Lend Me Your Comb
"Lend Me Your Comb" was a song written by Kay Twomey, Fred Wise and Ben Weisman and published by Alamo Music, ASCAP. It was originally the B-Side of Carl Perkins' "Glad All Over" single, released December 1957 on Sun Records as Sun 287 by "The Rockin' Guitar Man".[1] This was Carl Perkins' last single on Sun Records.[2] The vocals were by Carl Perkins and Jay Perkins. Today it is best known for a cover by The Beatles, recorded 2 July 1963 at the BBC Maida Vale Studios in London. The Beatles cover has helped the song gain some notability. Musically, it is best known as a Rock'n'Roll song, and is usually performed as such. The Beatles version was released on their Anthology 1 album.[3]
It also appeared on the Beatles' Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 album.
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[edit] Other versions
Other artists have performed the song, including:
- Vince Eager
- Git Gone Boys
- Hoodoo Gurus
- Roddy Jackson
[edit] See also
- 1963 in music
- Rock'n'Roll
- The Beatles Bible: http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/lend-me-your-comb/
[edit] References
- ^ Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996.
- ^ Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996.
- ^ Beatles Bible: http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/lend-me-your-comb/
[edit] 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.
