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Many 1950s and 1960s dance crazes had animal names, including "The Chicken" (not to be confused with the Chicken Dance), "The Pony" and "The Dog". In 1965, Latin group Cannibal and the Headhunters had a hit with the 1962 Chris Kenner song Land of a Thousand Dances which included the names of such dances.
Ray Anthony - on his 1964 album Swim, Swim, C'mon and Swim. [5] Enoch Light and His Orchestra - on their 1964 album Discotheque: Dance Dance Dance. [6] Billy Strange - on his 1964 album The James Bond Theme. [7] Leroy Jones recorded a rendition that was released on Hit 136. [8] [9] Lloyd Thaxton - on his 1964 album Lloyd Thaxton Presents. [10]
[1] It was named after the popular dance, the Slauson, and it provided the band with a local hit. [1] The success of Do the Slauson prompted Del-Fi to follow it up with another instrumental album, Let's Do the Swim on their Selma label. [1] [2] The Swim was the name for another 1960s dance craze. [1]
Robert Thomas Freeman (June 13, 1940 [1] – January 23, 2017) [2] was an American rock, soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer from San Francisco, [3] best known for his two Top Ten hits, the first in 1958 on Josie Records called "Do You Want to Dance" and the second in 1964 for Autumn Records, "C'mon and Swim".
The Frug (/ f r ʌ ɡ / [1] or /frug/ [2]) was a dance craze from the mid-1960s, which included vigorous dance to pop music. [3] It evolved from another dance of the era, the Chicken. The Chicken, which featured lateral body movements, was used primarily as a change of pace step while doing the Twist. As young dancers grew more tired they would ...
Nyad was born in New York City on August 22, 1949, to Lucy Winslow Curtis (1925–2007) [10] and stockbroker William L. Sneed Jr. Her mother was a great-granddaughter of Charlotte N. Winslow, the inventor of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a popular morphine-based medicine for children's teething pain that was manufactured from 1849 until the 1930s. [11]
Men's swimwear was also going through a metamorphosis; swim suits started to feature more tank tops and even shorter shorts. Fast-forward ten years and the 1930s were embracing a lot more skin.
[1] [2] Dick Clark, having noticed the dance becoming popular among teenagers, recommended to Cameo Records that the more wholesome Chubby Checker rerecord the song, which was released in 1959 and became a number one hit in 1960. [1] The dance became passé among teenagers as it became acceptable among adults and the song was re-released ...