"Lend Me Your Comb" is a 1957 song written by Kay Twomey, Fred Wise and Ben Weisman. The song was first released by female singer Carol Hughes as the A-Side of her Roulette Records single R-4041, which was reviewed by Billboard magazine in their December 30, 1957 issue. [1] Male singer Bernie Knee issued a version of the song as the A-side of his Columbia Records single 4–41090, which the website 45cat.com claims was issued December 23, 1957. [2]
Carl Perkins and his brother Jay performed the song for the B-Side of " Glad All Over", which was released by Sun Records on the "Sun 287: The Rockin' Guitar Man" record. [3]
The song also appears in the 1983 film The Outsiders.
The Beatles version
English rock band The Beatles recorded a version of the song for the BBC which was later released on the Anthology 1 album and subsequently on On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2.
The Hoodoo Gurus version
Australian rock band The Hoodoo Gurus recorded a live version of the song which was released on the Bite the Bullet album.
See also
References
- ^ "Billboard-1957-12-30" (PDF). WorldRadioHistory.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Bernie Nee-Lend Me Your Comb/Medal of Honor". 45cat/com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996.
Sources
- Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996. ISBN 0-7868-6073-1
- Morrison, Craig. Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers. University of Illinois Press, 1998.
