- Haley and Elvis Presley wanted to perform together during Haley's 1958 tour of Germany, while Elvis was in the United States Army. The idea was vetoed because of concerns about audience violence.
- Blind in his left eye due to a botched operation when he was a child. Haley adopted his trademark "kiss curl" look early in life as an attempt to draw attention away from his blind eye.
- His best friend and session guitarist Danny Cedrone died on June 17, 1954 from a heart attack after mysteriously falling down a flight of stairs; Haley and Cuppy's second child Doreen Haley died on July 21, 1954 of SIDS; Haley's mother Maude Green died on April 25, 1955 of complications from her diabetes; Haley's father William Haley died on June 17, 1956 of cancer and tuberculosis (he "threw up his lungs"); and Haley's sister Margaret Haley died on June 21, 1958 of cancer; all were buried at Melody Manor.
- Haley's early recordings, in particular "Rock the Joint", inspired disc jockey Alan Freed to coin the term "rock and roll".
- Many reference books add "Junior" to the end of Haley's full name. However, according to his family, this is not correct.
- Once performed a show backed by Buddy Holly and The Crickets, when the Comets were late for a gig.
- Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
- He built a house called Melody Manor in 1955 for his second wife (and wife at the time) Cuppy (real name Barbara Joan Cupchak) and their then-two children. Yearly memorable Christmas parties for all of the Comets and their families were thrown there. When Haley and Cuppy divorced in 1960, Cuppy's lawyers claimed Melody Manor, and Haley "shuffled around in cheap motels until he could no longer even afford those anymore" before going to Mexico.
- Attended and graduated from Boothwyn High School in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania.
- He joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1955.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6435 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 354-356. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- In February 2006, the International Astronomical Union announced the naming of asteroid 79896 Billhaley, honoring the 25th anniversary of Bill Haley's death.
- His name, and that of his band, The Comets, have led many to incorrectly pronounce Halley's Comet with a long a. The correct pronunciation is Halley's Comet, with a short a.
- His popular-song compositions include "Green Tree Boogie", "Sundown Boogie", "Crazy Man Crazy" and "Rock-a-beatin' Boogie".
- His mother was born in Ulverston, Cumbria, U.K., the home town of Stan Laurel.
- At the end of his life he suffered from a brain tumor, mental illness and the effects of chronic alcoholism.
- Born on exactly the same date as TV game show magnate Merv Griffin.
- Got a Gold Disc for Rock Around the Clock.
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