, ▁back ed ▁with ▁" Blue ▁Com et ▁Blues " ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁single ▁reached ▁# 3 4 ▁on ▁Billboard ▁and ▁# 3 8 ▁on ▁C ash ▁Box . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁single ▁reached ▁# 3 0 ▁in ▁November , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁re - chart ed ▁at ▁# 2 6 ▁in ▁December , ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁" R ud y ' s ▁Rock " ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁De cca ▁album ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Stage ▁Show ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Com ets ▁performed ▁" R ud y ' s ▁Rock " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁film ▁Rock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock . ▁Un like ▁other ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁movie , ▁" R ud y ' s ▁Rock " ▁was ▁performed ▁live ▁on ▁camera , ▁and ▁this ▁version ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁on ▁CD ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁In ▁live ▁performance , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁augment ed ▁by ▁ac rob atic ▁s lap - b ass ▁playing ▁( in ▁the ▁original ▁recording ▁and ▁film ▁by ▁Al ▁R ex ). ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁performed ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁when ▁Bill ▁H ale y ▁and ▁the ▁Com ets ▁made ▁their ▁second ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁They ▁also ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 8