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The Hollywood Argyles were an American musical ensemble, assembled for studio recordings by the producer and songwriter Kim Fowley and his friend and fellow musician Gary S. Paxton. They had a US number one hit record , " Alley Oop " [ 1 ] (Lute Records 5905), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] in 1960.
The Hollywood Argyles, a short-lived studio band, recorded the song in 1960, and it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the US R&B chart. [1] It also went to #24 on the UK chart. It was produced by Gary Paxton, who also sang lead vocals. At the time, Paxton was under contract to Brent Records, where he recorded as Flip of Skip & Flip. [2]
Beyond his early work as part of Skip & Flip, Paxton is best known for his involvement in two novelty hits: the 1960 No. 1 smash "Alley Oop" — written by Dallas Frazier and cut quickly with a group thrown together by Paxton's roommate Kim Fowley, the Hollywood Argyles — and a 1962 No. 1 hit inspired by the Mashed Potato dance craze ...
The group hit the U.S. pop chart in 1960 with the song "Alley Oop", written by Dallas Frazier. [2] Their version of the tune hit No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 [ 2 ] and went No. 1 on Cashbox ; while The Hollywood Argyles ' version went to No. 1 on the Billboard chart, the Evergreens recording was a bigger hit on the East Coast. [ 1 ]
Members of the American pop music group The Hollywood Argyles. Pages in category "The Hollywood Argyles members" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The track was released to radio on December 13, 2010, with a digital download following a week later on December 21. The official music video was released on February 25, 2011. A remix was featured on the band's American Tragedy Redux remix album. This was also used as the theme song for WWE's Raw 1000 on July 23, 2012.
Of African American heritage, Gaynel Hodge was born in Los Angeles, California, and was involved in doo-wop, rhythm and blues and jazz from his earliest years.He began writing songs and playing piano professionally by age 13; joining, starting and practising with all-vocal groups on street corners of Los Angeles.
Released in 1959, it peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1960 [2] and sparked the Hully Gully dance craze. According to recollections by the Beatles about their early 1960 and '61 touring years, both in Hamburg and Liverpool the song had also gained a certain notoriety as a popular accompaniment to brawls among the audience ...