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The Kingsmen used the melody of "Alley Oop" for their song "Annie Fanny" (U.S. #47, 1965). [5] A British satirical art rock/pop group, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, recorded a version of "Alley Oop," which was released as their second single in October 1966. The song's composer, Dallas Frazier, released his own version on his 1966 album Elvira.
"Alley Oop" was the first song played on WLS-AM Radio in Chicago on May 2, 1960, when it changed format from farm programming to rock and roll. "Alley Oop" charted for 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number one for the week of July 11, 1960. [1] The song sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. [4]
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]
Alley Oop is a syndicated comic strip and its main character, created by V. T. Hamlin in 1932. Alley Oop may also refer to: Alley Oop, a name shared between two moves; a facebuster and a powerbomb in pro wrestling; Alley Oop, a special maneuver where Bullwinkle throws Rocky up in the air to give the flying squirrel an added boost of speed for ...
The following is a list of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes. In several of the disputes the artists have stated that the copying of melody or chord progression was unconscious. In some cases the song was sampled or covered. Some cases are still awaiting litigation.
Alley Oop is a syndicated comic strip created December 5, 1932, by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who wrote and drew the strip through four decades for Newspaper Enterprise Association.
By 1926, Woods was an established songwriter on Tin Pan Alley and would become legendary with his new song "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)". The song was an instant hit for singers such as "Whispering" Jack Smith and Cliff Edwards. It was Al Jolson, though, who had the most success with his recording of the song.