Ted Tocks CoversOct 11

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 82

Shout

A mini tribute to The Isley Brothers.

“I still remember”

#TheIsleyBrothers #JackieWilson #raycharles #JohnnyOKeefe #otisdayandtheknights #joeydeeandthestarliters #hankballardandthemidnighters #thebeatles #lulu #thechambersbrothers #tommyjamesandtheshondells #joanjett #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #tiffany #tennesseejed

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Shout – Don’t Forget to Say You Will. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheIsleyBrothers

Imagine the scene. Back in 1959, the trend for concert promoters was to gather as many acts together as possible and deliver a cavalcade of great music to appreciative audiences in key markets thro…

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Ted Tocks CoversAug 6

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The Twist

Originally posted on March 2, 2019

On this day 65 years ago Chubby Checker performed ’The Twist’ on ‘American Bandstand’. His cover of the Hank Ballard and the Midnighters’ song soon climbed all the way to #1.

#hankballardandthemidnighters #chubbychecker #thedrifters #fatboys #joeydeeandthestarliters

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The Twist – The evolution of a rock and roll dance craze that exists to this day. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #HankBallardandtheMidnighters #ChubbyChecker #TheDrifters #FatBoys #JoeyDeeandtheStarliters

For over 60 years dance floors the world over have been filled with couples doing ‘The Twist’. It is a song that is strongly associated with Chubby Checker but it was originally written by Hank Bal…

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50+ MusicJul 8, 2023
"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and #HenryGlover, recorded and released by #JoeyDeeAndTheStarliters in 1961. Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed ("The #PeppermintLounge"), the song hit No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962. The original recording of the song was considered too long for release on a 45 rpm single, so it was split into two parts. It was this first part.
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Joey Dee & The Starliters - Peppermint Twist.

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