Strange to think that the group synonymous with the birth of rock'n'roll through
their iconic 1955 smash Rock Around The Clock were initially recognised as a
solid country and western group, renowned for their romantic ballads and western
swing tunes. Bill Haley himself, in fact, was widely considered one of the top
cowboy yodellers in America when fronting The Saddlemen, forerunners of The
Comets, in the early 1950s. Their move towards a rockabilly style occurred with
their 1951 single Rocket 88, in which they first used the distinctive slapped
upright bass style which became th...