Career
He was with the band when they recorded "Rock Around the Clock" in 1954, and Williamson had the distinction of being the only Comet allowed to record lead vocal tracks during Haley"s tenure at Decca Records (such as the song "Hide and Seek" on their 1956 album, Rock and Roll Stage Show. He also shared a number of songwriting credits with Haley. He appeared in the rock and roll movies Rock Around the Clock and Don"t Knock the Rock in 1956, "Hier bin ich - hier bleib" ich" (Here I Am, Here I Stay) in 1959, and Jóvenes y rebeldes and Besito a Papa in 1961.
Williamson left the Comets in early 1963 and reportedly never played another note, declining invitations to join Comets reunion groups that formed after Haley"s death in 1981.
He died at the age of 71 in 1996.
