The_Stroll_(song)

The Stroll (song)

The Stroll (song)

1957 single by The Diamonds


"The Stroll" is a song written by Nancy Lee and Clyde Otis and performed by The Diamonds. It reached No. 1 on the Cashbox chart,[1] #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1958.[2]

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The song was ranked #48 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1958.[3]

The Diamonds were the first to record "The Stroll".[4] Although he was known as "King of the Stroll" for other songs suitable for dancing the stroll to, the song "The Stroll" was, contrary to rumor, never recorded by Chuck Willis.

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References

  1. "The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles". www.cashboxmagazine.com. 1958-02-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. "Chart Toppers of 1958" Billboard December 15, 1958: 44
  3. "Frankie Avalon, Frankie Avalon". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  4. "Chubby Checker, It's Pony Time". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  5. "Brenda Lee, The Golden Decade". Discogs. January 1985. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. "Jimmy Nalls, Ain't No Stranger". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  7. "The Countdown Singers, Doo Wop". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018.



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