Boyd Bennett And His Rockets

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Boyd Bennett (December 7, 1924 - June 2, 2002) was a rockabilly singer and songwriter from Muscle Shoals, AL who became famous during the mid 1950s. With his group, the Rockets, he had several hits that include "Seventeen" (1955) and "My Boy Flat Top" 1955). He later became a deejay in Kentucky.


Best known songs (with years) include:

  • My Boy Flat Top (1955)
  • Seventeen (1955)
  • Blue Suede Shoes (1956)
  • Boogie Bear (1959)

Pop charts debut year: 1955

Years active: ca. 1950s, 1980s

Genres: Rockabilly, Christian pop

Labels: King, Mercury, Rainbow

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