Bill Haley in History of Rock & Roll
Bill Haley (1925–1981) was an early rock and roll musician who, with his group Bill Haley & the Comets, helped popularize the genre in the 1950s with hits like "Shake, Rattle, & Roll" and "Rock Around the Clock," a song featured in the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle.
In 1953, Bill Haley recorded "Crazy Man Crazy," which is considered by some to be the first rock and roll hit by a white artist.