The Tyrones were an
American rock and roll group, formed in
Philadelphia in the 1950s. The group was run by Tyrone DeNittis and featured George Lesser. Their hit songs included "Blast Off" and "I'm Shook", and they appeared singing "Blast Off" in the film
Let's Rock. Sponsored in part by
Bill Haley, the Tyrones recorded a number of Haley/
Comets-written songs. It is also believed that several Comets including
Frank Beecher took part in the recording sessions, which were later "cleaned up" by
Johnny Grande and
Billy Williamson. DeNittis' brother,
Al Dean, briefly joined the Comets as
sax player in 1960. He may also have recorded with the Tyrones.