gold star for USAHOF

2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1

The Jimmy Daley Combo

The Jimmy Daley Combo
  • Contest: 2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1
  • Sometimes known as Jimmy Daley and the Ding-A-Lings, we have a band in 1956 embracing the rock and roll sound but facing what every young band does in the '50s, finding respect from their parents. The group competed on the Johnny Grant Show on KTLA (that channel actually exists) though they just made it in time…to lose to their rival the Heartbeats. Bonus points here as the band consists of John Saxon.
  • TV Show/Movie Appeared: Don’t Knock the Rock (1956)
  • Actors: Angelo Barrato (Sal Mineo)
    Jimmy Daley (John Saxon)
    "Ox" Bentley (Rod McKuen)
    "Fingers" Porter (John Wilder)
    "Sax" Lewis (Alan Reed Jr.)
  • Songs you may remember: Don’t Knock the Rock
  • Why you should vote:: Because John Saxon was in a movie with Bruce Lee?
  • Why you should not vote:: They lost at the contest! Shouldn’t we induct the winners (The Heartbeats) instead?