Biography
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Boyd Bennett And His Rockets
Effective period / Period of releases: 1955 - 1959
Members: Boyd Bennett, Big Moe (3), Al Henderson
Boyd Bennett formed his group in the early 50s, originally using the name Boyd Bennett & His Southlanders. After a few years, they changed their name to Boyd Bennett & His Rockets. They soon got the attention of Syd Nathan, owner of King Records (3). After recording two country songs, they got a contract with King and became King Studio's house band. They went on to back up King artists such as Earl Bostic, Merle Travis, and Bill Doggett.