"Troglodyte (Cave Man)", originally released as "Troglodite", is a 1972 novelty funk song by the

Jimmy Castor Bunch James Walter Castor (January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B, and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", " The Bertha Butt Boogie", an ...

. In the US, it peaked at No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 80 song for 1972. The song has been

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in hip-hop and

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. In Canada, the song reached No. 1 for two weeks in July 1972, and was No. 29 on the ''RPM''/Kowal year-end chart. A character introduced in the song,

Bertha Butt "The Bertha Butt Boogie" is a 1975 song by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. It achieved a No. 16 placing on the US pop chart and reached No. 22 on the US R&B chart. It was also a top 40 hit in Canada. The record was a follow-up to the band's 1972 top ...

("one of the Butt Sisters"), was featured in many later Castor Bunch songs, including "

The Bertha Butt Boogie "The Bertha Butt Boogie" is a 1975 song by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. It achieved a No. 16 placing on the US pop chart and reached No. 22 on the US R&B chart. It was also a top 40 hit in Canada. The record was a follow-up to the band's 1972 top ...

" (1975). "Troglodyte" sold over half-a-million copies, and has been certified gold by the RIAA.RIAA - TROGLODYTE June 30, 1972
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