I guess the best thing to do is put your dancing shoes on, get yourself some cocktails (no beer allowed!), and go down with it! 84 specially chosen dance craze tunes are another excellent example of the innocence and fun in the (early) 60s. You just had to pick whatever happens, a car tire, a lamppost or a boomerang, and it’s gonna be a groovy "Do the Boomerang" tune. What more fun do you want from life? But, on the other hand it was a bitter serious affair, as everybody wanted to launch a world wide hit like Chubby Checker and Little Eva did, so no slouches here, and no fillers! Maybe we can add some handclapping and wild girly choruses. My set comes in alphabetic order of the Dances, I’ve thrown some better know blasters in but mostly concentrated on the little known Meisterstücks. In the booklet attached, I’ve printed out some of the dance instructions that often were shown on the back cover of the records and a list of more than 600 Dance Crazes of the 60s. So tie my hands, I’m tempted to digit those dance titles for a further search. But for now, I hope you’re ready to learn and listen to some gorgeous, wacky, genius dance craze rockers! Do the Kangaroo! (You’re lookin’ good!)
CD#1
01/ Dutones - The Bird - US, ?
02/ Hasil Adkins - Chicken Walk - US, WV
03/ Amanda Humphrey - Dagwood - US, ?
04/ Etons - The Frug - I
05/ Kingsmen - The Gamma Goochee - US, OR
06/ Spinners - Heebie Jeebie's - US, MI
07/ Vibrations - The new Hully Gully - US, CA
08/ Larks - The Jerk - US, CA
09/ Emperors - Karate - US, PA
10/ Ventures - Loco-Motion - US, WA
11/ Ray Bryant Combo - It's Madison Time, pt., One - US, PA
12/ Ronettes - Mashed Potato - US, NY
13/ O.V. Wright - Monkey Dog - US, TN
14/ Guitar Crusher - The Monkey - US, NC
15/ Monker's, Les - Y'a que toi Monkiss - F
16/ Matt Lucas - Ooby Dooby - US, TN
17/ Don Julian & Meadowlarks - Pop-Eye (With A Touch Of The Twist) - US, CA
18/ Gene & Wendell & Sweetharts - The Roach - US, CA
19/ Merv Benton - Shimmy Shimmy - OZ
20/ Sherrys - Slop Time - US, PA
21/ Lateers - The Smock - US, PA
22/ Warren Smith - Umbangi Stomp - US, MS
23/ Chubby Checker - The Stroll - US, PA
24/ Larry Bright - Do the Thing -
25/ Hank Ballard & Midnighters - The Twist - US, MI
26/ Earls - Let's Waddle - US, NY
27/ Pharaohs - Watusi - US, CA
28/ Willies - The Willy - US, ?
CD#2
01/ Olympics - The Bounce - US, CA
02/ Hank Ballard & Midnighters - The Coffee Grind - US, MI
03/ Lateers - Dance Party - US, PA
04/ Gamma Goochie - Gamma Goochie - US, CA
05/ Chanteurs - The Grizzly Beat - US, IL
06/ Royal Showband Waterford - The Hucklebuck - EIRE
07/ Metallics - Itchy Twitchy Too - US, CA
08/ Vibrations - Junkernoo - US, CA
09/ Yukari Ito - The Loco-Motion - JP
10/ Jammers - Doin' the Look - US, ?
11/ Billy Bridge - Madison - F
12/ Carl Holmes & Commanders - Mashed Potatoes - US, PA
13/ King Pins - Monkey One More Time - US, ?
14/ Gilberts - Monkiss (Rum Dung Yum Yum Fun) - D?
15/ Gottamou, & Nino Ferrer - Monkiss Est Arrivé - F
16/ Chubby Checker - Pony Time - US, PA
17/ Mark Valentino - The Push and Kick - US, PA
18/ Renegades - Do the Shake - UK / ISR
19/ Olympics - Do the Slauson Shuffle - US, CA
20/ Eddie & Crazy Jets - Come On Let's Slop - NL
21/ Del-Mars - Snacky Poo , pt. 2 - US, TN
22/ Sherrys - Let's Stomp again - US, PA
23/ Ray Anthony & Swingin‘ Swimmers - Let's all do the Swim - US, PA
24/ Little Eva - Let's Turkey Trot - US, NC
25/ Daylighters - Oh Mom (Teach Me How to the Uncle Willie - US, AL
26/ Brenda & Tabulations - The Wash - US, PA
27/ Vibrations - Watusi - US, CA
28/ Matadors - Wobble Wobble - US, CA
CD#3
01/ Bob Landers & Willie Joe & his Unitar - Cherokee Dance - US, ?
02/ Duvals - Cotton - US, IL
03/ Fenways - The Fight - US, PA
04/ Patrick Jaque - The Gamma Goochie - ESP
05/ Jewels - The Hash - US, OH
06/ Britta Martell - Hully Gully - D
07/ Capitols - Cool Jerk - US, IL
08/ Jimmy McHugh - Do the Kangaroo - US, ?
09/ Dee Dee Sharp - The Loco-Motion - US, PA
10/ Gerard Madiata - Madison for you - BE
11/ Malika - Mashed Potatoe Time - F
12/ Persians - At the Party (Let's Monkey again) - US, ?
13/ Sherrys - Monk Monk Monkey - US,PA
14/ Ingoes - Viens Danser Le Monkiss - UK
15/ Shirley Ellis - The Nitty Gritty - US, NY
16/ Huey Smith - Pop-Eye - US,LA
17/ Joey Welz - Hey Rattlesnake - US, MA
18/ George Fleming - The Shake - US, TX
19/ Buddy Guy - Slop around - US, IL
20/ Shorty Miller & Raylads - Shepard's Slop - NL
21/ Bobby Taylor w/ Charlie & Jives - Ubangi Stomp - US, TX
22/ Barry Darvell - Jeronimo Stomp - US, VA
23/ Casinos - The Swim - US, OH
24/ Stacy Lane - African Twist - US, ?
25/ Turbans - The Wadda-Do - US, PA
26/ Profiles - Watussi Wobble - US, ?
27/ Buttons - Shimmy Shimmy Watussi - US, TN
28/ Hank Ballard - Do it Zulu Style - US, MI
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