I saw "77 Sunset Strip" trending on twitter. First, I started singing the show theme, then I thought maybe they're going to remake it! Unfortunately, Edd Byrnes has died. *sniffle* Kookie was cool. RIP
The most prominent early use of the term "hipster" was on 77 Sunset Strip, the cool detective series set in Los Angeles. Each week, viewers heard singers belt the following lyrics in the brassy theme tune: "You'll meet the highbrow and the hipster."
The "hipster" of the theme song was Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III, the parking attendant with an obsession with combing his hair. Edd Byrnes portrayed Kookie, and built his fame upon the character, releasing hit pop songs like "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" and making appearances all over television. In 1959, "Kookie" turned up in a Coke Time variety show special with Pat Boone and another important hipster of the era, Maynard G. Krebs.
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https://metv.com/stories/rip-edd-byrnes-the-hip-kookie-of-77-sunset-strip