The Sixties was a time of great soul and great dances. Tonight we explore Soul songs about dances. Learn the Stroke, the Cool Jerk, the Mashed Potatoes, the Dog and more.
| Going To A Go-Go ('65) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Anthology - Motown Records |
| Meet Me At The Twistin' Place ('62, SAR) Johnnie Morisette - Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story - ABKCO Records |
| The Canadian Twist ('63) Sammy Ambrose & The Afro-Beats - single - West Side Records/CMI |
| Soul Dance Number Three ('67) Wilson Pickett - Greatest Hits - Atlantic Records |
| Shake ('65. Volt/Atlantic) Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul - Atlantic Records |
| Tighten Up ('68) Archie Bell & The Drells - Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 - Atlantic Records |
| Cool Jerk ('68) The Capitols - Beg, Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box Of 60s Soul - Rhino Records |
| The Stroke ('67) Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams - single - Chess Records |
| Land Of A 1000 Dances ('63, Instant/Atlantic) Chris Kenner - Atlantic Rhythm & Blues '47-'74 - Atlantic Records |
| (Do The) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1 ('60, Dade/Atlantic) Nat Kendricks & The Swans - Star Time - Polygram Records |
| The Dog ('63, Stax/Atlantic) Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog - Atlantic Records |
| Come On Do The Jerk ('64) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Anthology - Motown Records |
| Shake A Tail Feather ('63, One-DERFUL!) The Five Du-Tones - Beg, Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box Of 60s Soul - Rhino Records |
| The Roach (Dance) ('61, label unlisted) Gene & Wendell - Hairspray - MCA Records |
| The Wobble ('63, SAR) L.C. Cooke - Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story - ABKCO Records |
| Foot Stompin' ('62, Antler) The Flares - Hairspray - MCA Records |
| Mickey's Monkey ('63) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Anthology - Motown Records |
| Pull, Wiggle And Kick (unknown date and label) The Exciting Sparklers - Show Me What You Got - Candy Records |
| Harlem Shuffle ('63, Marc Records) Bob & Earl - Beg, Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box Of 60s Soul - Rhino Records |
| Twine Time ('65, Mar-V-Lus) Alvin Cash & The Crawlers - Sweet Soul Music 1965 - Bear Family Records |
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If you're gonna sweat you might as well dance.
8:02 PM, August 3rd, 2016