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"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover, recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. [1] Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed ("The Peppermint Lounge "), the song hit No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962.
Hey, Let's Twist was a fictional story of Joey Dee (Randazzo and Dino DiLuca played the parts of Joey's brother and father, respectively) and the Peppermint Lounge; its release capitalized on the current twist craze and made the once-obscure Lounge famous. The movie and soundtrack album did their part in making the Peppermint Lounge a world ...
Hank Ballard wrote "The Twist" after seeing teenagers in Tampa, Florida doing the titular dance. [9] [10] In a 2014 interview with Tom Meros, Midnighters member Lawson Smith claimed that The Gospel Consolaters' Nathaniel Bills wrote the song and initially asked The Spaniels to record it, and that Ballard "stole" the song, falsely claiming authorship. [11]
The Peppermint Lounge was a popular discotheque located at 128 West 45th Street in New York City that was open from 1958 to 1965, although a new one was opened in 1980. It was the launchpad for the global Twist craze in the early 1960s. Many claim The Peppermint Lounge was also where go-go dancing originated, although this claim is subject to ...
"Peppermint Twist" (Joey Dee-Henry Glover) – Joey Dee and the Starliters, reached No. 1 in the US (displacing Chubby Checker's "The Twist"), [4] subsequently covered by Sweet in 1974. "The Peppermint Twist (Danny Lamego) - Danny Peppermint and The Jumping Jacks Reached Billboard #54 in December 1961.
In 1961, at the height of the craze, patrons at New York City's Peppermint Lounge on West 45th Street were twisting to the house band, a local group from New Jersey, Joey Dee and the Starliters. Their song, "Peppermint Twist (Part 1)" became number one in the United States for three weeks in January 1962. [8]
The band played regularly at the Peppermint Lounge in Manhattan, alongside Joey Dee and the Starliters and other acts. The Twisters never released an album, but did release several singles on Duel Records, including remakes of Bobby Darin 's "Jailer, Bring me Water," Bobby Freeman's " Do You Want to Dance ", and "Bony Maronie," and penned ...
Felix Cavaliere (born November 29, 1942) [3] [4] is an American musician. He is best known for being the co-lead vocalist and keyboard player for The Young Rascals.. Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", [5] he is best known for his association with the Young Rascals during the 1960s.