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Bill Haley filed a lawsuit against Dave Miller of Essex Records, seeking to block the release of recordings he had made during his contract with Essex. The lawsuit described the recordings as inferior to his newer recordings at the time.
Related events
- Bill Haley filed a lawsuit against Dave Miller, founder of Essex Records, over unpaid royalties from earlier recordings.
- Filming began on the movie "Don't Knock the Rock", featuring Bill Haley.
- Bill Haley attempted to follow up his hit “Skinny Minnie” with “Lean Jean.” The recording reached only No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.