"Wiggle Wobble" is an instrumental written by

Les Cooper Les Cooper (March 15, 1921 – August 3, 2013) was an American doo wop musician, best known for his hit rock instrumental "Wiggle Wobble". Cooper was born in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. He sang in several New York doo wop groups, including ...

and performed by Cooper & the Soul Rockers. The single was produced by

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and Danny Robinson. It was featured on their 1963 album ''Wiggle Wobble Dance Party''.

Background

The sax player featured on the song was Joe Grier, originally with The Charts.

Chart performance

It reached #12 on the U.S. R&B chart and #22 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962.

Other versions

Don Covay Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 – January 31, 2015), better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. His most successful recordings incl ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1963, but it did not chart. *

Dee Dee Sharp Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue; September 9, 1945, in Philadelphia) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961. Career Although Sharp had been playing the piano from an early age and directed chur ...

released a version of the song on her 1963 album ''All the Hits (Volume II)''. *

The Surfaris The Surfaris are an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California, United States, in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and " Wipe Out", which ...

released a version of the song on their 1963 album '' Wipe Out''. *

King Curtis Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musicia ...

released a version of the song on his 1964 album ''Soul Serenade''. *

Sandy Nelson Sander Lloyd Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 ...

released a version of the song on his 1995 compilation album ''Rock 'N' Roll Drum Beat''.

References

1962 songs 1962 debut singles 1963 singles Dee Dee Sharp songs The Surfaris songs Sandy Nelson songs 1960s instrumentals {{1960s-single-stub