WE'RE JEALOUS!| FIRST TIME HEARING Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop REACTION

[@janiceduke1205]

In the '50s, high school dances in America were often referred to as "hops." Sometimes, these dances would be "sock hops" because school administrators would make the kids take off their shoes so they didn't scuff up the floor of the gymnasium, where the dance was usually held.

[@kenmarsh2668]

Been there, done that with these guys and all the others of the late fifties; in my socks and all.

[@bloppysloppy2283]

I remember watching an episode of "Happy Day" where they had marathon dances YOWZA YOWZA YOWZA.

[@BillO964]

Thats why the girls of that day were called “Bobby Sockers.”

[@jodyjackson5475]

So interesting and striking the lack of morbidly obese people 50. 60 years ago

[@pauld6967]

@@jodyjackson5475 Yeah, athletics at school, school dances, chores that can include heavy manual labor, running around and playing outside,.....hmmm there may be a pattern forming in these examples. ;-)

[@robertg7396]

I could totally see Amber rocking a poodle skirt, cardigan sweater, Bobby socks, and saddle shoes. Just dancing her little heart out. With Jay beside her in a fly zoot suit, trying to keep up. 😄

[@etc7070]

What a perfect visual! They can definitely pull off this look. Maybe for next Halloween.

[@censorshipsucks9493]

With a gold pocket watch on a chain, and a handful of would later be known as Soul Glow in his hair.

[@vkaPAUL]

Amber could definately pull off the retro look.. there are women today that dress retro, she should look it up!!

[@jameskirschling7887]

Sounds like Halloween costume suggestions to me. I think they would look great as well.

[@kman007111]

Oldies the best y’all need to check Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler!!

[@danieljohnson2005]

You guys have to watch American Graffiti now. It was George Lucas’ first movie, and not only does it have one of the greatest movie soundtracks, but it also shows what life was like for teenagers on a night in 1962. Trust me, you’ll love it.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Absolutely!

[@johnv61]

100%

[@gbh0031]

I have requested this numerous times on their movie channel. I really hope they watch it.

[@jacqueline4514]

They must!

[@jamesj.navagh222]

They've reacted to at least a few of the songs that movie, and what a great movie.

[@ParkerAllen2]

The perfect movie to bring your music and movie channels together in one experience is American Graffiti. It's director George Lucas's (of Star Wars fame) first major movie, and although it's set in 1962, it captures the last waning days of what it felt like to be a teenager in the 1950s, and includes an incredible soundtrack filled with classic 1950s rock-and-roll.

[@michaelmcgillivray1624]

Also one of Harrison Fords first movie roles.

[@vkaPAUL]

we've been calling for it for a while

[@RetroClassic66]

@@michaelmcgillivray1624 It’s an early film role of his, but his first film appearance was in DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND (1966), starring James Coburn. He plays a bellhop paging Coburn’s character in a hotel lobby.

[@reesebn38]

A must see classic!!

[@marlogilliland3917]

I was just going to suggest this. It's one of my favorite. I have the movie on DVD and VHS and the records for the soundtrack. McKenzie Phillips (daughter of John Phillips from The Mama's and The Papa's), Kathleen Quinlan, Bo Hopkins, Joe Spano plus all the other stars. My favorite was always Wolfman Jack.

[@corvus1374]

Danny Rapp was 16 when they recorded this. The group was founded by David White, who was 18 when they recorded the song. David also wrote their other big hit. "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay", and then wrote the super hit "You Don't Own Me" for Lesley Gore. He also wrote "!-2-3" for Len Barry.

[@clarkthomson1974]

We were at a disco mid 70s when the dj played this. Two mates grabbed two girls and proceeded to throw the girls all over the floor. We were amazed, we had never seen them dance before! It was amazing!

[@utcnc7mm]

I'll bet that was something to see, a lost art or talent seems like.

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, their other top 20 hit was "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" !! Quite a prediction for 1958!

[@axltyler]

Rock and Roll is Here to Stay is a GREAT song!

[@aussiebloke609]

Admittedly, it's virtually the same music with new lyrics...but it's still a great song. Especially the key changes to add a little more energy through the final chorus.

[@marybaillie8907]

Now you got all the seniors up and 💃💃🕺🕺 dancing. And the kids join in, LETS GO !!!! What a great oldie!!! Released in 1957, it reached Number 1 and was the highest selling single in 1958. Just a hoot. Sha Na Na gave it a revival in 1969 performing it at Woodstock and it was featured in the movie American Grafitti in 1973. Great reaction guys. Glad you loved it. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

[@shawnkautzman4879]

I love American graffiti.

[@censorshipsucks9493]

I'm 52. My parents had this on a reel to reel. It was my favorite. Lenny who I don't think you can see here was the saxophonist, and later joined Sha Na Na. The group appeared at Woodstock thanks to their friend Jimi Hendrix (true story), appeared in Grease, and later had their own tv show.

[@sheilameyers152]

The girls wore saddle shoes and poodle skirts….the dance was the jitter big! My mother and her friends were the group that had parties and dressed like that! My friends and I were younger so we watched and learned! Good times!!

[@AnitaLife27]

I’m a huge Sha Na Na fan! Rip Lenny!

[@AnitaLife27]

Feels so good to hear you say you love Doo Wop.❤❤❤❤

[@notedrockhistorian4382]

@@AnitaLife27 I saw them at the KROQ concert at the LA Coliseum in 1973? 1972?. They have a big sense of humor. If I remember, they came out giving the crowd the finger. Very entertaining. I miss this kind of stuff. Today's music is dark,, brooding, depressing, nihilistic, etc.

[@notedrockhistorian4382]

Do you ever wonder what the demographic breakdown is of the subs on this channel? Usually, you don't see too many boomer age people on these reaction channels.

[@ColoradoGrami]

In case you missed it, the first lyrics of this song is actually a list of dances that were popular back in the day. "Well, you can rock it you can roll it Do the stomp and even stroll it at the hop When the record starts spinnin' You calypso when you chicken at the hop Do the dance sensations that are sweepin' the nation at the hop.... fun to dance to. Amber... trust me... there is nothing like partner dancing and swinging around, fast or slow. I miss it a LOT.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

I tried to remember the last time I danced with a partner..I could not! Apx 30 years

[@markdevault1437]

Amber, you will LOVE the movie American Graffiti! It is set in 1962 California. At the Hop was in the movie along with so much great music from that era. Harrison Ford got his first role in this movie. It also has young Richard Dreyfuss, Suzanne Summers, Cindy Williams and Ron Howard. It was written and directed by George Lucas, made right before Star Wars.

[@SaxyLament]

YES they should react to that movie! Where were you in '62? I wasn't born yet. lol

[@juliaoliger7647]

And Wolfman Jack.

[@Military450Veteran]

YEEEESSSS, i LooooooooVE that movie, it's in My Top 10 of My ALL time FAV. movies, Amber and Jay have to/MUST check it out soon! I Always WISH that i had been born in the 40's so that i could have ENJOYED the FUN times that the kids had in the 50's and the 60's! I LOVE 💝 Classic 🛻 trucks and 🚙 cars, Classic hairdos, Classic GOOD MORAL folks And Lovely clothes that Young Men wore and Young Ladies wore (they were covered UP, NOT walking around 1/2 naked like today's s l u t s , YiiiiiKES), lmao! 🤣 😝

[@beachem1]

I love the diversity of bands and decades you cover. So much solid respect for the art and artists. Great and thorough reaction. 😊

[@mattdeves1900]

Also, also, notice dressed very nicely. No joggers, no t shirts, no holes in pants. Suits my man, suits!

[@loisvansciver9194]

I love all decades of music. Thanks to my Dad, I was introduced to the music of the 50s and early 60s at a very young age and have loved it ever since. Danny and the Juniors and Dion and the Belmonts were two of his favorite. The hop refers to the “sock hops” at the high schools

[@acb9231]

Great stuff, thanks guys! My pop went to high school with Danny & The Juniors in Philly back in the 50s. The song was written by White, Medora, and Singer in 1957, when Danny & the Juniors were still called The Juvenairs. Initially called "Do the Bop", the song was heard by Dick Clark, who expressed concern that the dance fad of doing The Bop was on its way out, so he suggested they change the band name to the Juniors and the chorus from "Let's all do the Bop" to "Let's go to the Hop.”

[@Zebred2001]

This song was also featured in the 1973 classic American Graffiti where it was sung at a Hop by Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids. This film was made by George Lucas and was so successful the studios let him make a little "pet project" called Star Wars!

[@LittleWolf194]

My name is Danny and I was 13 when this came out in 1958, it was the biggest hit of the Summer :)

[@richardbeattie2361]

I sang in a SW FL group called Brylcream that did all the oldies. We once had the opportunity to open for Danny and the Juniors. And this was their last song. They said, "We'd like to invite our new friends Berma-Shave to sing this next song with us!" (You'll have to look up the history of Berma Shave). We didn't care what they called us. I got to sing this song on stage with the original group. A memory I will NEVER forget.

[@Genninap]

An outstanding memory indeed!

[@williamalston4685]

you kids are terrific, love the vids I'm 61 and get a lot of joy out of your reactions, keep it up

[@Lakeshore14]

OMG. This takes me back to the early days of rock n roll. This was a huge song played at our high school dances. It always got the entire crowd dancing. Loved your reaction and thanks for returning to my teenage years. 👏👏❤️🇨🇦

[@dianefurlong2911]

I dare anyone to sit still while listening to this classic music. So much fun! Jay and Amber, The Hop/ Sock Hop is another name for a Dance gathering.

[@RetroClassic66]

This song was recreated in a live performance by Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids in the iconic George Lucas film AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973), as part of a scene of a high school sock hop where some of the story takes place early in the film. I swear you two will LOVE that movie!!! PLEASE watch it for your movie reaction channel soon!

[@fscottgray9784]

I think this song is making you both dance more than usual, good stuff.

[@pauljohnstone180]

Doo Wop started with guys who had no money for instruments so they stood on street corners and created vocal parts to fill in for the missing instruments. When they did get record deals they kept those awesome vocal arrangements and added instruments. ☺✌💛 PJ

[@stephenhanft1226]

I love early rock and roll from the 50's and early 60's. One artist that I'd like to see you introduce to your channel is Neil Sedaka. He had many great hits that helped define that era with classics such as "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", "Calendar Girl", "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen", and "Oh Carol". He also made a comeback in the 70's with "Laughter In The Rain".

[@luckyskittles8976]

love this!!! Yes they are referring to "sock hops" as said below. My sister would do these different dance moves at the school or community club dances. Another dance is 'The Stroll" with another hit song by The Diamonds. Can see some of these performed on "American Graffitti"

[@rwschumm]

Always a Fun Song! :) This one even predates this 71yr old listening to Rock on the radio! :) Barbershop Quartet harmony with LOTS of energy! Wish I still had that much energy! Thanks again for a Great Reaction, You Guys:)

[@top40researcher31]

The song was written by White, Medora, and Singer in 1957, when Danny & the Juniors were still called The Juvenairs. Initially called "Do the Bop",[5] the song was heard by Dick Clark, who expressed concern that the dance fad of doing The Bop was on its way out, so he suggested they change the band name to the Juniors and the chorus from "Let's all do the Bop" to "Let's go to the Hop". After performing the song on Clark's show American Bandstand, it gained popularity and went to the top of the US charts, remaining at number one for five weeks.

[@mikec8328]

A 60's group that most reactioners miss reviewing is The Association. Their hits include Cherish, Never My Love, Everything That Touches You, Windy,etc. The trick is to get the original versions, because they formed many reunions with different variations of the group.

[@jethro1963]

The Association - Along Comes Mary

[@bengemeister]

@@jethro1963 U Rite! These guys were super nerdy, but amazing harmony. Especially Cherish! That is the classic for all the frustrated teenage smucks of my era, like me. Incredible lyrics. And I think hard to sing in tune.

[@walterpanovs]

Lead singer Danny Rapp (1941-1983) was just 16 when this hit #1 on the Pop and R&B charts in 1957. An all-time classic upbeat doo-wop hit. (A hop is basically a teen dance at the school gym or wherever. Check out the classic film "American Graffiti," set in 1962, where they use this song at a hop.) The other group members were teens too. Their only other major hit was the similar-sounding "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" (#19 in 1958).

[@tonylawrence8833]

You guys should add "American Graffiti" to your movie reaction channel. I think you'd both enjoy it. George Lucas was the director.

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

Definitely. They will love it

[@p.j.morris633]

had poodle skirts and saddle shoes those days were really awesome. Love to you both awesome reaction. My man of 44 yrs still wears a duck tail i love it. The Hop are Sock hops are dances we went to back in the day.

[@nolantomlinson7554]

The EARLY days of rock and roll. Way way back.

[@WilliamCooper-l6f]

This song is just phenomenal with excited fun. A true party song that will never grow outdated

[@BillO964]

My sister was a teen in high school during this time. I was a little brother that loved listening in when my big sister and her friends played these records.

[@theylied1776]

You have got to watch (American Graffiti) now. Several songs like this are in the movie. It was George Lucas's second movie, which he only made in order to make Star Wars. Also, American Graffiti is semi-autobiographical. This is the lifestyle George Lucas engaged in when he was a teenager. Try to figure out which one of the characters is George Lucas when you watch the movie.

[@robcop993]

Danny and the Juniors had an iconic follow-up called Rock 'n' Roll is Here to Stay. On that record, it sounds like their arranger turned the music sheet upside down and played it backwards. He did something different. But both songs are anthems to the the fifties. The ginchiest!

[@tomlamasjr]

American graffiti soundtrack!! You’ll love that movie

[@bradparnell614]

The piano is giving you the boogie woogie sound. Doo-Wop comes from the voices. The guys singing around the trash can in the movie Rocky are a great example of that. There are all kinds of old 50s groups like that you could check out like The Crewcuts, The Penguins, The Moonglows, The Diamonds, The Coasters, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, The Fleetwoods, and Joey Dee and the Starlighters to name but a few.

[@geoffewertz8129]

Super famous song from that period. All time.

[@blackprix]

I remember watching them when they first appeared on American bandstand with this big hit song! Now this is history for me

[@laurin4405]

WoW... I haven't heard this since FORever.... Thanks y'all

[@sgguitarzz]

I love watching your musical journey listening to songs you never heard from another era. Good music is timeless.

[@SLam-ve3yp]

I'm born in 1962 and I grew up with this music still playing on radio in the 60s and 70s.

[@Paladin70]

Amber, you nailed it. Simpler times indeed - fun clean lyrics, no vulgar language or dance moves, just a simpler wholesome life. Many people are suggesting American Graffiti for one of your movie reactions and it is awesome. Another great movie choice would be The Buddy Holly Story which is historically pretty accurate and has awesome music from that era.

[@blackblake3658]

No black or brown people allowed. We can celebrate the music without sugar coating the era. A black man walks up in there and risks being hung. Women couldn't get anything without using their husband's name.

[@Elizabeth-foolishmortal]

One of the Juniors was my neighbor. They would rehearse in his Mom's kitchen. I was in grade school. I would sit in my room with the window open enjoying their singing. It was a fun time to be alive in Philadelphia.

[@KarlKraus1]

i've been keeping track of you guys listening to bands from the 60s quite a bit this month so here's another one you'll enjoy - Jay and the Americans (Come a Little Bit Closer) it has horns and swooning rhythm so give it a shot

[@censorshipsucks9493]

You're mind kind of man, so big, and so strong.

[@KarlKraus1]

@@censorshipsucks9493 thanks for the compliment that's one of my best qualities the mind is the quickest way to the soul

[@harrytryon6782]

Cara. Mia.

[@johnhegarty1761]

If you're going to listen to Jay and The Americans you have to listen to Cara Mia.

[@TheFlowNetwork]

Doo-Wop started out with The Mills Brothers in the 1930's. Four guys, one acoustic guitar and they used their voices to sound like the other instruments in a jazz band. (The Mills Brothers also made the very first "music videos" with animator Max Fleischer.) The style was adapted and refined by other vocal groups like The Ink Spots, The Impressions and The Flamingoes in the 40's and 50's. By the time Rock And Roll came around, urban kids were already singing acapella "Doo-Wop" versions of their favorite R&B songs on the street corners because they generally couldn't afford instruments. Doo-Wop was mainly popular in north-eastern cities like New York and Philadelphia....which is where the music industry was located at the time...which is why so many young Doo-Wop groups got recorded. On the west coast, The Beach Boys blended Doo-Wop with Chuck Berry and created Surf Music and the California Sound. Danny And The Juniors had another fun hit called "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" that is basically...the same as 'At The Hop". Other great Doo-Wop groups to check out are Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers, Dion And The Belmonts, Little Anthony And The Imperials, The Del Vikings, The Coasters, The Marcels....

[@axltyler]

American Graffiti as a movie reaction suggestion is right up your alley considering the positive reception you're giving to these old 1950s malt shoppe songs! American Graffiti was made by the guy who made Star Wars, but he made it before he made Star Wars. This was a movie about a typical night as a teenager in 1962. The movie stars future filmmaker Ron Howard in the lead role. The movie has a wall-to-wall soundtrack of 1950s and early 1960s rock n' roll songs. There's also a lot of hot rod cars in the move. I think the both of you will get a kick out of it!

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

It's graduation night, when some are supposed to leave their small town and go off to college. Absolutely adore that film and the music knocks your sox off!

[@axltyler]

@@DawnSuttonfabfour yes, their last night before they go off to college. A coming of age tale.

[@bella-xp7qd]

Also they had teen centers for kids to hang out and dance. Aka The hop. Looks majority are doing the jitterbug, the stomp ,stroll, and chicken are dance moves

[@rullmourn1142]

This song is done in [American Graffiti - 1973 ] at a sock-hop dance. You should react to that movie if you haven't done it yet.

[@SoloGuitar1000]

This was originally titled "Do The Bop", a dance craze at the time. It was changed to "At The Hop" because it was thought the craze was almost over and it would hurt sales of the song to be associated with the Bop.

[@SCVIndy]

Iconic .. covered by many artists including Sha-Na-Na

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Sha Na Na covered everything, and did it well. Did you know that Lenny from Sha Na Na was the saxophonist for Danny, and the Juniors?

[@johncrenshaw1699]

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[@tiffanytosh1569]

I remember Sha-NA-NA. They had a TV show.

[@suzie4417]

Go go Amber & Jay, you are getting the vibe of the school hops!! You have to watch the bands performing live to see the kids reacting & doing the dances that were popular !! 🎙️📻💃🕺. Television was pretty new in the 50’s so kids gathered around it to watch all the amazing things were out in the world, some shows like the variety/music shows were usually on once a week, individual music shows that were live would be on just around the time kids came home from school !! It was so exciting to hear all the music & be able to see the artists 🎉, it got better as time passed 🥰. Greetings from 🇨🇦🙃😻

[@highline64]

Watching American Graffiti should be a must in order to feel the groove of the era🌝

[@Hobodeluxe960]

Love me some doo-wop. One of the first concerts I went to as a teenager was Sha-Na-Na. Great show and as a result I was a fan from the start. All the 50's craze during the 70's with the resurgence of American Graffitti and Happy Days etc was right up my alley. Some really good tunes from back then. Teenager in Love, Romeo And Juliet, Hot Sox, Little Darlin, Since I don't have you, Book of love...so many good tunes.

[@bertisjordan1085]

The Hop is what we'd call the Club. 4 part harmony with a lead singer emphasis on the vocals. The piano sets the tempo.

[@CraftyInICT]

Loving the 50s “soda pop” you’ve been doing. Now for a movie!! “AMERICAN GRAFFITI” really depicts the period well. And great music and great cars all thru the movie.

[@marybeck7594]

ALSO NO AUTOTUNE, PURE TALENT.

[@ken-in-KY]

I was 5 years old in 1957 when this song was a #1 hit. I was already rockin' to Elvis, The Big Bopper, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, and more. It's why I was a big fan of Huey Lewis & The News years later. Their music was so much like the 50's & 60's DOOWOP rock n' roll.

[@jameskirschling7887]

This is one of my all time favorite songs. I have been enjoying this song since I was a kid back in the 60's. Another song by Danny and the Juniors is Rock and Roll Will Never Die. A couple of good cover versions of At The Hop are by Sha Na Na, at Woodstock is good but there are better versions by them, and Crash Cadillac and the Continental Kids from the movie American Graffiti. I believe that is their name. Speaking of AG, that's a movie you should watch. You will especially like the music and the cars.

[@mikec3853]

You might also enjoy the Del-Vikings "Come Go With Me", "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" by Curtis Lee, "You Can't Sit Down" by the Dovells which are the most rockin' like this. "Earth Angel" by The Penguins, "Since I Don't Have You " by the Skyliners, "Get A Job" by the Silhouettes, " Book Of Love" by The Monotones, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers", "There's A Moon Out Tonight" by the Capris, "So In Love" by the Tymes are some of the huge ones. Doo Wop isn't about the piano but the harmony of the voices no matter the accompaniment and covers rockers like this and beautiful romantic ballads as well. Even a group like Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons are at their core a doo wop group with songs like "Sherry" .

[@jeanstrickland2445]

This puts me in the mood for a sock hop , the twist and so much more 😁

[@333Judy333]

Why was a dance called a hop? They were dance parties typically held in a high school cafeteria or gymnasium. The dances were called sock hops because the dancers were required to take off their shoes to protect the varnished floor from scuff marks.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Sounds like you're working your way through the American Graffiti sound track! Can't go wrong. Maybe react to the movie

[@JohnRJune]

Sock hops or record hops, as they were also called, were what dances were called back in the day. Usually someone spinning records and kids dancing to the music, or dancing to music played on the jukebox.

[@willowthegood9035]

You so will enjoy reacting to "American Graffiti" It is FULL of this kind of music.

[@dicedice-yc5vn]

Originally this song was called "Do The Bop" but Dick Clark suggested they change the title as Bop was street gang slang for a gang fight and jazz slang for sexual intercourse thus it became At The Hop. Motown came about 2 or 3 years later(1959-1960).

[@KashtukCA]

Seeing you love the song is awesome!!

[@jodieschossow6497]

In the 80's when our girls were little, we would take them to the yearly Memorial Day "Sock Hop" in our hometown. I made them poodle skirts and found saddle shoes for them and tied scarfs around their ponytails. They had so much fun dancing to the "Oldies"! That was the best times!

[@dananichols349]

Thank you!! I'm crying, and swinging, and singing along all at the same time. And loving you two and this reaction. Other of their songs you should check out is definitely "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" and "Twistin' USA".

[@lauras9453]

Wonderful analysis. My mom always had the CBS station on..... this song turns up in her memoir. I made a playlist for her for Mother's Day of 50s music and fell in love with this stuff myself! It adds so much to hear you and other people add to it. Thanks!

[@simonk7937]

Boom boom boom by John Lee Hooker First time ever I saw your face by Roberta Flack Time to say goodbye by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli At last by Etta James Don't give up by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

[@SirOtter1]

The purest form of Rock 'n' roll. Ain't none better.

[@MacDaddyRico]

The Dawn of Rock & Roll...

[@danieltrickey9285]

Watching you guys go through music through the years you're getting when the best music was written. I agree at 72 I've heard it all and I still go back to the 50's/60's when I get bored with everything else.

[@Pauba1946]

Next you need to react to “The Stroll”. Also if you react to the movie “American Graffiti “ you can hear tons of songs from this era.

[@surlechapeau]

Tons of songs!!

[@kenmarsh2668]

How about the “Bristol Stomp”?

[@randysandford4033]

At the Hop was one of the first songs I remember as a very young boy. I love the way you guys appreciate and always have very positive things to say about all these songs that were popular way outside your own generation. it helps bring our generations closer together and demonstrates that we can all types of music simply for music's sake. Enjoy watching you guys!

[@1j007zm]

Great reaction!, 😃 this song was popular at sock hops, that's when they would hold dances ( usually at a school gym ) where you can dance in your socks.🧦 recommend little Richard "Tutti frutti", Thank you! Peace! ☮

[@LiberalsArePoop]

They haven't done Tutti Frutti?!?? That is a must.

[@danastearns7939]

do-wop/soda pop sounds prior to early American rock & roll. I used to watch the tv how "At the Hop" hosted by Dick Clark on Saturdays.

[@jacqueline4514]

PLEASE 🙏 On your other channel you must react to the movie “AMERICAN GRAFFITI”; this song is featured in it and the entire movie has Doo-Wop playing throughout. It was George Lucas’ first film and an instant classic!!!❤

[@mikemax9076]

Love you two and your journey thru my music, a big part of the 50's thru the 70's was American Band Stand with Dick Clark. There is a lot of youtube videos of the show and you can see how music and dancing evolved thru the years. Many of the teen dancer became famous on the show and had their own followers. We had Hops every friday night in Jr. and Sr. high till about 69 when they stopped them because of a rowdy crowd causing trouble. Even after it was a great time to grow up.

[@vinman5432]

You have to react to the Whole Album called American Graffiti. Every song is great.

[@deweyoxburger5470]

So, you may know that the Stray Cats were responsible for the rebirth of "Rockabilly" rock, but you may not know that Brian Setzer, lead singer and guitarist for the Stray Cats, also was responsible for the rebirth of a second musical genre "Swing" with his other band "The Brian Setzer Orchestra". I present to you "Jump, Jive and Wail" kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3m6lIFrjt2oj8U Enjoy.

[@hawkeyegeorge]

You'll need to do a movie review of American Graffiti!

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Bill Medly of Righteous Brothers opened a club in Long Beach, CA...called Hip Hop...they were at grand opening...great, oldies, waiters in 50's costumes...VERY FUN!!!!!

[@thomashorton5715]

I’d like to see you react to the box tops the letter and then to Joe Cocker’s cover of the same song

[@jch7gevmjdj12]

This music always reminds us of the movie AMERICAN GRAFFITI a George Lucas film which was released in 1973. Four years later STAR WARS was released, which he produced and directed, The rest is history!-

[@OldManYellsAtSpurs]

Fiona Apple. Criminal. The Specials. Ghost Town.

[@gpxo11]

Danny & the Juniors-from Philly-had their share of hits-Rock and Roll Is Here to stay, Twistin USA, Pony Express and Dottie.

[@patrickpierson370]

Here's your next Female Friday playlist!!! Featuring 3 NEW FEMALES for your channel: 1) Amy Grant - The Next Time I Fall (Duet with Peter Cetera, former lead vocalist & bass guitarist of Chicago) Link Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mV6of4yrpNKMsKM 2) Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life (Duet with Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers) Link Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anO0fXiVh9eHibc 3) Helen Reddy - I Am Woman Link Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4jMdndtit2WiNk

[@luclachance4859]

Many of those songs were covered by Sha Na Na, I loved their TV show back in the 70's!

[@ed.z.]

Initially called "Do the Bop", the song was heard by Dick Clark, who expressed concern that the dance fad of doing The Bop was on its way out, so he suggested they change the band name to the Juniors and the chorus from "Let's all do the Bop" to "Let's go to the Hop". After performing the song on Clark's show American Bandstand, it gained popularity and went to the top of the US charts, remaining at number one for five weeks. The song describes the scene at a record hop, particularly the dances being performed and the interaction with the disc jockey host. "At the Hop" was revived, performed at Woodstock by Sha-Na-Na in August 1969, and was included on the soundtrack album.

[@wendyb5528]

Such a time in music. Everything was so innocent, or so it appeared. It actually amazes me of sooooooooo much change regarding music, Rock and Roll, yet it still seemed so simple. I love this sound and the time. I think I was in a past life but I died in a car crash on "Deadmans Curve", a song by Jan and Dean. Oh and the ages of Danny and the Juniors was 14 and 15 years old!!!!!!!

[@ShinKyuubi]

Fun fact: The Pound Puppies did a movie back in the day called "The Legend of Big Paw" that did covers of a lot of classic songs, they did a version of this called "Let's go to the Pound" which was an advert for the pound they lived in so people would come and adopt. They also did a cover of "Who do you love?" called "It's all in your mind" and the titular Big Paw did a cover of "Duke of Earl" called "Big Paw" also known as "I'm a puppy too"...it was actually my intro to a lot of these classic songs as I heard the Pound Puppy version of them first and only years later when the internet got to where I could, I found the OG versions...except Duke of Earl, I heard that one much earlier as my maternal grandparents were born in 1939 (grandfather) and 1941 (grandmother) so they grew up with this kind of music and bought some CDs later in life once CDs became the big thing and I heard it there.

[@kimcutts6153]

This is the music I grew up to, and I wasn't born till 1964! But my mam loved this music so much, that's all she listened to. 🎶

[@MrTech226]

Jay and Amber Thank you for reacting my parents' generation! I grew up listening to music when my parents' radio. Pioneers of Rock.

[@LarryNeie-lj7zc]

As an old guy I love seeing these kids enjoying this classic 50's tune.

[@that1dragonkid]

This song brings back happy memories for me. In the late 70's when I was 5 or 6, my two older sisters and I did a little dance routine to this song. There's a picture of it in one of our picture albums of us all dressed in our poodle skirts and saddle shoes going in different directions, with me pointing in the direction I thought we were supposed to go! Good times!

[@richardvincelette9741]

It’s pure fun and pure talent from everyone in that era. They practiced for days to get that one, perfect live take.