The Time Bill Haley Closed Keith's Theater

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Gil Sandler

Published August 22, 2014 at 7:30 AM EDT

By 1955, Keith's Theater on Lexington Street had been in decline for years. Management was looking into ways to close it. To their surprise, a lead act on their stage, Bill Haley and his Comets, did the job for them...in a way nobody could have suspected.

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The Time Bill Haley Closed Keith's Theater

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