Lend Me Your Comb Explained

"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

• Carl Perkins
• 1957 in music
• 1963 in music
• Rockabilly
• Rock'n'Roll

Sources

• Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996.
• Morrison, Craig. Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers. University of Illinois Press, 1998.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard-1957-12-30 . WorldRadioHistory.com . 6 August 2020.
2. Web site: Bernie Nee-Lend Me Your Comb/Medal of Honor. 6 August 2020. 45cat/com.
3. Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996.