Bill Turner played lead guitar for Haley until the end of 1976. In 1975 he participated in one of Rudy Pompilli’s final performances at the Nite Cap, where Rudy was reunited with Franny Beecher after 13 years. Turner continues to be an active and enthusiastic promoter of Bill Haley’s legacy; this included helping Haley’s widow, Martha, to sort out estate issues in the 1980s, and escorting Haley’s youngest children, Pedro and Gina, to Bill Haley’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Philadelphia Music Foundation inductions in 1987. Turner is credited with helping reunite the
Comets for the Philadelphia Music Awards. He continues a close association with Bill Haley’s widow Martha and the Haley family.