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The Bugaloos is an American children's television series, produced by brothers Sid and Marty Krofft, that aired on NBC on Saturday mornings from 1970 to 1972. [1] Reruns of the show aired in daily syndication from 1978 to 1985 as part of the "Krofft Superstars" package with six other Krofft series.
The style was a fusion of popular African American rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul music with mambo and son montuno, with songs in both English and Spanish. The American Bandstand television program introduced the dance and the music to the mainstream American audience. Pete Rodríguez's "I Like It like That" [1] was a famous boogaloo song.
These albums often mixed energetic Latin dance songs, sung in Spanish, with slower, English-language soul ballads sung by Bataan himself. As a vocalist, Bataan's fame in the Latin music scene at the time was only rivaled by Ralfi Pagan. [6] Disagreements over money with Fania Records head Jerry Masucci led Bataan to eventually leave the label ...
Lidsville is an American television show created by brothers Sid and Marty Krofft.It was their third series, following H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and The Bugaloos (1970). As did its predecessors, Lidsville combined two types of characters: conventional actors in makeup taped alongside performers in full mascot costumes, whose voices were dubbed in post-production.
Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers (born November 13, 1967) is an American dancer and actor, known for his role as "Turbo" in the 1984 film Breakin' and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, in which he is credited as "Boogaloo Shrimp".
The song was a hit in the US, peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, [51] and achieved Starr's best position on the UK Singles Chart, [52] where it reached number 2. [53] A promotional film for "Back Off Boogaloo" was shot on 20 March [ 54 ] at Lennon's Tittenhurst Park residence while Starr was looking after the property. [ 10 ]
The song, which is about summer, was renamed "Boogaloo" for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, where it represented Sweden. [3] It is the title track of Engberg's 1987 album, Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola. [3] The single was released in May 1987, with the song "En helt ny dag" as the B-side. It peaked at number 19 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
The lyrics to Cuba's music used a mixture of Spanish and English, becoming an important part of the Nuyorican Movement. [4] In 1965, the Sextet got their first crossover hit with the Latin and soul fusion of "El Pito (I'll Never Go Back to Georgia)". [2]