The Hokey Pokey (La Prise-Macac-Baker) by Ray Anthony & his Orchestra, vocal by Jo Ann Greer & the Skyliners (CD audio source)
Though not a best-selling "chart hit" at its time of release in early 1953, it's one that all the kids knew. And "The Hokey Pokey" remains among 1953's most recognizable and fondly-recalled record releases. Along with its predecessor, Anthony's late-1952 hit "Bunny Hop," the Hokey Pokey dance was long a regular feature of class reunion get-togethers, with Capitol making sure that the reissue recording remained in-print over the decades.
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