On this day: Febraury 9, 1981

Bill Haley, the man who taught  teens everywhere how to rock around the clock passed away on February 9, 1981 when he was just 56 years old.

Haley was thrown into stardom unexpectedly when his hit Rock Around the Clock was featured in a movie and exploded on the charts. After that, he managed to have another 21 singles make the Billboard charts including; Burn That Candle, See You Later Alligator, Rip It Up, and more.

However, Haley was already in his 30's when stardom came, and his fame only lasted a few years when Elvis's bad boy image made Haley's squeaky clean 'good boy' image obsolete.

Other notable events for February 9:
-Paul McCartney and his group Wings began touring in the UK on Feb. 9, 1972. The group played small venues at several colleges and universities
-George Harrison presented UNICEF with a check for $9 million on Feb. 9, 1982. The check was a settlement for a benefit concert held in Bangladesh in 1971
-Pete Townshend, Chrissie Hynde and The Communards played a benefit show on Feb. 9, 1986 to benefit victims of a volcano eruption in Columbia
-Carole King is born on Feb. 9, 1941