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"Bristol Stomp" is a song written in 1961 by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, two executives with the Cameo-Parkway record label, for The Dovells, a doo-wop singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who recorded it for Cameo-Parkway late that year. Appell also produced and arranged the track and his Cameo-Parkway's house band served as the studio ...
In 1961, the Dovells reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a song called "The Bristol Stomp", which refers to Bristol, Pennsylvania, and includes the line "We ponied and twisted and we rocked with Daddy G". Since Gene Barge had earlier co-written "A Night With Daddy 'G' - Part 1" and "A Night With Daddy 'G' - Part 2" (Legrand LEG 1004), many ...
The Dovells first national hit was "Bristol Stomp", a dance song [1] which was followed by a similar hit "Do the New Continental" (in the John Waters movie Hairspray). "Bristol Stomp" sold over one million copies and won a gold disc. [2] They appeared performing both songs in the Chubby Checker movie called Don't Knock the Twist in 1961.
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"Bristol Stomp" sold over one million copies and was awarded a RIAA gold disc. [4] As a Dovell, he also toured with James Brown . Barry also made film appearances with the Dovells in films such as Don't Knock the Twist and toured the UK with the Motown Revue.
He also wrote "Bristol Stomp" for The Dovells with David Appell. "Fabulous", another Charlie Gracie track (and in 1999 covered by Paul McCartney) sold nearly one million copies upon release. Some songs such as "Limbo Rock" were credited under the pseudonym of Jon Sheldon. This enabled him to be affiliated with both ASCAP and BMI. [4]
Pages in category "Songs with lyrics by Kal Mann" ... out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bristol Stomp; ... Text is available under the ...
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