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Chanteur et batteur
Rockabilly US né le 7 décembre 1924 à Muscle Shoals (Alabama). Boyd Bennett passe sa jeunesse à Goodlettesville (Tennessee) où il monte son premier groupe au Collège. Disc-Jockey à Louisville (Kentucky), Boyd ne tardera pas à développer un style proche de celui de Bill Haley. Il a enregistré avec son groupe: les "Rockets", pour King
(54/63) et Mercury Records (59-61). Boy, chanteur lui-même, employait différents vocalistes au sein de son groupe, le principal ayant été
Big Moe. Au début des années 60, Boyd Bennett
s'est retiré à Indianapolis, gérant son Night Club: le
"Thunderbird".
Il est décédé le 2 Juin 2002.
Boyd
Bennett's music fell into the cracks between country and the early days of rock
& roll. Boyd never received much recognition from country circles while he was
performing, possibly because his music sounded more like the emerging rockabilly
than hardcore honky tonk.
Bennett was raised outside of Nashville, performing as a drummer and singer with
a band led by Francis Craig. After a stint in the military at the end of World
War II, he became a regular performer on a local radio station, assembling a
band named the Southlanders. The Southlanders sounded similar to Western swing,
with some additional honky tonk grit. Bennett signed with King Records in late
1952, recording his first single in December. The resulting record, "Time,"
became a minor country hit the following year.
Later in 1953, Bennett revamped the Southlanders, renaming them the Rockets and
adding R&B and blues elements to his music with the intention of gaining a
younger audience. Not coincidentally, this occurred at the same time
Bill Haley was reworking his sound and
renaming his backing band the Comets. Early in 1955, Bennett and the Rockets
recorded the rock & roller "Seventeen." King Records was unsure of the record's
commercial appeal, yet they eventually released it, which proved to be fortunate.
"Seventeen" rocketed to number five on the pop charts, eventually becoming one
of the best-selling records in the label's history. Not only was the original
successful, but the song spawned several cover versions, making Bennett and his
co-author John Young several million dollars.
The Rockets' next single, "My Boy Flat-Top," was sung by the group's
Big Moe (aka
James Muzey), and it also made it into the pop Top 40. In 1956, the Rockets
supported Moon Mullican on the classic
rockabilly single "Seven Nights to Rock." One more Rockets single — a 1956 cover
of Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" —
was a minor pop success, but the Rockets couldn't replicate their success with "Seventeen"
no matter how many times they tried. And throughout 1957 and 1958 they tried a
lot, recording several regional hits ("Hit That Jive," "High School Hop") that
never made it nationally. While all of these songs touched on rockabilly, they
were significantly tamer than most of their contemporaries; consequentially, the
Rockets never developed much of a cult following.
Boyd Bennett left King Records in 1959, signing with Mercury Records. Late in
1959, he had one minor hit on his new record label, "Boogie Bear." After a
series of unsuccessful singles, Boyd realized that he was too old for the
current rock & roll audience and decided to retire from performing. With the
money he earned from "Seventeen," he had already bought three nightclubs and co-owned
a television station. A decade after his retirement, he founded Hardcast
Manufacturing, which primarily constructed parts for air conditioning. For most
of his musical retirement, Bennett lived in Dallas. With the exception of the
occasional charity concert with Ray Price,
Boyd Bennett never reentered the music business.
Boyd Bennett died on June 2, 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_Bennett
Talents : Drums, Vocals, Leader, songwriter
Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll, Christian pop
POISON IVY
(1955)
SEVENTEEN
(1955)
BLUE
SUEDE SHOES (1956)
MUMBLES BLUES
(1956)
CLICK CLACK
(1958)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 02/1953 | 78 t. KING 1167 (US) | . | Time / A Hopeless Case |
| 02/1953 | SP KING 45-1167 (US) | . | Time / A Hopeless Case |
| 03/1953 | 78 t. KING 1201 (US) | . | Precious Little Sweetheart / I'm Wasting Time |
| 03/1953 | SP KING 45-1201 (US) | . | Precious Little Sweetheart / I'm Wasting Time |
| 01/1955 | 78 t. KING 1413 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His
SOUTHLANDERS -
Waterloo
 / I've Had Enough |
| 01/1955 | SP KING 45-1413 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His
SOUTHLANDERS -
Waterloo
/ I've Had Enough |
| 02/1955 | 78 t. KING 1432 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
You Upset Me Baby
/
Poison Ivy
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| 02/1955 | SP KING 45-1432 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
You Upset Me Baby
/
Poison Ivy
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| 02/1955 | 78 t. KING 1443 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals by Big MOE -
Boogie At Midnight
/
Everlovin'
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| 02/1955 | SP KING 45-1443 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals by Big MOE -
Boogie At Midnight
/
Everlovin'
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| 05/1955 | 78 t. KING 1470 (US) | . |
Seventeen
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE) /
Little Ole You-All
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals By Boyd BENNETT) |
| 05/1955 | SP KING 45-1470 (US) | . |
Seventeen
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE) /
Little Ole You-All
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals By Boyd BENNETT) |
| 05/1955 | 78 t. KING 1475 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals by Big MOE -
Tennessee Rock And Roll
/
Oo-Oo-Oo
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| 05/1955 | SP KING 45-1475 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals by Big MOE -
Tennessee Rock And Roll
/
Oo-Oo-Oo
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| 09/1955 | 78 t. KING 1494 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals by Big MOE -
My Boy Flat-Top
/
Banjo Rock And Roll
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| 09/1955 | SP KING 45-1494 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals by Big MOE -
My Boy Flat-Top
/
Banjo Rock And Roll
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| 11/1955 | 78 t. KING 4853 (US) | . |
The Most
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE)
/ Desperately (Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals
By Boyd BENNETT) |
| 11/1955 | SP KING 45-4853 (US) | . |
The Most
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE)
/ Desperately (Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals
By Boyd BENNETT) |
| 01/1956 | 78 t. KING 4874 (US) | . |
Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
Right Around The Corner
/
Partners For Life
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| 01/1956 | SP KING 45-4874 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
Right Around The Corner
/
Partners For Life
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| 02/1956 | 78 t. KING 4894 (US) | . |
Moon MULLICAN with Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
Seven Nights To Rock
/
Honolulu Rock-A-Roll-A
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| 02/1956 | SP KING 45-4894 (US) | . |
Moon MULLICAN with Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
Seven Nights To Rock
/
Honolulu Rock-A-Roll-A
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| 03/1956 | 78 t. KING 4903 (US) | . |
Blue Suede Shoes
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals By Boyd
BENNETT) /
Mumbles Blues
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE) |
| 03/1956 | SP KING 45-4903 (US) | . |
Blue Suede Shoes
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals By Boyd
BENNETT) /
Mumbles Blues
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE) |
| 04/1956 | 78 t. KING 4915 (US) | . |
Moon MULLICAN with Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
Rock And Roll Mr. Bullfrog
/
I'm Mad With
You
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| 04/1956 | SP KING 45-4915 (US) | . |
Moon MULLICAN with Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
Rock And Roll Mr. Bullfrog
/
I'm Mad With
You
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| 04/1956 | 78 t. KING 4925 (US) | . |
The Groovy Age
(Boyd BENNETT
& His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE)
/
Let Me Love You
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals By Boyd BENNETT) |
| 04/1956 | SP KING 45-4925 (US) | . |
The Groovy Age
(Boyd BENNETT
& His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE)
/
Let Me Love You
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals By Boyd BENNETT) |
| 08/1956 | 78 t. KING 4953 (US) | . |
Rabbit-Eye Pink And Charcoal Black (Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE)
/
Hit That Jive
Jack
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE
& Boyd BENNETT |
| 08/1956 | SP KING 45-4953 (US) | . | Rabbit-Eye Pink And Charcoal Black (Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE)
/
Hit That Jive
Jack
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE
& Boyd BENNETT |
| 10/1956 | SP KING 45-4985 (US) | . |
Rockin' Up A Storm
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals By Big MOE
& Chorus) /
A Look Of Your Hair
(Boyd BENNETT &
His ROCKETS / Vocals By Boyd BENNETT & Chorus) |
| 1956 | EP KING EP-377 (US) |
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Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
ROCK AND ROLL -
Seventeen
/
Boogie At Midnight
/
Oo-Oo-Oo
/
Little Ole You-All
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| 1956 | EP KING EP-383 (US) |
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Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS - ROCK AND ROLL - Right Around The Corner / The Most / My Boy Flat Top / Tennessee Rock And Roll |
| 03/1957 | SP KING 45-5021 (US) | . |
I'm Moving On
(Boyd BENNETT &
His ROCKETS / Vocals By Boyd BENNETT) /
Big Jay Shuffle
(instr.)
(Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS) |
| 05/1957 | SP KING 45-5049 (US) | . |
Put The Chain On The Door
(Boyd
BENNETT & His ROCKETS / Vocals by Big MOE)
/ Big Boy
(instr.) (Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS) |
| 08/1957 | SP KING 45-5070 (US) | . | Shindig / Hammer Head |
| 12/1957 | SP KING 45-5097 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT / Vocals By Boyd BENNETT & Chorus - Boy Meets Girl / Sentimental Journey |
| 02/1958 | SP KING 45-5113 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS - Her Momma Doesn't Think It's Right / Signed, Sealed, Delivered |
| 02/1958 | SP KING 45-5115 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS -
Move
/
Click Clack
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| 02/1959 | SP MERCURY 71409x45 (US) | . | Tight Tights / Tear It Up (instr.) |
| 07/1959 | SP MERCURY 71479x45 (US) | . | Boogie Bear / A Boy Can Tell |
| 11/1959 | SP KING 45-5282 (US) | . |
High School Hop
/
Cool Disc Jockey
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| 11/1959 | SP MERCURY 71537x45 (US) | . | Naughty Rock And Roll / Lover's Night (Boyd BENNETT / Alto Sax Solo by Jimmy McDANIELS) |
| 04/1960 | SP MERCURY 71605x45 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT / Vocals By Boyd BENNETT with The Anita KERR SINGERS - It's Wonderful / Amo, Amas, Amat |
| 1960 | SP MERCURY 71624x45 (US) | . |
Coffee Break
/
The Brain
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| 06/1960 | SP MERCURY 71648x45 (US) | . | Seventeen (Boyd BENNETT & His Orchestra / Vocals by Al HENDERSON with Anita KERR SINGERS) / Sarasota (Boyd BENNETT / Vocals By Boyd BENNETT with The Anita KERR SINGERS) |
| 07/1960 | SP KING 45-5374 (US) | . | Boyd BENNETT & His ROCKETS /
Vocals by Big MOE -
Seventeen
/
My Boy Flat-Top
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| 12/1960 | SP MERCURY 71724x45(US) | . | Big Junior / Hershey Bar |
| 03/1961 | EP MERCURY 14238 (F) |
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Seventeen
/ It's Wonderful / Amo, Amas,
Amat / Sarasota |
| 06/1961 | SP MERCURY 71813 (US) | . | Coffee Break / The Brain |
| 1962 | SP BENJON 102 (US) | . | Bah Dah / Kiss Of Thunder |
| 1962 ? | SP DJM 10191 (UK) | . | Girl Back Home / Jounty Jump |
| 04/1963 | SP KING 45-5738 (US) | . | Hear Me Talking / Teenage Years |
| 05/1963 | SP KING 45-5736 (US) | . | Al Henderson with
Boyd Bennett Orchestra -
She Says "Crazy"
/ Laughing
Girl, Crying Boy |
| 1965 | SP KERNEL 2050 (US) | . | You And Me And Love / Time |
| 1973 | SP HILLBILLY CAT 73 (US) | . |
Seventeen
/ Big Boy |
| 1975 | SP KING 9932 (US) | . | Big Boy / Put The Chain On The Door |
| 1979 | SP GUSTO GT4-2080 (US) | . |
Seventeen / My Boy Flat Top |
| 1988 | SP COLLECTABLES COL-3628 (US) | . |
My Boy - Flat Top / Seventeen |
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Unissued Tracks
| 1955 | KING unissued | Banjo Rock And Roll [alt. vers.] |
| 1955 | KING unissued | Cool Disc Jockey [alt. vers.] |
| 1955 | KING unissued | My Boy - Flat Top [alt. vers.] |
| 1955 | KING unissued |
Switchie, Witchie, Twitchie
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| 19?? | Need info | Baby Ba Wo Wo Wo |
| 19?? | Need info | Cat Walk |
| 19?? | Need info | Darlin' Please Be Good To Me [vers. 1] |
| 19?? | Need info | Darlin' Please Be Good To Me [vers. 2] |
| 19?? | Need info |
Dig Like You Never Dug
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| 19?? | Need info | Ft. Knox Boogie |
| 19?? | Need info | Harlem Nocturne |
| 19?? | Need info | I'm Glad I'm A Boy |
| 19?? | Need info | It's Our Night Tonight |
| 19?? | Need info | Rock A Nails |
| 19?? | Need info | Steamboat |
| 19?? | Need info | There's Nothing Like This |
| 19?? | Need info | Who's It Gonna Be |
| 19?? | Need info | You Upset Me Baby [alt. vers.] |
| 19?? | Need info | Your Mother Doesn't Think It's Right |
Albums
| 1957 | LP 12" KING 594 (US) |
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BOYD BENNETT - Seventeen / Partners For Life / Mumbles Blues / Little Old You-All / Click Clack / Right Around The Corner / Rabbit-Eye Pink And Charcoal Black / Tennessee Rock And Roll / My Boy Flat Top / Move / Blue Suede Shoes / Boogie At Midnight / Hit The Jive Jack / Banjo Rock And Roll / Put The Chain On The Door / Boy Meets Girl | |||
| 1980 | LP 12" RAINBOW R-2727-LPS (US) |
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It Gets Sweeter - Boyd BENNETT - Don't You Think It Gets Sweeter / It's My Desire / How Great Thou Art / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / The Ruggled Old Cross / Rise Again / He'll Understand And Say Well Done / More Of You / Because He Lives / One Day At A Time |
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| 1981 | LP 12" KING 594 (US) |
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COLLECTOR'S ITEM - Boyd BENNETT - Seventeen / Click Clack / Banjo Rock And Roll / Little Ole Yo-All / Tennessee Rock And Roll / Hit That Jive Jack / My Boy Flat Top / Move / Rabbit-Eye Pink & Charcoal Black / Right Around The Corner / Blue Suede Shoes / Boogie At Midnight | |||
| 1988 | LP 12" SING 1160 (DAN) |
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SEVENTEEN - Seventeen / Click Clack / Banjo Rock And Roll / Little Ole You - All / Tennessee Rock And Roll / Hit That Jive, Jack / Cool Disc Jockey / My Boy Flat Top / Move / Rabbit-Eye Pink And Charcoal Black / Right Around The Corner / Blue Suede Shoes / Boogie At Midnight / High School Hop | |||
| 1991 | CD CHARLY 282 (UK) |
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TENNESSE ROCK 'N' ROLL - BOYD BENNETT - Seventeen / Mumbles Blues / Oo-Oo-Oo / The Most / Switchie, Witchie, Titchie / You Upset Me Baby / Hit That Jive, Jack! / The Groovy Age / Blue Suede Shoes / Boogie At Midnight / Little Ole You All / Partners For Life / Banjo Rock'n'roll / Cool Disc Jockey / High School Hop / Poison Ivy / Right Around The Corner / Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll / Little Ole You All / Everlovin' / The Groovy Age / Waterloo / Dig Like You Never Dug / My Boy Flat Top | |||
| 1997 | 3 CD BENJON BJ001 (US) |
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OLD TIME - ROCK & ROLL :
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| 04/2005 | CD ACE 1039 (UK) |
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ROCKIN' UP A STORM - THE BEST OF KING RECORDINGS - Right Around The Corner / Seventeen / You Upset Me Baby / Boogie At Midnight / My Boy Flat Top / Everlovin’ / Mumbles Blues / Cool Disc Jockey / Big Jay Shuffle (instr.) / Most / Put The Chain On The Door / Blue Suede Shoes / Rabbit Eye Pink & Charcoal Black / Hit That Jive Jack / Banjo Rock 'n’ Roll / Groovy Age / Tennessee Rock ‘n’ Roll / Big Boy (Instr.) / Rockin’ Up A Storm / I’m Movin’ On / Click Clack / Clock Ticking Rhythm / Nothing Like This / Move | |||
| 200? | LP 12" BLINK BKLP-4145 (US) |
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Rockin' Up A Storm - Boyd BENNETT - Rockin' Up A Storm / Naughty Rock & Roll / The Most / Poison Juy / Hear Me Talkin' / Mumbles Blues / On-Ooh-On / Hearsney Bar / I'm Movin' On / Boogie Bear / The Groovie Age / You Upset Me Baby / Boy Meets Girl / Sentimental Yourney / Everlovin' / Big Junior / A Boy Can't Tell / I've Had Enough | |||
| 05/2019 | CD MARGINAL BB-595 (UK) |
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MR. BOOGIE BEAR - VOL. 2 - THE OTHER TRACKS - Baby Ba Wo Wo Wo (stereo) / Big Junior / Boy Meets Girl / Coffee Break / All Star Boogie (instru.) / Crazy (stereo) / Darlin' Please Be Good To Me / Hear Me Talkin' / Hershey Bar / Cat Walk (instr.) / I'm Glad I'm A Boy / It's Our Night Tonight / Laughing Girl, Crying Boy / Lemon Twist / Harlem Nocture (instr.) / Maria / Naughty Rock & Roll / Sentimental Journey / Lovers Night (instr.) / Tight Tights / Who's It Gonna Be / Rock-O-Nails (instr.) / You And Me Love (stereo) / Your Mother Doesn't Think It's Right / Steamboat (instr.) / Boogie Bear / A Boy Can Tell |
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