1st RECORDING OF: Land Of 1000 Dances - Chris Kenner (1962)

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Sometimes shown with the title “Land Of A Thousand Dances,” this much-recorded dance number was further popularized in 1965 by Cannibal & the Headhunters (who were first to add that ”naa na-na-na naa” hook) https://youtu.be/i4PHDCqAHBM and in 1966 by Wilson Pickett https://youtu.be/GTqBt8VPULo . This is Kenner’s 45 single-edit version--minus the slow introduction from the original master tape included on some reissues--which reached #77 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the summer of ’63.

The original 45rpm single was issued on Instant 3252 - Land Of 1000 Dances (Kenner) by Chris Kenner

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