"Honeycomb" is a popular

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 song

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 written by Bob Merrill

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 in 1954

1954 in music

-Events:*January 14 - First documented use of the abbreviated term "Rock 'n' Roll" to promote Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Jubillee, held at St. Nicholas Arena in New York, New York...

. The best-selling version was recorded by Jimmie Rodgers

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 and charted at number one on the Billboard Top 100

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 in 1957

1957 in music

-Events:*January 5 – Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba.*January 6 – Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on the The Ed Sullivan Show.*January 16 – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, UK....

. "Honeycomb" also reached number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart and number seven on the Country & Western Best Sellers in Stores chart. The song is referenced in the McGuire Sisters hit song "Sugattime", when the soloist sings the line: "Just be my "Honeycomb" which is echoed by the other sisters and the male chorus. (Honeycomb, Honeycomb, Honeycomb.)

Cover versions

• In 1986, Gary Morris
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  ' version of the song was a country hit, peaking at number twenty-seven.
• Ricky Nelson
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  Eric Hilliard Nelson , better known as Ricky Nelson or Rick Nelson, was an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and actor...
  
   covered the song on his 1957 debut album "Ricky
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