The Hucklebuck
Jazz and R&B dance tune / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the character in the television series The Wire, see Street-level characters of The Wire § Hucklebuck. For the Australian Thoroughbred, see Hucklebuck (horse). For the American card game, see Hucklebuck.
"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. The song became a crossover hit and a dance craze, in many ways foreshadowing the popular success of rock and roll a few years later. It was successfully recorded by many other musicians including Lucky Millinder, Roy Milton, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Chubby Checker, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding, Quincy Jones, Canned Heat, Coast to Coast, Brendan Bowyer and Crystal Swing.
Quick Facts Single by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers, B-side ...
"The Huckle-Buck" | |
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![]() 1949 78 label | |
Single by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers | |
B-side | "Hoppin' John" |
Released | January 1949 |
Recorded | December 15, 1948 |
Label | Savoy 683 |
Songwriter(s) | Andy Gibson |
Producer(s) | Teddy Reig |
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