Ronnie Self

Ronnie Self was an American singer-songwriter known for the rockabilly song "Bop-A-Lena" and his energetic live performances and aggressive vocals, which earned him the nickname Mr. Frantic. Released as a single on Columbia Records in January 1958, it appeared on Billboard charts in the United States and Australia. Limited in commercial success as a performer, Self had significant success as a songwriter across multiple genres in the 1960s and 1970s. Multiple musicologists have retrospectively cited him as an influence on garage rock and proto-punk, and historian Colin Escott described "Bop-A-Lena" as "the first punk record."