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"The Hucklebuck" (sometimes written "The Huckle-Buck") is a jazz and R&B dance tune first popularized by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers in 1949. The composition of the tune was credited to Andy Gibson , and lyrics were later added by Roy Alfred .
The band's best-known single, a cover version of the rock and roll classic "The Hucklebuck", was recorded in 1980 and reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart the following year. [2] However, tensions surfaced between band members and Mills left before the song became successful, to be replaced by Sandy Fontaine (born Alex Giannini).
Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 – September 14, 2002) was an American jazz and blues saxophonist, bandleader, and songwriter. His record " The Huckle-Buck ", recorded in December 1948, was one of the most successful R&B records of the time.
"The Hucklebuck/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" Released: September 1960 ... US Billboard Top LPs: 3 US UK Albums Chart: 13 Singles [3] [4] Year Single Chart Peak position
Their greatest success was to come in 1965 with "The Hucklebuck," which spent a further seven weeks at the top of the Irish Singles Chart, and was a hit in Australia, [2] but failed to appear in the UK Singles Chart. [3] "Don't Lose Your Hucklebuck Shoes" returned the band to the number one position later in 1965.
Recorded in October 1993, the album was produced by Scott Billington; Billington later called Beau Jocque among the producer's most exciting finds. [6] [7] "Hucklebuck" is a version of the dance tune. [8] "
His first R&B top ten hit was with "Hucklebuck Daddy" in 1949, recorded for Philadelphia's Gotham Records. [2] His main claim to fame was to record, as Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians, the original version of "Rock the Joint" for Gotham in 1949. The sax breaks on "Rock the Joint" were the work of tenor player Danny Turner (1920–1995).
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer.He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time".