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    The Big Bopper Play

    257,251 plays (65,923 listeners)

    Jiles Perry (J.P.) Richardson, Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), called Jape by friends but commonly known as The Big Bopper, was a disc jockey who parlayed a big voice and exuberant personality into a career as an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his hit song "Chantilly Lace".

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    Ricky Nelson Play

    1,481,876 plays (280,517 listeners)

    Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 –December 31, 1985), was an American singer, musician, and Golden Globe-nominated actor. With more than 50 Hot 100 hits, Nelson was second only to Elvis Presley as the most popular rock and roll artist of the 1950s and 1960s.

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    Bill Haley And The Comets Play

    1,332,336 plays (256,277 listeners)

    This is an incorrect tag for Bill Haley & His Comets. Please fix your ID3 tags. If you wish for this artist name to redirect to the correct artist name, please vote for the correct artist name in the "Suggest a Correction" link in "More Information".

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    Dion & The Belmonts Play

    803,566 plays (120,050 listeners)

    Dion & the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. The group formed when Dion DiMucci joined The Belmonts - Carlo Mastrangelo, Fred Milano (August 22, 1939 - January 1, 2012), and Angelo D'Aleo - in late 1957.

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    Eddie Cochran Play

    1,970,797 plays (298,648 listeners)

    Eddie Cochran (3 October 1938 - 17 April 1960) was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, considered one of the most influential musicians of the late '50s alongside such legends as Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley.

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    Danny & The Juniors Play

    293,154 plays (79,993 listeners)

    Danny & The Juniors were a Philadelphia based quartet comprising of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Joe Terranova. They are most widely recognized for their hit single "At the Hop," which was released in 1957. They are sometimes erroneously stated as being an Italian-American band, however, Danny Rapp was of Irish extraction.

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    Carl Perkins Play

    1,335,007 plays (248,100 listeners)

    Carl Lee Perkins of (April 9, 1932-January 19 1998) originally of Tiptonville, Tennessee, made his mark with his prodigious pioneering career as a songwriter, singer and guitarist performing early Rockabilly and Rock n Roll along with more traditional Country and Gospel music for decades before his death at age 65.

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    Gene Vincent Play

    1,271,314 plays (222,770 listeners)

    Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. He performed with his backing band, the Blue Caps.

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    Johnny Burnette Play

    590,765 plays (114,692 listeners)

    Johnny Burnette was a rockabilly pioneer in Memphis, TN, USA - with his older brother Dorsey Burnette &, a friend, Paul Burlison - founded Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio. Burlison was an electrician and pioneered the electric guitar effect known as the "rumble" in evidence on Burnette's earlier first hit "Train kept a'Rollin" achieved by leaving a capacitor loose in its fittings.

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    Larry Williams Play

    158,565 plays (40,332 listeners)

    Lawrence E. Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwiter and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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