January 21, 2022 Record of the Day

Young Roy Orbison played mostly Country music with his band, the Wink Westerners. However, a college friend and future hit-maker, Pat Boone, urged Roy to lean more toward the new music craze called Rock and Roll. Orbison then formed a new band called the Teen Kings and released his first 45, “Ooby Dooby,” on Je-wel Records in 1955. An original copy can sell for $1,200.00 today. Counterfeits exist and look identical. Contact us if in doubt. The single was later released on Sun Records in 1956 and that version is worth up to $150.00 today.

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