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1963 single by the Five Du-Tones From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Shake a Tail Feather" is a song written by Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, and Andre Williams and originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group the Five Du-Tones.[1] The original recording reached #28 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart and #51 on the Hot 100.[2]
"Shake a Tail Feather" | |
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Single by the Five Du-Tones | |
Released | 1963 |
Recorded | 1963 |
Genre | Rock, soul |
Length | 2:24 |
Label | One-DERFUL! |
Songwriter(s) | Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, Andre Williams |
The song references a number of dance styles/moves, including the Boogaloo, The Twist, The fly, The Bird, Monkey, the Mashed Potato, the duck, the swim, the Boney Maroney, and the Watusi.
"Shake a Tail Feather" has been covered by many other artists over the years:
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