ON this date in 1958 - "The Dick Clark Show" debuted on ABC-TV.

Connie Francis, Pat Boone and Jerry Lee Lewis were the first performers to appear on the show.

A staple for the Boyz and me when I was growing up, Mr. P loved hearing Connie and Pat croon that evening, while Bun and I were enraptured by Jerry Lee...

My love for rockabilly was born and the rest is history...give me some Carl Perkins, Dave Edmunds, Eddie Cochran, Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, or Johnny Burnette any day...