Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Jerk (dance)

Index Jerk (dance)

The jerk was a popular or fad dance in the 1960s. [1]

18 relations: Bobby Fuller, Come On Do the Jerk, Conducting, Cool Jerk, Ke-mo sah-bee, Los Angeles, Monkey (dance), Monster Mash, Novelty and fad dances, Record label, Rocket from the Crypt, Smoke signal, The Capitols, The Go-Go's, The Larks, The Miracles, The Sugarhill Gang, Tonto.

Bobby Fuller

Robert Gaston Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for "Love's Made a Fool of You" and "I Fought the Law", recorded with his group The Bobby Fuller Four.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Bobby Fuller · See more »

Come On Do the Jerk

Come On Do the Jerk (Tamla 54109) was a 1964 song recorded by R&B group the Miracles on Motown Records' Tamla label subsidiary.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Come On Do the Jerk · See more »

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Conducting · See more »

Cool Jerk

"Cool Jerk" is a song written by Donald Storball and originally performed by The Capitols.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Cool Jerk · See more »

Ke-mo sah-bee

Ke-mo sah-bee (often spelled kemo sabe or kemosabe) is the term of endearment used by the fictional Native American sidekick Tonto in the American television and radio programs The Lone Ranger.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Ke-mo sah-bee · See more »

Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Los Angeles · See more »

Monkey (dance)

The monkey is a novelty dance, most popular in 1963.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Monkey (dance) · See more »

Monster Mash

"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Monster Mash · See more »

Novelty and fad dances

Fad dances are dances which are characterized by a short burst of popularity, while novelty dances typically have a longer-lasting popularity based on their being characteristically humorous or humor-invoking, as well as the sense of uniqueness which they have.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Novelty and fad dances · See more »

Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Record label · See more »

Rocket from the Crypt

This page is about the San Diego punk rock band Rocket from the Crypt.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Rocket from the Crypt · See more »

Smoke signal

The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Smoke signal · See more »

The Capitols

The Capitols were a Detroit, Michigan-based soul trio widely known in the late 1960s for their Billboard hit single "Cool Jerk".

New!!: Jerk (dance) and The Capitols · See more »

The Go-Go's

The Go-Go's are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and The Go-Go's · See more »

The Larks

The Larks were an African American vocal group, active in the early 1950s.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and The Larks · See more »

The Miracles

The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American rhythm and blues vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and influential groups in pop, rock and roll, and R&B music history.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and The Miracles · See more »

The Sugarhill Gang

The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and The Sugarhill Gang · See more »

Tonto

Tonto is a fictional character, the either Potawatomi or Comanche companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.

New!!: Jerk (dance) and Tonto · See more »

Redirects here:

The Jerk (dance).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerk_(dance)

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »