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"Hot Rod Rock" is a 1959 pop and rock-and-roll song recorded by actor and singer Edd Byrnes, famous for his role as "Kookie" on the television show 77 Sunset Strip. Overview of Hot Rod Rock Release Year: 1959Album: Featured on his spoken-word and musical LP Kookie, Star of 77 Sunset Strip Genre: Pop / Novelty Rock and Roll Style: Up-tempo spoken-word/vocal hybrid featuring hipster slang ("Kookie-talk") matching his television persona Record Label: Warner Bros. Records The track capitalizes on the late 1950s car and hot-rod culture craze combined with the massive teen idol popularity Byrnes achieved from playing a hot-rod-driving, hair-combing parking valet on TV.