Bill Haley bought cowboy outfit here.
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Bill Haley bought cowboy outfit here.

This was the original store of Bernard Rodeo Ben Lichtenstein, who outfitted famous cowboys such as Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. In the mid-1940's, singer Bill Haley bought a second-had cowboy outfit here, ten years before Billy Haley and the Comets became famous with Rock Around the Clock. . This information is from a Mark de la Vina column in the Phila. Daily News, 9/18/92, which can be found online.

Publication date Jun 24, 2018
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Property ID: 2143
Updated on: Aug 31, 2019

This was the original store of Bernard Rodeo Ben Lichtenstein, who outfitted famous cowboys such as Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. In the mid-1940's, singer Bill Haley bought a second-had cowboy outfit here, ten years before Billy Haley and the Comets became famous with Rock Around the Clock. . This information is from a Mark de la Vina column in the Phila. Daily News, 9/18/92, which can be found online.

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Location:
Rodeo Ben (former location) , 3209 West Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19121, United States
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Listing Category:
Country Music, Bluegrass Crafts, Artisans Pop Music Retail Stores, Malls Rock and Roll Rock Stars
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Created Date:
06-24-2018
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