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Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) [nb 1] was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. [2] His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "The King of the Mambo".
"Patricia" is a popular song by Pérez Prado with lyrics by Bob Marcucci, published in 1958. The song is best known in an instrumental version by Prado's orchestra that became the last record to ascend to No.1 on the Billboard Jockeys and Top 100 charts, both of which gave way the next week to the then newly-introduced Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]
The "Dancing Baby", also called "Baby Cha-Cha" or "the Oogachacka Baby", is an internet meme of a 3D-rendered animation of a baby performing a cha-cha type dance. It quickly became a media phenomenon in the United States and one of the first viral videos in the mid-late 1990s.
Classical Baby is designed to introduce young children to masterpieces from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. This series first aired on HBO Family on May 14, 2005. The series has won 4 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, Parents' Choice Awards, and others.
The version of the song by Frank Sinatra was in a scene in the movie What Women Want, where the character Nick, played by Mel Gibson, is dancing with a coat hanger. The song was performed on The Muppet Show Episode 34 in a scene where Miss Piggy asks Kermit the Frog to dance. The song was performed in the 2000 film Love's Labour's Lost (film).
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" is the title of several different songs, mostly in the R&B genre, deriving from a common African-American phrase with the general meaning of "one setback should not impede progress". [1] The first known recording with this title was by Stick McGhee and His Buddies in 1950.
The song was awarded a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for shipments of 7,500 copies. [ 7 ] In the United Kingdom, "Don't Call Me Baby" originally peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart in late 1999 but re-entered the chart several times during early 2000, prompting a re-release in May.
The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and sat at number one for thirty one weeks on the UK Dance Singles Chart. [4] It received multiple music certifications, including a double platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry. [5] It was nominated for Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 2024. [6]