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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 .
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.
In 1949, Alfred wrote the words for "The Hucklebuck", a tune originally written as an instrumental credited to Andy Gibson, which was first recorded by Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers. The vocal version became a hit for Roy Milton , the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and Frank Sinatra in 1949, and was later also successful for Chubby Checker (1960 ...
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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).
Pick Up on This! is an album by the American musician Beau Jocque, released in 1994. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is credited with his band, the Zydeco Hi-Rollers. [ 3 ] Beau Jocque supported the album with North American and United Kingdom tours.
Hucklebuck, also known as Huckly Buck and sometimes as Sputnik, is an American trick-taking card game of the Rams group for three to seven players (four to six are best). The game is native to the states of Nebraska and Iowa, [ 1 ] although a variant called Huckley Buck is recorded in Nevada. [ 2 ]
In 1957, they became one of the first American rock and roll acts to tour the UK in 1956 when they supported Tommy Steele. [1] They toured Australia in 1957 as part of Lee Gordon 's Big Show, sharing the bill with Bill Haley and the Comets , LaVern Baker and Big Joe Turner .