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Crazy Man, Crazy

Peter Benjaminson

2019288 pagesabout 4–7 hours
2019
first published
  • 2019Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated · ENGISBN 9781493050857
  • 2019Leonard Corporation, Hal · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9781617137112
  • 2019Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9781493051014

Bill Haley was the man who brought rock 'n' roll into the mainstream, starting with "Crazy Man, Crazy" that became the first rock 'n' roll song to break the Billboard Top 20 in 1953. His success made him an idol not only in the US but throughout the world, from Canada to the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and beyond. Culled from interviews with insiders (from ex-wives to the Comets), recorded conversations, official documents, diaries, and more, this book not only charts the happenings of Haley's career but gives insight into the Haley behind the curtain and some of the other trials he faced, from the dark side of the music business to ties with the Mafia. -- Adapted from dust jacket

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