Discography

1962: More Novelty songs; More Dance Craze Songs

  • Ann Cole - (Roulette 4452 1962) Don't Stop The Wedding
  • Arthur Alexander - (Dot 16387 1962) Anna (Go To Him)
  • Arthur Alexander - (Dot 16309 1962) You Better Move On
  • Barbara Lynn - (Jamie 1220 1962) You'll Lose a Good Thing
    Early records were recorded in New Orleans studio
  • Bee Bee Carn - (Laurie 3117 1962) Let's Move
  • Ben E. King - (Atco 6222 1962) Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
  • Ben E. King - (Atco 6267 1962) I (Who Have Nothing)
  • Big Bo & the Arrows - (Dutchess 1013 1962) Hully Gully Now
  • Big Boy Groves - (GME 227 1962) Bucket of Blood
  • Big Jay Bush - (Redbug 0007 1962?) Dynamite
  • Billy Bland - (Old Town 1124 1962) Momma Stole The Chicken
  • Billy Hamlin - (Bethlehem 3053 1962) If You Ain't Got No Bread
  • Billy Stewart - (Chess 1835 1962) Wedding Bells
  • Bobby Colquitt & The Renaults - (Colt 621 1962) Searching / Tell Daddy
  • Bobby & Sylvia - (Battle 45902 1962) You Broke My Heart and I Broke Your Jaw
  • Bobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-Kickers - (Garpax 44167 1962) The Monster Mash
  • Bobby Lee Trammell - (Alley 1001 1962) Arkansas Twist
  • Bobby Lee Trammell - (Alley 1004 1962) Come On Baby
  • Bobby Pierce - (Express 0010 1962) My Night Out / My Baby Loves Me
  • Bobby Rydell - (Cameo 217 1962) I'll Never Dance Again
  • Bobby Smith & Spinners - (Tri Phi 1018 1962) She Don't Love Me
  • Blue-Belles - (Newtown 5000 1962) Sold My Heart to the Junk Man
  • Brook Benton - (Mercury 72055 1962) Hotel Happiness
  • Bruce Chanel - (LeCam 953 1962) Hey! Baby
  • Buck Mouhart - (Tic Toc 108 1962) The Cajun Land Twist
  • Buddy & the Hearts - (Landa 701 1962) Let It Rock
  • Buddy Bow - (Palette 40121 1962) Twistin' in the Jungle
  • Buddy Guy - (Chess 1812 1962) Stone Crazy / Skippin'
  • Carol Fran - (Lyric 1006 1962) The Great Pretender
  • Charlie & Jives - (Harlem 115 1962) Come On
  • Chick Willis - (Alto 2009 1962) Twistin' In The Hospital Ward
  • Chubby Checker - (Parkway 824 1962) Let's Twist Again
  • Chubby Checker w Dee Dee Sharp - (Parkway 835 1962) Slow Twistin'
  • Chubby Checker - (Parkway 842 1962) Dancin' Party
  • Chuck Bradford - (Fire 511 1962) Wherever You Are
  • Chuck Jackson - (Wand 122 1962) Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
  • Claudine Clark - (Chancellor 1113 1962) Party Lights
  • Claudine Clark - (Chancellor 1124 1962) Walkin' Through A Cemetery
  • Dave Kirk - (Hi Q 5024 1962) Oh Baby
  • Dee Dee Sharp - (Cameo C212 1962) Mashed Potatoe Time
  • Dennis Robinson - (Glaize ???? 1962?) Keep On Twisting
  • Don Covay - (Cameo 239 1962) Popeye Waddle
  • Don Covay & Goodtimers - (Cameo 251 1962) Do the Bug
  • Don Wilson - (Blue Horizon 6054 1962) The Twomp
    Fewer than 100 copies pressed of the 45-rpm record
  • Dorothy Berry & Jimmy Norman - (Little Star 122 1962) I'm With You
  • Elliot Shavers - (Ellen 501 1962) Yon He Go
  • Essau & Group - (Melron 5??? 1962) Milk That Cow
  • Etta James - (Argo 5418 1962) Stop the Wedding
  • Farris Hill & Madison Bros - (V Tone 231 1962) The Twirl
  • Gary (U.S.) Bonds - (Legrand 1018 1962) Twist Twist Senora
  • Gene Chandler- (Vee-Jay 416 1962) Duke of Earl
  • Gene Martin - (Lu Pine 106 1962) Lonely Nights
  • Hank Blackman - (Brent 7030 1962) Everyone Has Someone
  • Harry Blackman & Killers - (Brent 7030 1962) Itchy Koo
  • Harvey - (Tri Phi 1017 1962) Any Way You Wanta
  • Herbert Hunter - (Spar 718 1962) The Twistin' Party
  • Jr Wells - (Chief 7034 1962) You Sure Look Good to Me
  • Jerry Blavat - (Favor 503 1962) DJ Break
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - (Sun LP-1265 1962) Cold Cold Heart
  • Jerry McCain - (OKeh 7150 1962) Twist 62
  • Jessie Mae - (DRA 319 1962) Don't Freeze on Me
  • Jimmy Norman - (Little Star 113 1962) I Don't Love You No More
  • Jimmy Playboy Knight - (Phynk 1753 1962) Little Ann
  • Jimmy Ty - (Bella 607 1962) Twistin' Linda
  • Joanie Sommers - (Warner Bros. 5275 1962) Johnny get Angry
  • Joe Henderson - (Todd 1072 1962) Snap Your Fingers
  • Joe Richie - (Buddy 121 1962) Across The Bay
  • June Bug Bailey - (Jo ???? 1962) Louisiana Twist
  • Junior Parker - (Duke 345 1962) Annie Get Your Yo-Yo
  • Junior Wells - (USA 742 1962) When the Cat's Gone
  • Kenny Hollywood - (Decca 45-4008 1962) Magic Star
  • Leon Martin - (Atlantic 2154 1962) Ookie Dookie
  • Little Betty - (Alto 2006 1962) Twistin' School
  • Little Eva - (Dimension 1000 1962) Loco-Motion
  • Otis Redding - (Volt 103 1962) These Arms of Mine
  • Little Willie John (King 5628 1962) Mister Glenn
  • Long John Hunter - (Yucca 132 1962) El Paso Rock
  • Louis Blues Boy Jones - (Sabra 519 1962) Someway Somewhere
  • Lula Reed & Freddie King - (Federal 12457 1962) Do The President Twist
  • Margie Hendrix - (Tangerine 940 1962) Let No One Hold You
  • Marvin Gaye - (Tamla 54075 1962) Hitch Hike
  • Mary Wells - (Motown 1032 1962) You Beat Me to the Punch
  • Merced Bluenotes - (Mammoth 5331 1962) Rufus Jr / Do The Pig
  • Miller Olsen Combo - (prev Uniss 1962) Twist All Wrong
  • Nathaniel Mayer - (Fortune 545 1962) Village Of Love / I Want A Woman
  • Nathaniel Mayer - (Fortune 547 1962) Leave Me Alone
  • Oliver Cool - (Brand 6789 1962) The Scream
  • Othea George - (Soul 840 1962) What's the Matter With Me
  • Pat Boone - (Dot 16368 1962) Speedy Gonzales
  • Phil Flowers - (Domino 500 1962) Twistin' Beat
  • Queen Esther - (Guest 701 1962) Take it Easy Baby / I Don't Want You to Want Me
  • Ray Charles - (ABC-Paramount 10330 1962) I Can't Stop Loving You
  • Ray Charles - (ABC-Paramount 10345 1962) You Don't Know Me
  • Ray Stevens - (Mercury 71966 1962) Ahab, the Arab
  • Ray Stevens - (Mercury 72058 1962) Santa Claus is Watching You
  • Robert Bertrand - (Fais Do Do 1003 1962) Memphis
  • Ronnie & High Lites - (Joy 260 1962) Twistin' and Kissin'
  • Ronnie Cook & Gaylads - (Audan 122 1962) The Goo Goo Muck
  • Roosevelt Grier - (Liberty 55413 1962) Struttin' Twistin'
  • Roy Lee Johnson - (OKeh 7160 1962) Black Pepper Will Make You Sneeze
  • Roy Lee Johnson - (OKeh 7182 1962) Busy Body
  • Sam Cooke - (RCA Victor 47-7983 1962) Twistin' the Night Away
  • Sam Cooke - (RCA Victor 47-8036 1962) Bring It On Home To Me
  • Shy Guy Douglas - (Todd 1092 1962) Monkey Doin' Woman
  • T Valentine - (Val ???? 1962) Betty Sue
  • T Valentine - (Val ???? 1962) Do The Do
  • T V Slim (aka Oscar Wills) - (Checker 1029 1962) The Big Fight
  • Tabby Thomas - (Excello 2212 1962) Hoodoo Party
  • Ted Jarrett - (Spar 716 1962) Let's Twist Slow and Easy
  • Ted Taylor - (OKeh 7154 1962) Don't Lie
  • Tender Slim - (Herald 571 1962) Checkin' Up
  • The Classics - (Karen 314 1962) Twistin' 62
  • The Del Knights - (Bronco 502 1962) Everybody Popeye
  • The Dell Pris - (Varbee 2003 1962) The Womp / The Time
  • The Derbys - (KC Records 111 1962) Any Old Way
  • The Drifters - (Atlantic 2162 1962) Up on the Roof
  • The Electras - (Infinity 016 1962) The Stomp
  • The Embraceables - (Dover 4100 1962) Sam the Eighth of May
  • The Fairlanes - (Zonk 1001 1962) The Dagwood
  • The Falcons - (Lupine 1003 1962) The Swim / I Found A Love
    (vcl Wilson Pickett)
  • The Flares - (Press 2800 1962) Rock and Roll Heaven
  • The Flares - (Press 2810 1962) The Monkey Walk
  • The Four Holidays - (Markie 109 1962) Grandma Bird
  • The Isley Brothers - (Wand 124 1962) Twist and Shout
  • The Jive Five - (Beltone 2019 1962) Hully Gully Calling Time
  • The Marvelettes - (Tamla 54046 1962) Please Mr. Postman
  • The Marvelettes - (Tamla 54054 1962) Twistin' Postman
  • The Mavericks - (Harmon 1008 1962) The Chicken Back
  • The Miracles - (Tamla 54083 1962) Mickey's Monkey
  • The Miracles - (Tamla 54073 1962) You've Really Got A Hold on Me
  • The Mystics- (King 5678 1962) Mashed Potatoe with Me
  • The Orlons - (Cameo 218 1962) The Wah Watusi
  • The Premieres - (Big Top 3126 1962) Oogsey Moo
  • The Contours - (Gordy 7005 1962) Do You Love Me
  • The Crystals - (Philles 106 1962) He's A Rebel
  • The Invictors - (TPE 8217 1962) The Wiggle
  • The Orlons - (Cameo 231 1962) Don't Hang Up
  • The Orlons - (Cameo 218 1962) The Wah Watusi
  • The Payments - (Landa 686 1962) Brand New Automobile
  • The Shallows - (Forlin 503 1962) I Wonder / Do the Bug
  • The Sinners - (Eden 1 1962) The Nightmare
  • The Spinners - (Tri Phi 1013 1962) I Got Your Water Boiling Baby
  • The Starfires - (Bargain 5003 1961; and Atomic 1912 1962) Love Will Break Your Heart / The Dances
  • The Tornadoes - (Tornado 975 1962) Tornado Twist
  • The Upsetters - (Little Star 123 1962) Every Night About this Time
    vcl. Little Richard
  • The Van Dykes - (Atlantic 2161 1962) Stupidity
  • The Zircons - (Federal 12452 1962) Mama Wants to Drive
  • Timmy Shaw - (Bon 03 1962) Thunder in My Heart
  • Two Brothers - (Imperial 5810 1962) Never Again
  • Vito & Salutations - (Rayna 5009 1962) Let's Untwist The Twist
  • Wailing Bethea & Cap Tans - (Buckeye 0430 1962) Wailin' in the Jungle

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