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A115654-2
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- 1958-07-16 (Creation)
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Teenagers packed the Little J.E.M. Dining & Dancing Cafe on July 16, 1958, to rock n' roll to the music of the Bluenotes. The Little J.E.M. was on Hwy 99 just past the Puyallup River bridge. Set up on a small stage at one end of the room (right corner), the band's singer, a teenage Rockin' Robin Roberts, was backed by Lassie Aanes on drums, Bill Engelhart on electric guitar, Buck Ormsby on bass and Frank Dutra on saxophone. The boys were young teens, and one of the first rock ' roll bands in the area. In 1958, Duane Eddy released "Rebel Rouser," Jerry Lee Lewis was "Breathless," and the Wailers made their first public appearance at Bellarmine High School.
Teenagers; Rock & roll dancing; Rock groups--Tacoma--1950-1960; Little J.E.M. Cafe (Tacoma);