Bristol Stomp
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The Bristol Stomp was a song written in 1961 by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, two executives with the Cameo/Parkway record label, for the Dovells, an a capella singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, which recorded the song for Cameo/Parkway late that year.
The song made the 37th spot on the Billboard magazine pop chart in 1962.
The song was written about teenagers in 1961 who were dancing a new step called "The Stomp" at dances held in a fire hall in Bristol, Pennsylvania, a small industrial borough outside of Philadelphia.
The refrain of the song:
- The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol.
- When they do the Bristol Stomp
- Really somethin when they join in jumpin
- When they do the Bristol Stomp
On the live performance of Gary U.S. Bonds' "Seven Day Weekend" found on Johnny Thunders' live soundtrack album "Stations of the Cross" Walter Lure begins singing the chorus of the song, playing on the fact that the two songs share the same chord sequence.
[edit] External links
- Article on the Dovells that mentions the song.
- Lyrics to the song.
- Interview with founding member Mark Stevens
- More information about the song.
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