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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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.