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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.
The band's best-known single, a cover version of the rock and roll classic "The Hucklebuck", was recorded in 1980 and reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart the following year. [2] However, tensions surfaced between band members and Mills left before the song became successful, to be replaced by Sandy Fontaine (born Alex Giannini ).
Their greatest success was to come in 1965 with "The Hucklebuck," which spent a further seven weeks at the top of the Irish Singles Chart, and was a hit in Australia, [2] but failed to appear in the UK Singles Chart. [3] "Don't Lose Your Hucklebuck Shoes" returned the band to the number one position later in 1965.
Freddie Bell (September 29, 1931 [1] – February 10, 2008); Gary Olds (Drummer/singer) died 2008. He performed at Las Vegas and Los Angeles venues, and was Bell's musical director in the latter years of his life.
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 ...
The Hucklebuck" (Andy Gibson, Roy Alfred) – 20:02 "Robbins' Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson) – 17:39; Personnel. Buck Clayton – trumpet;
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