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Jimmy Daley and the Ding-A-Lings

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Rising local teen rock band in the 1956 film Rock, Pretty Baby.

In the finale, they almost miss their big chance to play a contest on real local L.A. KTLA-TV show The Johnny Grant Show under the name The Jimmy Daley Combo ("Rockin' the Boogie"). They lose to The Heartbeats.

Lineup:

  • Angelo Barrato (Sal Mineo)
  • Jimmy Daley (John Saxon)
  • "Ox" Bentley (Rod McKuen)
  • "Fingers" Porter (John Wilder)
  • "Sax" Lewis (Alan Reed Jr.)