The Hitch Hike was a no-brainer – extend the numb and just Hitch Hike! “Included thumbing one’s left thumb to the left with the head constantly moving left with short chin movements then repeating with a mirror image movement”
October, 1962 – Russell Byrd – Hitch Hike Parts 1 and 2
Kinda like the monkey, kinda like the twist Pretend you’re in the water and you go like this…
The Swim
“Movement was with one’s arms pointed forward and horizontal, and with body undulations, the dancer weaved hands, wrists and elbows to the music, as if swimming – Movements included simulating the back stroke”
January, 1962 – The Falcons and the Ohio Untouchables – Swim
Group from Detroit, Michigan
Ohio Untouchables
1963 – The Casinos with the Saturns – The Swim
Group from Cincinnati, Ohio – Started off as the Legends
March, 1964 – The Wildcats – The Swim
March, 1964 – Don Brandon – Doin’ the Swim
March, 1964 – Ray Anthony and the Swingin’ Swimmers – Let’s All Do the Swim b/w Everybody Do the Swim
April, 1964 – The Life Guards – Swimtime U.S.A. b/w Swim Party
Members were P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri
SloanBarri
May, 1964 – The Astronauts – Swim Little Mermaid
From Boulder, Colorado
June, 1964 – Bobby Freeman – C’mon and Swim – #5 Hot 100
Bobby was from San Francisco – He was a member of the “Romancers”
June, 1964 – The Young Men – Come On, Let’s Swim
July, 1964 – Dave Lewis – The Swim Thing
Fronted the Dave Lewis Trio
August, 1964 – Chubby Checker – She Wants T’ Swim – #70 Hot 100
August, 1964 – Paul Revere and the Raiders – Swim
They were the Downbeats and formed in Idaho in 1962 relocating to Oregon
August, 1964 – The Butterflys – The Swim
Come members also recorded as the “Blue Angels” in 1969
August, 1964 – Sky Saxon and the Electra-Fires – Do the Swim
This was Richard Marsh who was a member of the Seeds
September, 1964 – The Brightones – Swim, Swim, Swim
September, 1964 – Billy Joe and the Checkmates – C’mon Everybody (Watusi, Swim, Popeye)
Billy Joe Hunter was Lewis Joseph Bedinsky
October, 1964 – Bobby Pickett – The Monster Swim
1964 – Ronnie Morrison and the Playboys – The New Swim
1964 – Little Ray – Come Swim With Me
Ramon Jimenez from Delano, California – Once a member of East L.A. group “Thee Midniters” and “God’s Children”
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