"The Stroll" is a song written by Nancy Lee and Clyde Otis and performed by

The Diamonds The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 ''Billboard'' hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville (lead), Ted Kowalski (tenor), Phil Levitt (baritone), and Bill Reed (ba ...

. It reached No. 1 on the ''Cashbox'' chart, #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1957. The song was ranked #48 on '' Billboard'' magazine's Top 50 singles of 1958.

Other versions

Frankie Avalon Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. ''Billboard'' singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" an ...

released a version of the song on his 1958 album ''Frankie Avalon''. * Leroy Kirkland's Rock-Chas released a version of the song on his 1958 EP ''Strollin' the Cha Cha Cha''. * Ken Mackintosh and His Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart. *

Jack Pleis Jack K. Pleis (May 11, 1917 – December 5, 1990) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, conductor, composer and producer. He recorded on London and Decca Records in the 1950s, and Columbia Records in the 1960s. During the course of his career, ...

and Owen Bradley released a version of the song on their 1958 album ''Bandstand Hop''. *

Chubby Checker Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including The Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnight ...

released a version of the song on his 1961 album ''It's Pony Time''. *

Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed onl ...

released a version of the song on her 1985 compilation album ''The Golden Decade''. * Adriano Celentano released a version of the song on his 1998 album ''Selection of Adriano Celentano''. * Jimmy Nalls released a version of the song on his 1999 album ''Ain't No Stranger''. *

The Countdown Singers The Countdown Singers is a name given to Madacy Entertainment's revolving group of studio musicians, used since 1994. They perform sound-alike cover versions of well-known songs. They have released over 80 albums. Other names They are also know ...

released a version of the song on their 2003 album ''Doo Wop''.

In popular culture

*The Diamonds' version that was featured on the

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to the 1973 film ''

American Graffiti ''American Graffiti'' is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz and Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard (billed as Ronny ...

''. *

The Smithereens The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drum ...

released a version that was featured on the 1994

to the television series ''

Rebel Highway ''Rebel Highway'' was a short-lived revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff, and Debra Hill for the Showtime network in 1994. The concept was a 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in ...

''. *The Diamonds' version was featured in the 1996 film '' Beautiful Girls''.

References

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