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Results Of The Favorite R&B Dance Record Survey


OK. That was a lot better. This time I received 50 ballots, most of which made sense (although I'm still reeling over the several mentions of "The Stroll" by the Diamonds). Of course, there were plenty of songs from the 60s listed; I merrily disregarded all of them.

Surprisingly, the big winner was "Ookey Ook", by the Penguins, with "The Twist", by the Midnighters placing second (I would've bet the other way around). Interestingly, neither one got any votes as anyone's number 3 choice. I was pleased to see "Mambo Shevitz" by the Crows in third place; it's always been one of my favorite songs.

Thanks again, to all those who voted. The results are below.


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Ookey Ook - Penguins

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The Twist - Midnighters

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Mambo Shevitz - Crows

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The Walk - Jimmy McCracklin

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The Wadda Do - Turbans

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Bacon Fat - Andre Williams

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Hully Gully - Olympics

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Jitterbug Mary - Del Vikings

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Mambo Baby - Ruth Brown

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Let's Do The Cha Cha - Magnificents

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The Mambo Of Love - Diablos

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Cha-Cha-Toni - Re-Vels

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Mardi Gras Mambo - Hawkettes

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Mambo Santa Mambo - Enchanters

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The Hucklebuck - Paul Williams

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Mambo Boogie - Harptones

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Mess Around - Ray Charles

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The Slide - Schoolboys

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How To Do The Bacon Fat - 5 Dollars

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The Bump - Cardinals

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Do The Bop - Arthur Lee Maye & Crowns

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Hucklebuck With Jimmy - 5 Keys

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Let's Do The Slop - Little Joe & Thrillers

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The Greasy Chicken - Andre Williams & Gino Purifoy

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The Hucklebuck - Roy Milton

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Watusi - Pharaohs

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Hully Gully - Turks

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Hard Times (The Slop) - Noble "Thin Man" Watts

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We Like Mambo - Eddie Bo

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Mambo Oongh - Dappers

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Show Me The Merengue - Lee Andrews & Hearts

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Shim Sham Shimmy - Champion Jack Dupree

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The Boogie-Woogie - Cab Calloway

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We Like Mambo - Huey Smith

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Du-Whop - Chessmen

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Rock And Roll's For Me - El Dorados

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The Fish - Big Mama Thornton

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Turkey Hop - Robins

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Chicken - Moroccos

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Jump And Hop - Romancers

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Shufflin' Jive - Joe Lyons & Arrows

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Cool Shake - Del Vikings

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Jelly Roll - Richard Berry (& Cadets)

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The Mess Around - Richard Berry

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Doin' The Cha Cha - Meadowlarks

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Loop De Loop Mambo - Robins

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She Wants To Mambo - Chanters

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Boppity Bop - Wynona Carr

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Jumpin' Jack - 3 Riffs

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Rink-A-Din-Ki-Do - Edsels

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Shake A Link - 5 Echoes

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Shake That Thing - Wynonie Harris

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The Applejack - Joe Morris Ork.

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The Move Around - 4 Pharaohs

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Do The Cha Cha Cherry - 5 Royales

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Do The Dickie-Do - Mike Pedicin

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Doin' The New Lowdown - Mills Bros

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Lover's Mambo - Ontarios

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Mambo Baby Tonight - Falcons

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New Kind Of Mambo - Big Maybelle

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Peckin' - Chocolateers

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Tango Moon - Hornets

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The Itch - Chuck Higgins

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The Wobble-Loo - Ray Agee (& Robins)

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Cherokee Dance - Bob Leonard

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Crazy Chicken - 5 Jets

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Good Mambo Tonight - Wynonie Harris

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Mambo Calypso - Passions

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Sally Long - Lloyd Phillip's Jumping Jacks

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Slop Time - Shirelles

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The Biddy Leg - Memos

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Bacon Fat - Bubber Johnson

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Birmingham Bounce - Amos Milburn

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Blue Light Boogie - Louis Jordan

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Boppin With The Mambo - Sultans

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Bradshaw Boogie - Tiny Bradshaw

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Calypso Beat - Little Eddie & Don Juans

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Dead Man's Stroll - Revels

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Don't Play No Mambo - Charioteers

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Everybody Do The Chicken - 5 Jets

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Flat Foot Floogie - Louis Armstrong & Mills Bros

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Mama Don't 'Low No Mambo - Ray Johnson & Highlights

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Merengue - Belltones

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The Mambo - Charmers

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Wiggles - Red Prysock

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Mellow Down Easy - Little Walter

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Alimony Boogie - Johnny Otis Ork

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Boog It - Louis Armstrong & Mills Bros

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Cha Cha Baby - New Yorkers 5

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Chicken, Baby, Chicken - Tony Harris

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Chitlin' Switch - Johnny Otis

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Doin' The Ronde - Shirelles

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Oop Boopy Oop - Meadowlarks

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Ring Ding Do - Chuck Willis

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The Bounce - 4 Flames (w/Sherman Williams Ork)

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Calypso Baby - Sabers

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Chicken Hop - Billy Bland

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He Knows How To Hucklebuck - Paul Williams

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Heebie Jeebies - 3 Keys

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Pachuko Hop - Chuck Higgins

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Penguin Swing - Cab Calloway

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Slow Walk - Sil Austin

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Sukey, Sukey, Sukey - Spiders

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Cha Cha Henry - Little Anthony & Imperials

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Cushion Foot - 5 Jinks

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Georgia Slop - Jimmy McCracklin

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Rhumba Rock - Jimmy Beasley

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She Likes To Boogie Real Low - Frankie Lee Sims

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Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop - El Capris

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The Congo-Conga - Cab Calloway

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Elephant Walk - Kings

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London Rhythm - Mills Brothers

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Mambo Baby - Dolly Wade

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Sacroiliac Swing - Drifters

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Slop Stroll Walk - Moonglows

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The Chicken - Roscoe Gordon

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We're Strollin' - Strollers

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Young Girl To Calypso - Gypsies

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Boog It - Cab Calloway

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I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate - Charioteers

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Let's Do The Boogie - B.B. King

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Nasty Boogie - Champion Jack Dupree

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Square Dance Boogie - Amos Milburn

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The Run Around - 4 Jokers

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Who Put The Ungh In The Mambo - Treniers

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Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker

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Castle Rock - Doc Sausage

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Doin' The Razzle Dazzle - Ripchords

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Mambo Baby - 5 Tinos

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Mambo Carolyn - Octaves

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Rock And Egg Roll - 4 Tunes

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Shake It Up Mambo - Platters

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Tippi-Tippi-Wang-Wang - Kashmirs

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