - Comets Musician
 
1956 Rock Around the Clock
Himself (Comets steel guitar player)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comets Musician
– Episode #8.48 (1955) … Himself - Comets Musician
 
1955 The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous Disc Jockey (documentary)
Himself - The Comets
 
1954 Round Up of Rhythm (short)
Himself (Comets musician) (as Bill Haley and the Comets)
 
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2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (video)
Himself (as Bill Haley and his Comets)
 
1989 Rock 'n' Roll History Video: Fabulous Fifties (video documentary short)
Comets musician
 

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Recorded singles with The Lifeguards (Comets spinoff group), 1958. See more »

Alternate Names:

Bill Haley And His Comets | Bill Haley and his Comets | Bill Haley and the Comets | The Comets
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