"Woodchopper's Ball", also known as "At the Woodchopper's Ball" is a 1939

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composition by Joe Bishop and

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. The up-tempo

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tune in D-flat major was the Woody Herman Orchestra's biggest hit, as well as the most popular composition of either composer, selling a million records. The tune has been performed by numerous artists and is considered a

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. It is included in the first volume of Hal Leonard's '' Real Book''. The song was covered by the British blues/rock band

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on their album, ''

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''. The original recording by Woody Herman and His Orchestra received the

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in 2002.Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
at ''Grammy.com'' - retrieved on 25 May 2009 " Twistin' at the Woodchopper's Ball" written by Ronn Metcalfe was a 1962 hit based on Herman's song, which attained a

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status.

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