At The Hop

At the Hop
2 Payola involvement
For the Devendra Banhart song, see Nio Rojo.

For the Family Guy episode, see Lets Go to the Hop.
On the 2008 nationally-televised PBS documentary

Wages of Spin: Dick Clark, American Bandstand and the
Payola Scandals,[6] Singer claimed that Dick Clark would
not play At the Hop without receiving half of the publishing proceeds. Singer agreed to make the payments
and called the situation bittersweet because although
he didn't like having to give the money, he credited his
success in the music industry to Clark and therefore was
grateful to him. Payola was not illegal at the time and
Clark sold the song prior to the 1960 payola hearings.
"At the Hop" is a rock and roll/doo-wop song written by

Artie Singer, John Medora, and David White and originally released by Danny & the Juniors.[2] The song was
released in the fall of 1957, and reached number one on
the US charts on January 6, 1958, thus becoming one of
the top-selling singles of 1958.[3] At the Hop also hit
number one on the R&B Best Sellers list.[4] Somewhat
more surprisingly, the record reached #3 on the Music
Vendor country charts.
The song became more prominent after it was performed
by rock and roll revival act Sha Na Na at the 1969
Woodstock Festival and featured in the 1973 coming-ofage teen drama American Grati. Musically, its notable
for combining several of the most popular formulas in
1950s rock'n'roll, the twelve-bar blues, boogie-woogie piano and the 50s progression.
3 Cover versions
Childrens entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram covered the song on their 1995 album titled Lets
Dance!.
Singer Nick Todd, brother of Pat Boone, reached
the Billboard Top 100 with his cover.
Background
New Orleans based band Dash Rip Rock recorded a

parody version titled "(Lets Go) Smoke Some Pot.
The song was written by White, Medora and Singer in

1957, when Danny & the Juniors were still called The Juvenairs. Initially called Do the Bop, the song was heard
by Dick Clark, who suggested they change its name. After performing the song on Clarks show American Bandstand, it gained popularity and went to the top of the US
charts, remaining at number one for ve weeks.[5]
It was sung by Elvis Presley in Bad Nauheim in

1959, and can be found on the bootleg album
Greetings from Germany.
The song was also covered and recorded between
October 1984 and January 1985 by The Beach Boys
for their 1985 self-titled album, though it never
made the nal cut.
The song describes the scene at a record hop, particularly

the dances being performed and the interaction with the
disc jockey host.
At The Hop was also covered by German singer

Freddy Quinn in 1958.[7]
A sample of the songs lyrics (contemporary popular

dances in italics):
The song was part of Uriah Heep's song

Rock'n'Roll Medley, to be found on Live
1973.
You can rock it you can roll it

Do the stomp and even stroll it
In 2007, Hallmark Cards released an Easter decoration to the tune of the song, sold exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown stores.[8]
At the hop.
When the record starts spinnin'
The 1988 lm Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big

Paw featured a variation on the song called At the
Pound. A music video of the song promoting the
lm was included on various Family Home Entertainment video cassettes.
You chalypso and you chicken at the hop

Do the dance sensation that is sweepin' the nation
at the hop
1
It was parodied by Dash Rip Rock as Smokin' Pot and

has gone on to be a staple of morning radio shows as a
bumper whenever a current topic has to do with marijuana
use.
Soundtrack appearances
At the Hop was performed at Woodstock by ShaNa-Na in August 1969, and was included on the
soundtrack album.
It was also performed by Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids and included on the soundtrack for the
1973 movie American Grati. This recording was
produced by Kim Fowley.
The Kidsongs franchise covered this song in their
1997 home video, I Can Dance.
Scooter performs this song on the Teresa Brewer
episode of The Muppet Show. Some frogs joined
him, and, upon reaching the chorus, began jumping
around. Although Scooter tried to tell them to nish
the song, they didn't, and, like multiple songs on the
show, the song ended abruptly.
The Family Guy episode "Lets Go to the Hop" is
named after the songs chorus.
It is played frequently in the American radio program The Savage Nation, hosted by conservative talk
show host Michael Savage.
The song is used in the video game Maa II.
The song is sampled in the 1989 song "Swing the
Mood" by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers.
See also
List of Billboard number-one rhythm and blues hits
List of Billboard number-one singles of 1958
Billboard year-end top 50 singles of 1958
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of
1958
List of CHUM number-one singles of 1957
References
[1] Danny and the Juniors - At the Hop". Discogs. Retrieved

5 August 2009.
[2] "At the Hop - Danny and the Juniors. Billboard. Archived
from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August
2009.
REFERENCES
[3] Macmillan Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Macmillan.

1998. p. 1384. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
[4] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 19422004. Record Research. p. 145.
[5] Macmillan Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Macmillan.
1998. p. 1384. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
[6] The Wages of Spin. Full cast and crew. IMDb. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
[7] At the Hop - Freddy Quinn. Allmusic. Retrieved 5 June
2010.
[8] Video on YouTube
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For the Devendra Banhart song, see Nio Rojo.

On the 2008 nationally-televised PBS documentary

"At the Hop" is a rock and roll/doo-wop song written by

New Orleans based band Dash Rip Rock recorded a

The song was written by White, Medora and Singer in

It was sung by Elvis Presley in Bad Nauheim in

The song describes the scene at a record hop, particularly

At The Hop was also covered by German singer

A sample of the songs lyrics (contemporary popular

The song was part of Uriah Heep's song

You can rock it you can roll it

The 1988 lm Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big

You chalypso and you chicken at the hop

It was parodied by Dash Rip Rock as Smokin' Pot and

[1] Danny and the Juniors - At the Hop". Discogs. Retrieved

[3] Macmillan Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Macmillan.

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