The Applejacks were a group of American

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s led by

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, (March 24, 1922 – November 18, 2014), a native of

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. They released singles on

Cameo Records Cameo Records was an American record label that flourished in the 1920s. It was owned by the Cameo Record Corporation in New York City. Cameo released a disc by Lucille Hegamin every two months from 1921 to 1926. Cameo records are also noted ...

. Their biggest hit was the instrumental "Mexican Hat Rock", a Top 20 hit in the U.S. in 1958.

Singles

*"Mexican Hat Rock" (1958) U.S. No. 16 *"Rocka-Conga" (1959) U.S. No. 38 (Early releases of "Rocka-Conga" were pressed as "Rocka-Tonga") *"Bunny Hop" (1959) U.S. No. 70

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Applejacks, The American pop music groups Cameo Records artists