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"Willie and the Hand Jive" is a song written by Johnny Otis and originally released as a single in 1958 by Otis, reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song has a Bo Diddley beat and was partly inspired by the music sung by a chain gang Otis heard while he was touring.
Originally released as an LP record on in December 1962, [2] the album was re-released on CD in 1994, with bonus tracks not featured on the original album and a new album cover. In the UK an EP titled Straight - No Strings! was issued on Liberty (LEP 2094) featuring four tracks from this album: "Willie and the Hand Jive", "Summertime Blues ...
The song lyrics describe the hand dance the title refers to. [5] The hand jive was popularized in the States by Johnny Otis's "Willie and the Hand Jive", described as a "funky blues rendition in a Bo Diddley styling" and "another approach to the growing Stateside interest in the British originated hand dance." [6]
In April 1958, he recorded his best-known song, "Willie and the Hand Jive", a clave-based vamp. It was a hit in the summer of 1958, peaking at number 9 on the U.S. Pop chart, and was Otis's only Top 10 single. The single reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.
"Fall in Love with You" was released with the flip side "Willie and the Hand Jive", a 1958 song by Johnny Otis, due to public demand, as Richard had been playing it on stage. Richard recalled that he thought "Willie and the Hand Jive" "was so good that we recorded it and released it on the back of Fall In Love With You which we thought was the ...
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Hand Jive is a studio album by the jazz guitarist John Scofield, released in 1994. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It features veteran tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris , keyboardist Larry Goldings , bassist Dennis Irwin , percussionist Don Alias , and drummer Bill Stewart .