Bill Haley and the Comets - Shake Rattle And Roll (live TV 1969)

Courtesy of the Clark Santee archives, outstanding footage of Bill Haley and his Comets delivering an unsurpassable version of Big Joe Turner's Shake Rattle And Roll. Not even Elvis could top this mighty version, and plenty of evidence here as to why Haley became the first superstar of rock'n'roll. Excellent solos and back beat from what amounts to one great rock'n'roll band with the one and only Bill Haley firing on all cylinders.

[robk.]

It sounds awesome! Rhythm section! Bass and drums are like a space rocket engine and machine gun! Lov it!!!

[monniehernandez]

We used to listen to this song in primary school around 2008-9

There was a question about this song on the chase. I instantly remembered thr song and found out it was release in 1954!!

[johnwinthrop]

They must have been TOLD not to get up and dance or react to
this until it was over - but it sure looked strange & out of place to THIS long-time
rock 'n' roller. No doubt - Bill Haley's SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL is a classic!

[mikeymutual]

The great groove is being supplied by the terrific playing of the bassist and drummer. No stand up bass here, either!

[michaelholmes]

Bill always gave it 100 percent brilliant 😊😊😊

[castelobrancopaulo]

The father of rock 'n' roll. He, in 1951, gathered the black rhythm & blues to the white hillbilly music and created the true and genuine rock 'n' roll. And his greatest followers were Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others.

[larsb]

Superior musicians. Do we know the names in the lineup?

[garrghhh]

I was a bit surprised by the 'wooden audience' aspect myself - 1969 is more recent than I associate with stilted definitions / ideas about something like 'decorum'. So, I looked this up.

This is from a show called "The Show"* that was aimed, particularly, at something like 'bringing young adults and famous performers together to discuss issues of the day and enjoy music / music-making together'. So, there's a rather 'serious theme' / idea underlying the show that I'm sure factored into the presentation. It could certainly be more incongruous to, say, discuss something like "nuclear proliferation" and then "enjoy a 'nice friendly mosh pit'"**... 😄

You can see and read more here, for example:


* The kind of name that makes it _so_ easy to find / identify, heh

_Edit: ** Well, incongruous if you're not in a Peter Sellers-headlined satire ... making a point ..._

[gingerable]

Super performance shame about stuffed dummy audience !

[lestermobley]

The audience reaction is understandable. Bill Haley & the Comets seen here in 1969 were of an older generation and could have been parents to these newbie hippie generation teenagers.

Therefore as a consensus, spurred on through subliminal groupthink, they choose not to show any enthusiasm even though the music was awesome. It would have been so uncool if they did.

[uthmaanpacsa]

Very lively audience couldn't believe my eyes 😂

[jacquelinewebster]

What was wrong with the audience 😮😮…awesome performance though!!