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The Russ Hallett Trio recorded the original theme for radio airplay by Shannon in 1958. [4] [5] Buffalo band The Rebels reworked it as an instrumental that was released as "Wild Weekend" on the Marlee label in 1960 without national chart success. [6] In November 1962 the Rebels' single was re-released on the Swan label. [7]
Swan pressings can be found with either name; the British Stateside pressings had "Rockin'". The band's 1963 LP uses the name "The Rockin' Rebels". While the instrumental is the best-known version, the original lyrics were, as mentioned above, a promo for the Shannon radio show. Shannon would tweak the lyrics when he moved to WHTT many years later.
The track features a distinct Moroccan Chaabi music string sample from Najat Aatabou's 1992 song "Hadi Kedba Bayna" ("This Lie is Obvious" in Moroccan Arabic). [6] [7] The main hook of the song is in 6 4 time signature, while the rest is in 4 4. The track also features rapping by Q-Tip (member of A Tribe Called Quest).
The Fearless Four (also known as Fearless 4 and Fearless Four) is an American old school hip hop group from Harlem, New York.The group is best known for its 1982 single "Rockin' It", [1] which was based on the Kraftwerk track "The Man-Machine", [2] and was featured in the 1983 documentary Style Wars.
While “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” sold well throughout the ‘50s and early ‘60s, it wasn’t until 1990 that the song achieved its current standing as a cross-generational anthem.
Title screen of YouTube Originals. YouTube Premium, formerly known as YouTube Red, is a subscription service that provides advertising-free streaming of all videos hosted by YouTube, offline play and background playback of videos on mobile devices, access to advertising-free music streaming through YouTube Music, and access to "YouTube Original" series and films.
The music video for "Most High" was directed by Italian-Canadian photographer and director Floria Sigismondi. [9] [10] It was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded.
In January 1985, "My Toot Toot" was released as a single in Louisiana and Texas and became Rockin' Sidney's first true regional hit. [2] Thanks to Cleon Floyd, manager of R&B singer and uncle to King Floyd, it became a huge New Orleans hit. Floyd first heard the crowd's reaction to the song at a bill headlined by Solomon Burke. Cleon was also ...