Various live appearances from 1950’s to the 1970’s, including Austrian TV in 1976.

TV, movie and newsreel compilation.  A Bill Haley and the Comets fan delight!  This is a superb collection of Bill Haley and the Comets performance footage from the 1958 German film “Hier Bin Ich, Hier Bleib Ich” (Here I Am, Here I Stay).  NBC TV special “Atlantic City Holiday.”  Live from the famous Star Club in Hamburg.  Famous footage of arrival in England.  German newsreels.  Color home movie footage of the Jodimars.

Amazing color home movie footage on the set of “Rock Around The Clock.”  Silent footage of German fans.  Lots of footage from the famous German concert where the fans go ape and destroy the venue.  Prior to the violence, the isles pack with jitterbugging teenagers.  Fans rush down from the higher seats to join the ruckus at floor level.  Then, bedlam erupts and the police form lines to hold the mob back!  Insane JD madness with rougneck teenagers being hauled away by Gestapo-looking police!  Chair are thrown into a pile, glass breaks and the police hose down the crowd.  If you’re into JDs and rock n roll, this the Holy Grail!

Songs include: Rock Around The Clock, See You Later Alligator, Rock A Beatin’ Boogie, When The Saints Go Marching In, Razzle Dazzle, Birth of the Boogie, Corinna Corinna, Forty Cups of Coffee, Rudy’s Rock, Hot Dog Buddy Buddy, R-O-C-K, Rip It Up, Shake, Rattle and Rock, Ooh! Look-AThere, Ain’t She Pretty, Viva Le Rock and Roll, Crazy Man, Crazy., Straight Jacket and many more.

Bill Haley on Spotlight 1976
Bill Haley and the Comets perform on Austrian television.  Songs include:
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Razzle Dazzle
Rudy’s Rock
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
See You Later Alligator
& others.

Bill is interviewed and discusses the differences between the fans and music “then” and “now”.

Video Quality: Quality is generally good, about an 8.0 using our Quality Rating Table located on our website home page
Total Running Time: 119 minutes.
Disc Format: 1 NTSC DVD-R