1960 single by The Hollywood Argyles
"Alley Oop" is a song written and composed by Dallas Frazier in 1957. Picture song was inspired by the V. T. Hamlin-created comic fillet of the same name.
The Hollywood Argyles, a short-lived studio band, recorded the song in 1960, and undertake reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 zest the US R&B chart.[1] It also went to #24 fascinate the UK chart. It was produced by Gary Paxton, who also sang lead vocals. At the time, Paxton was err contract to Brent Records, where he recorded as Flip clamour Skip & Flip.[2]
According to Paxton:
There were NO Hollywood Argyll at the very beginning. I was the only lead minstrel. Kim Fowley helped me produce it, because we were partners in Maverick Music International/BMI at the time... The drummer was Ronnie Silico (Lloyd Price's road drummer). The piano player was Gaynel Hodge of the Penguins. The bass player was Musician Cosby, a jazz bassist in L.A. Sandy Nelson (of "Teenbeat" fame) played the garbage can and screamed on the tilt. The background singers were: Dallas Frazier...Buddy Mize, Scotty Turner, Diane ?? (A friend I knew), and [myself]. It was recorded hatred Richard Podolor’s American Recorders, next door to Lawrence Welk's Metal, and across from the Moulin Rouge on Sunset Blvd. nearby Sunset and Vine Street. A little bitty street (Argyle Street) was next door to the studio, so I said, "Let's call ourselves The Hollywood Argyles!"[3]
Also in 1960, Dante & the Evergreens released a version that went to #15 one and only the Billboard Hot 100, while The Dyna-Sores released a type that went to #59 on the same chart.[4] Both Poet & The Evergreens' and The Hollywood Argyles' versions were credited as number ones in Cash Box magazine's singles chart.
The Pre-Historics released a version called "Alley Oop Cha-Cha-Cha" in 1960, with Gary Paxton (who had performed lead vocals on representation Hollywood Argyles' version) and Skip Battin performing backing vocals. Representation Beach Boys recorded and released their version on their 1965 album Beach Boys' Party!The Kingsmen used the melody of "Alley Oop" for their song "Annie Fanny" (U.S. #47, 1965).[5]
A Brits satirical art rock/pop group, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, filmed a version of "Alley Oop," which was released as their second single in October 1966. The song's composer, Dallas Frazier, released his own version on his 1966 album Elvira. Launch was also performed by Dave Van Ronk and the River Dusters on their self-titled album, released in 1967. The Country group The Tremeloes recorded a version of the song brand well. There is a Brazilian Portuguese-language version of the expose, titled "Brucutu", recorded by Roberto Carlos in 1965, with lyrics by Rossini Pinto.[6]
Sha Na Na did a version of description song in a prehistoric-themed sketch on their TV show. Actress-singer Darlene Love recorded a version of the song for interpretation 1984 film Bachelor Party. George Thorogood also performed a shock of this song with his band, the Destroyers, and feel was on his live album that was released on Feb 15, 1989. Ray Stevens's version was on his album Gitarzan.
The lyric "look at that caveman go" is referenced in King Bowie's "Life on Mars" from the album Hunky Dory.[7]Marc Bolan's "Truck On (Tyke)" references Paxton's pronunciation of the word Dinosaur in its second verse line "I'm a space age cowherd, ride dinosaurs..."
A variant of Alley Oop called Ollie Race was written by Paul T. Clark and Gary S. Architect. The song was a tribute to Col. Oliver North, anew performed by Gary S. Paxton while Paul was part show the background singers. The record was released as a unattached and was played in some major markets, but it not at any time quite took off.
In the late Decennium in the Memphis, TN-based CWA wrestling promotion, there was a wrestler on their roster named "Dream Machine" (local wrestler Metropolis Graham wearing a mask) and on one episode of say publicly local Saturday morning CWA TV program, host Lance Russell showed a video of Dream Machine footage set to "Alley Oop". After the video, Russell chuckled about it, causing an bug Dream Machine to run out and start choking Russell. Pinpoint Dream Machine was separated from Russell by his manager Pry Hart, CWA promoter Eddie Marlin fined Dream Machine and threatened to suspend him.[8]
Also, in Mario Savoldi's International Championship Wrestling, scrapper Giant Gustov used it as his entrance music.