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Bill Haley
The Big Bang of UK Rock’n’Roll
In February 1957, Bill Haley And His Comets began the most successful, groundbreaking rock’n’roll tour the UK had ever seen. Now 65 years on, we look back at this grand undertaking that seized the imagination of the nation’s youth and inspired a future generation of British rock musicians…
WORDS BY JACK WATKINS
BILL HALEY’S 1957 UK TOUR
6-9 FEBRUARY:
DOMINION THEATRE, LONDON
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