Bill Haley Y Sus Cometas - Florida Twist/Negra Consentida (1961)

 

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Florida Twist/Negra Consentida
Bill Haley Y Sus Cometas
Orfeon 1047
(1961)

In 1960, Bill Haley moved to Mexico. The hits had stopped, the well had run dry and a series of bad luck events had occurred post-"Rock Around The Clock."

He had left the U.S. to evade the IRS. He also found that if he signed to a Mexican label, AND kept the money in Mexico, the IRS couldn't touch it.

And so it goes, the first king of Rock n Roll became the king of the Twist. He would record a whole album of Twist songs, and would have the biggest record out of Mexico (up to that time.)

Is that him singing in Spanish on the flip? It sounds like him, but I never researched it.

Listen here!