"My Hula Hula Love" is a song with words by

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and music by

Percy Wenrich Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. Personal life and career Born in Joplin, Missouri to Daniel Wenrich and Mary Ray, he left for Chicago in 1901 where he attended classe ...

published in 1911. It was adapted and retitled "Hula Love" by

Buddy Knox Buddy Wayne Knox (July 20, 1933 – February 14, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 rock hit song, "Party Doll". Biography Knox was born in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas, United States, and learne ...

in 1957 and performed by Knox with The Rhythm Orchids. The song was featured on his 1959 album, ''Buddy Knox''.

Chart performance

It reached #9 on the

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and #13 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1957.

Popular culture

*Buddy Knox sang the song in the 1957 film '' Jamboree''.

Other versions

*Bob Lenox released a version of the song on a 1957 various artist's EP. *

Peter Kraus Peter Kraus (born 18 March 1939) is an Austrian-German singer and actor. Born Peter Siegfried Krausenecker in Munich, Germany, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornelia F ...

featuring Werner Müller and His Orchestra released a version of the song in German as the

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to his 1958 single "Rosmarie" and it reached #1 in

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. *

Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on t ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1966, but it did not chart. *

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released a version of the song as a single in 1975 reaching #38 in

. *

Amos Garrett Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941) is an American-Canadian blues and blues-rock musician, guitarist, singer, composer, and musical arranger. He has written instructional books about music and guitar. Garrett holds dual citizenship and was rai ...

released a version of the song on his 1980 album ''Go Cat Go''. *

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released a version of the song as a single in 1984, but it did not chart.

References

1957 songs 1957 singles 1966 singles 1975 singles 1984 singles Buddy Knox songs Mud (band) songs Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman Song recordings produced by Richard Gottehrer Number-one singles in Germany Roulette Records singles RCA Victor singles RAK Records singles Island Records singles {{1950s-single-stub