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The Hokey Pokey (also known as Hokey Cokey in the United Kingdom, Ireland, some parts of Australia, and the Caribbean) [1] is a participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well-known in English-speaking countries.
Larry LaPrise ( Roland Lawrence LaPrise) (November 11, 1912 [1] - April 4, 1996 [2]) at one point held the U.S. copyright for the "Hokey Pokey" song. LaPrise was born in Detroit, Michigan. He wrote "Do The Hokey Pokey" in the early 1940s for the après-ski crowd at a club in Sun Valley, Idaho.
"The Hokey Pokey" (Larry LaPrise, Charles Macak and Taftt Baker) "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" "Ten Little Indians" "The Green Grass Grew All Around" "In the Good Old Summer Time" "Animal Fair" "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" "I'm a Policeman" (Larry Groce) "Pop! Goes the Weasel" "Dixie" "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Origin unknown, lyrics from this song are mentioned as early as 1912. Hickory Dickory Dock 'Hickety Dickety Dock' Great Britain 1744 [41] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. The Hokey Cokey 'The Hokey Pokey' United Kingdom 1842 [42] Included in Robert Chambers' Popular Rhymes of Scotland from 1842. Hot Cross Buns: Great Britain ...
His hits also included "Cokey Cokey" (1945; known as "The Hokey Pokey" and "Okey Cokey" in several locales), and the English lyrics to "Lili Marlene". [1] After the end of the war, his songs included " An Apple Blossom Wedding " (1947), " Istanbul (Not Constantinople) " (1953), and "Love Is Like a Violin" (1960). [ 3 ]
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The Ray Anthony Orchestra which became popular in the early 1950s with "The Bunny Hop", "Hokey Pokey", and the memorable theme from the radio/television police detective series Dragnet. [3] He had a No. 2 chart hit with a recording of the tune " At Last " in 1952; it was the highest charting pop version of the song in the U.S.