In Popular Culture
"Ducktail", the 1956 rockabilly song by Joe Clay, insists on the care one takes to maintain the hairdo. The lyrics warning the listener, "Don't mess with my ducktails", echo Carl Perkins's "(Don't Step on My) Blue Suede Shoes", which appeared the same year. Several characters in various comics, manga, and anime sport DAs. For example, It is common to many characters in the series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, most notably Josuke Higashikata, who is identified by the hairstyle.
The Happy Days character Fonzie also has one, as do "Squiggy" (David Lander) and "Lenny" (Michael McKean) on the TV series Laverne and Shirley. Al Davis also has worn his hair in a DA, as did Ken Wahl in his role as Vinnie Terranova in the dressier sequences of the cult TV drama, Wiseguy.
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