The Esquire Boys has been played on NTS shows including Jazzman, with Dark Eyes first played on 22 November 2016.

Cedrone, former of the band, was born in Jamesville, New York. Cedrone's musical career began in the 1940s, but he came into his own in the early 1950s, first as a session guitarist hired by what was then a country and western musical group based out of Chester, Pennsylvania called Bill Haley and His Saddlemen. In 1951, Cedrone played lead on their recording of "Rocket 88" which is considered one of the first acknowledged rock and roll recordings.

At around this time, Cedrone formed his…