Boyd Byron Bennett was an American rockabilly songwriter and singer.
His two biggest hit singles, both written and performed by him, were Seventeen with his band, the Rockets; and My Boy, Flat Top. Seventeen reached No. 16 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1955. He later became a disc jockey in Kentucky. He also worked with Francis Craig and Moon Mullican.
Bennett was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame for his contribution to the genre.
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