The Village Stompers
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The Village Stompers were a U.S. dixieland music group with the hit Washington Square (1963). The band is known for its instrumental pieces.
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This band of Dixieland style originated from Greenwich Village, New York. The Group consisted of members being, Dick Brady, Don Coates, Mitchell May, Ralph Casale, Frank Hubbell, Lenny Pogan, Al McManus and Joe Muranyl. They had Instrumental hits on the Epic label with Washington Square / Turkish Delight released September 1963 reaching #2 on the Billboard Charts and #1 on the Contemporary Charts and also reaching #1 on the Australian Charts in October of that year. They also had hits on Billboard Charts with From Russia With Love / The Bridge Of Budapest in April 1964 #81 and with Fiddler On The Roof / Moonlight On The Ganges in December 1964 #97 and #97 Adult Contemporary Chart. Three other tracks made the Billboard Bubbling Under Chart being The La-Dee-Song / Blue Grass February 1964 #104, Oh! Marie / Limehouse Blues October 1964 #132 and Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines / Sweet Water Bay July 1965 #130 pop and #35 Adult Contemporary Chart (Some Chart Information for U.S.A. only from Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1996)
