On The Dancefloor With a Twist CD

On The Dancefloor With a Twist CD

The world was Twist crazy during the early 1960s.
It was the dance craze to end all dance crazes, bands around the globe jumping on the bandwagon to add their own variations to the Twist theme - as this 25 track collection illustrates.
Naturally, the man who started it all, Hank Ballard, is aboard, though not with the anthem that you might expect.
Jerry Lee Lewis tearing through I’ve Been Twistin’ might be a shocker to the uninitiated, while bluesman Piano Red’s Double Twist is a delight.
The Isley Brothers, Gary ‘US’ Bonds, Jo Ann Campbell and Danny and The Juniors check in with twist classics, while The Ventures, The Gee Cees, and The Champs prove that no lyrics were required to go Twisting.
Eddie Clearwater’s Twist Like This will leave you swearing you’re hearing a lost Chuck Berry classic.
Dale Hawkins waxed his Do The Twist live in Miami, and The Top Notes’ original version of Twist And Shout is a real eye-opener.
Obscurities by Billy Nix, The Zircons, The Chavis Brothers and Billy Barnette are topped off by a marathon Chicken Twist by Paul Livert and The Lions.
If this collection doesn’t get you up and moving, consider yourself expired!