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Bill Haley at 100 – A celebration of the Father Of Rock’n’Roll

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September 24, 2025
by Vintage Rock

Along with his daughter Gina Haley and biographer Chris Gardner, Vintage Rock raises a glass to the Father of Rock’n’Roll, Bill Haley and His Comets, who changed the course of…

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