ROCK-A-BILLY MUSICIANS ON 45 RPM – “K-L” ARTIST LISTINGS
Many of these musicians have been inducted into one of two the Rock-a-Billy Hall of Fames
Buddy Kain with the Nomads – Myers – 1955
Buddy Kalb – Scottie – 1959
(Cyrus William Kalb Jr -has composed with Ray Stevens)
Ray Kannon and the Corals – Cuca – 1962
(Ray Kannoberg – Wausau, Wisconsin)
Carol Kay with the Teen-Aires – Crest – 1959
(Also with “The Star-Tones” appearing in a motion picture in 1964 titled The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed Up Zombies” – was also with “The Playboys”)
Nancy Kaye and the Echoes – Band Box – 1962
(Denver, Colorado)
Norman Kaye – Decca – 1957
Terry Keaton – Peach – 1959
Rusty Keefer and His Greelights – Coral – 1955
(Apparently Bill Haley’s Comets are the back up band on this recording)
Bill Keen and the Tradewinds – Lesley – 1961
Keetie & The Kats – K-Records – 1960
Ronnie Keenan – Sandy – 1957
Cathy Kelley – Dixie – 1959
Dean Kelley – Fashion – 1957
Pat Kelley – Chic – 1957
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Murray Kellum – M.O.C. – 1963
(With “The Cane Breakers”)
Bob Kelly and the Bob Kats – Bango – 1962
The Kelly Four – Silver – 1960
Jimmy Kelly and the Rock-A-Beats – Astra – 1961
Mike Kelly & The Legend – Megaphone – 1968
Pat Kelly with the Shamrocks – Jubilee – 1959
Roy Kelly – Mail Call – 1961
Sterling Kelly – Helton – 1966
Dave Kelso – Rose – 1958
Ken & Roy – Chicki – 1959
The Kendall Sisters – Argo – 1959
(Paulina Kendall and Dolores Kendall)
Kennedy, Bill
Bill Kennedy and the Twiliters – Empire – 1964
(Bluefield, West Virginia – John Sullivan on guitar. Tommy Latour on bass and Skip Bushey on drums with Bill Kennedy on guitar)
Dave Kennedy and the Ambassadors – Cuca – 1962
(La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Jerry Kennedy – Decca – 1958
Jim Kennedy – MOTT – 1959
Ken Kennington – Confederate – 1962
Kenny & Doolittle – Sims – 1959
Kenny & Moe – DeLuxe – 1957
Kent & Snuffy – MGM – 1960
Bobby Kent – Mercury – 1960
(Was with the Realtones and the Uptown Horns)
The Kents – Argo – 1958
(New York City, New York – Little Frankie LaRussa – Tony LaMonica – Woody Reynolds and Joe Rinando)
John Kerby – Diane – 1964
Kerry Marvin – Hy Sign – 1959
Doug Kershaw – K-Ark – 1967
(Douglas James Kershaw – Tiel Ridge, Louisiana – shown with brother Rusty left)
Benny Ketchum – UBC – 1961
THE KEY BROTHERS – LOUIS – 1961
Key Notes
Key, Troyce
Watch Your Mouth, ’58
Keyes, Burt
Stop Jivin’ Start Drivin’
Kids From Texas
Kid Rock
Kidd, Johnny
Kilgore Brothers
Kilgore, Merle
Ernie, ’56
Everybody Needs A Little Lovin’, ’55
Ride Jesse Ride, ’59
Kilian, Al
Killen, Billie J.
I Wonder, ’59
Killen, Ted
Kimbrough, Bill
Kimbrough, Mel
Kinder, Jimmy
King, Bob
King Brothers
CLAUDE KING – SPECIALTY – 1952
(Caddo Parish, Louisiana – with “Buddy & Claude” – “The Hillbilly Ranchers”
KENNY KING & THE BE BOPS – CUCA – 1962
(Kenny Jaeger – New London, Wisconsin)
SID KING (AND THE 5 STRINGS) – COLUMBIA – 1956
(Sid Irwin – Denton, Texas)
SLEEPY LABEEF – WAYSIDE – 1962
(Thomas Pausley LaBeff – Smackover, Arkansas)
DON LANIER – ROULETTE – 1958
(Donnie Henson Lanier – with The Rhythm Orchids – Don Rose & His Roses – Orchids shown)
BOBBY LAWSON – M.R.C. – 1958
(Robert Wayne – Glamorgan, Virginia)
RODNEY LAY – KAMPUS – 1960
(Coffeyville, Kansas – with The Blazers – Rodney Lay & The Wild West)
MYRON LEE – HEP – 1958
(Myron Robert Wachendorf – South Dakota )
ALIS LESLEY – ERA – 1957
(Alice Lesley – Chicago, Illinois – the “female Elvis”)
BUTCH LESTER – B.E.S. – 1965
(Chester “Butch” Lester – Upper Kelly’s Creek, West Virginia)
LINDA GAIL LEWIS – ABC-PARAMOUNT – 1965
(Ferriday, Louisiana – sister of Jerry Lee Lewis)
MARGARET LEWIS – RAM – 1959
(Margaret Ann Lewis – Snyder, Texas – with “The Thunderbolts” – sang back-up on some Dale Hawkins recordings
JIMMY LOGSDON – ROULETTE – 1958
(Jimmy Lloyd alias)
BOBBY LORD – COLUMBIA – 1956
BOBBY LOWELL – ROTO – 1956
(Fronted the Rock-A-Boogie Boys)
MATT LUCAS – DOT – 1963
(Memphis, Tennessee – Played with the Ray Chilton Band – and the Narvel Felts band)
JIMMY LUKE – UNI – 1967
(Jimmy Ray Paulman – Arkansas – with “The C-Riff’s – short-time member of Ronnie Hawkins’ “Hawks” – Luke shown on right)
BOB LUMAN – IMPERIAL – 1957
(Robert Glynn Luman – Blackjack, Texas – “Let’s Think About Livin’” – charted number 7 Hot 100)
MARSHALL LYTLE – CAMEO – 1959
(Old Fort, North Carolina – Member of Bill Haley’s Saddlemen & Bill Haley’s Comets)