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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]
"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.
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.
The Rydell High crew returns in a live-performance of the classic movie-musical and yes, the hand-jive is back.
He was the principal behind Otis' hit "Willie and the Hand Jive." [1] He remained in Otis’ band until 1959 when he formed his own group, The Jimmy Nolen Band. [6] They performed in small clubs and ballrooms in California and Arizona's "Chitlin' Circuit", backing many of the blues musicians that passed through California.
"Willie and the Hand Jive" released in June 1985, [21] is a cover of the Johnny Otis song of the same name. "Willie and the Hand Jive" is the only Destroyers single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Peaking at number 63. [4] [22] [23]
The second track to be released as a single was "Willie and the Hand Jive", which came out in October 1974. [22] Clapton slowed down the tempo for his version. Author Chris Welch believes that the song benefits from this "slow burn". [23] However, Rolling Stone critic Ken Emerson complains that the song sounds "disconcertingly mournful". [24]
Loads of legends circulate around the 97-year-old bar on South Tacoma Way. Bob’s Java Jive attracts a wide variety of regulars even today.