SCARCE FREDDIE BELL ROCK-A-BILLY 78 HOUND DOG / MOVE ME BABY US TEEN 101 E
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35
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46
£ 35
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Sep 11, 2023
Sold Date
Jul 11, 2017
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Description
AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS GREAT ROCKING 78 FROM FREDDIE BELL AND THE BELL BOYS NOT RELEASED IN THE UK
HOUND DOG
b/w MOVE ME BABY
Freddie Bell and the Bellboys were an American vocal group, influential in the development of rock and roll in the 1950s. Their recordings include "Hound Dog", "The Hucklebuck" and "Giddy Up a Ding Dong"
The group were established in 1952 by Freddie Bell, with Jack Kane (saxophone), Frankie Brent (bass / guitar), Russ Conti (piano), Louis Joseph "Chick Keeney" Cicchini (drums), and Jerry Mayo (trumpet). They were one of the first white groups to play the R&B hits of the day, and honed their act in the Midwest before landing a booking at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. They were later joined by Roberta Linn, who was married to Bell from 1961 to 1973.
In 1955, they made their first recordings for the Teen Records label, including an adaption of Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog" (first recorded by Big Mama Thornton). When performing the song in Las Vegas, they were seen by Elvis Presley, who was impressed and decided to record the song himself.
DISC DETAILS
US TEEN 101 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION - E
NICE!
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