▁his ▁" bro ther " ▁Doug , ▁a ▁Per th ▁born ▁singer , ▁who ▁had ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁the ▁' Bob ▁K ats ' ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁changed ▁that ▁name ▁to ▁' The ▁Red ▁Rock ets ', ▁a ▁Sk iff le ▁group , ▁and ▁then ▁after ▁the ▁sk iff le ▁bo om ▁ended , ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁again ▁to ▁' The ▁Rou lett es '. ▁Leo ▁De ▁K ro o ▁joined ▁the ▁group ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁after ▁their ▁meeting ▁each ▁other . ▁As ▁the ▁Red ▁Rock ets ▁and ▁later ▁The ▁Rou lett es , ▁De ▁K ro o ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁would ▁occasionally ▁play ▁at ▁Sc ar borough ' s ▁' Y e ▁Ol de ▁' K ool - K or ner ' ▁Ka fe ', ▁a ▁milk - bar ▁that ▁had ▁an ▁outside ▁ju ke box , ▁a ▁ven ue ▁that ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁' The ▁S nake - P it '. ▁The ▁S nake - P it ▁allowed ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁te en agers ▁could ▁get ▁h amb urg ers ▁and ▁milk - sh akes , ▁and ▁then ▁dance ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁outside ▁on ▁the ▁foot path . ▁ ▁The ▁Rou lett es ▁played ▁regularly ▁on ▁local ▁radio ▁station ▁ 6 PR ' s ▁' H ill b illy ▁H our '. ▁Be coming ▁even ▁more ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁scene ▁they ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁dance ▁sessions ▁at ▁the ▁May lands ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁however ▁after ▁working ▁on ▁establish ing ▁their ▁band ▁on ▁the ▁local