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"It's swingy cat music that kids can dance to", according to Billboard Nov 6 19154.

In February 1955 Hollywood based Abbott records released “We’re Gonna Bop” by Alvadean Coker and the Cokers and written by Geraldine Coker. The song was described as a “cute country-styled arrangement of an r.&b. side that should get spins”. The song on the flip side designated “176b “was “Do De...

reviewed in Billboard May 29, 1954

The horns here startled me, because they weren't in the original.This is a "Big Band" version of a Wesern Swing tune (although in truth there were big Western Swing bands)

Any idea when and where this was first recorded?

Billboard Oct 13, 1958 page 39 listed this record as a new release.

So You Think You Can Dance

Week 4 (July 6, 2006)Group dance: Top 14: "Footloose" from Footloose (Jive; Choreographer: Mary Murphy)

recognized Benji Schwimmer

Billboard Mar 7, 1953 on RCA Victor 20-5155 says it was on the Memphis chart.

Is that the disk you have?

Slap that bass! Any idea when that picture was taken?

Ya know, this is the 3rd Four Aces song that sounds like "Just Because". Just about convinced that polka was a bigger influence on Haley than Western Swing as in Bob Wills, etc. Reporter for Hillbilly magazine wrote that Haley disliked swing. They did do this stuff in Eastern Pennsylvania. Now th...

My gosh, there's that accordian from "Just Because", again!

Just Because - You guys know it?

With the obvious "Dixieland" influence. can we safely call this "Western Swing"?

Segregation was a very real fact when this film was produced in the Fall of 1956.

Hey, he's ripping off Poor Ole Hank!

(just kidding)

There was a "Bobby Sox Bop" recorded in 1949 by Jimmie Lee's Band, and it had a vocal. Wonder what that one was about ?

Meanwhile, this song describes how teeagers made up their own dance(s) early in the rock n roll age.

Back in 1942 the same Kelly Sears of Siler City, NC, (he did own a novelty...

Yeah, afraid RIck will not be nominated "King of Rockabilly" based on this one!

The Bop - most popular rock n roll dance done by teens in the 1950s. Look for "How to Do the Bop" by Art Silva December 1956.

It looks like a 50s dance called the Bop. The Bop was at one time the most popular dance done by teenagers to rock n roll. You might be able to find "How to Do the Bop" by Art SIlva, dated December 1956.

Before Ranch Party, which was filmed at the Art Linkletter Theater without an audience (crowd shots were added latter), and during the year or so this syndicated series was being filmed, the Collins Kids appeared on Town Hall Party. THP was held at the Town Hall Ballroom in Compton. Calif. You ca...

Another version of Hardrock Gunter's song, first issued on the Bama label.

Catch the line about the steel guitar? Guess Ted's band didn't have one!

Ray, what show would that be. Can you also say channel, day and time in Portland?

I'm collecting such things.

Someone has written that nothing Western was welcome in Downey in 1958. I don't buy that! Bigsby and Marian Hall both lived there. etc etc

Thanks

Steve

Based on the staging and arm that comes out as the curtain closes, this must be the Ed Sullivan Show 17th November 1957.

Yes? No? Maybe?

Oh, nevermind. She's identified at the end of the video!