Time: 39:22
Size: 90.1 MB
Styles: Pop/Rock/Rock N Roll
Year: 1961/2000
Art: Front
[1:59] 1. Peppermint Twist Pt. 1
[3:38] 2. Ram-Bunk-Shush
[4:10] 3. Ya Ya
[2:58] 4. Sticks And Stones
[6:26] 5. Shout
[1:52] 6. Peppermint Twist Pt. 2
[3:52] 7. Hold It
[3:55] 8. Fanny Mae
[4:47] 9. Honk Tonk
[5:41] 10. Mashed Potatoes
In 1960, the Starliters were noticed by agent Don Davis while performing at a Lodi, New Jersey, nightclub called Oliveri's. The group was booked at an intimate venue on 45th Street in New York City called the Peppermint Lounge for what was supposed to be a one-time weekend gig. During their initial appearance at the nightclub, actress Merle Oberon and Prince Serge Oblinski were dancing much of the night there, which was reported the next morning by columnists Earl Wilson and Cholly Knickerbocker. The next night, it took barricades and mounted police to keep the crowds in line, which had backed to Broadway, and for several months thereafter, the craze continued at the Lounge. Celebrity visitors continued to make an appearance, such as Judy Garland, John Wayne, Jackie Kennedy, Nat "King" Cole, Shirley MacLaine, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, and Liberace. Dee and company were such a sensation that they became the house band for the Peppermint Lounge for over a year. Dee wrote "Peppermint Twist," along with producer Henry Glover, as a tribute to the lounge and the song scored #1 on the U.S. charts in early 1962. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
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