"Lend Me Your Comb" was a song written by Kay Twomey, Fred Wise

Fred Wise (lyricist)

Fred Wise was the co-writer of the lyrics to the 1948 song "'A' — You're Adorable" with Buddy Kaye. He subsequently wrote many of the songs sung by Elvis Presley in his movies....

 and Ben Weisman

Ben Weisman

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 and published by Alamo Music, ASCAP. It was originally the B-Side of Carl Perkins

Carl Perkins

Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...

' "Glad All Over

Glad All Over (Carl Perkins song)

"Glad All Over" is a song written by Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, and Roy Bennett and recorded by rockabilly artist Carl Perkins, "The Rockin' Guitar Man", at Sun Records in 1957. It was released as a 45 and 78 single on January 6, 1958...

" single, released December 1957 on Sun Records as Sun 287 by "The Rockin' Guitar Man". This was Carl Perkins' last single on Sun Records. The vocals were by Carl Perkins and Jay Perkins. Today it is best known for a cover by The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

, recorded 2 July 1963 at the BBC Maida Vale Studios in London

London

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. The Beatles cover has helped the song gain some notability. Musically, it's best known as a Rock'n'Roll song, and is usually performed as such. The Beatles version was released on their Anthology 1

Anthology 1

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 album.

It also appeared on the Beatles' Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962

Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962

Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 is a double album featuring live performances by The Beatles, recorded in late December 1962 at the Star-Club during their final Hamburg residency...

 album.

Other versions

Other artists have performed the song, including:

• Vince Eager
  Vince Eager
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• Git Gone Boys
• Hoodoo Gurus
  Hoodoo Gurus
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• Roddy Jackson
  Roddy Jackson
  George Rodrick "Roddy" Jackson is an American rockabilly and rock and roll singer, songwriter, pianist and saxophonist, who recorded for Specialty Records in the 1950s.-Life and career:...
  
  

See also

• 1963 in music
  1963 in music
  -Events:*January 1 – The Beatles start a 5-day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do".*January 4 – At Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Dalida receives a Juke Box Global Oscar for the year's most-played artist on juke boxes....
  
  
• Rock'n'Roll
• The Beatles Bible: http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/lend-me-your-comb/

Sources

• Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996. ISBN 0-7868-6073-1
• Morrison, Craig. Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers. University of Illinois Press, 1998.