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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Kay Starr released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1960 single "Just for a Thrill". [7] Sam Cooke released a version of the song on his 1961 album, My Kind of Blues. The Dovells released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1961 single "Bristol Stomp". [8] Clark Terry released a version of the song on his 1961 album ...
"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.
J. J. Starbuck ("Gone Again") - music by Mike Post, lyrics by Stephen Geyer performed by Ronnie Milsap; The Jack Benny Program (end credit theme, "The J & M Stomp") – Mahlon Merrick; The Jackie Gleason Show ("Melancholy Serenade") – Jackie Gleason; Jackpot, 1974–75 version ("Jet Set") – Mike Vickers (later used for This Week in Baseball)
Whistle Down the Wind is a musical with music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who also co-wrote its book with Patricia Knop and Gale Edwards, and its lyrics were written by Jim Steinman. It is based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, whose source novel was written by Mary Hayley Bell in 1958.
Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and especially The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977), which "helped define a new vision of American womanhood" [1] and "appealed to an audience facing the new trials of modern-day existence".