In 1959 Chan Romero wrote and recorded the original "Hippy Hippy Shake."
The song was part of the set list by The Beatles on a regular basis, and they recorded a 'live' version for BBC in 1963.
In 1964, The Swinging Blue Jeans recorded their version that reached number 2 in the UK, and number 24 on the charts in the U.S.
It has been covered by everybody from Pat Harris and The Blackjacks to The Georgia Satellites, and probably made Chan Romero a fairly rich man, and rightfully so, before he passed away in 2024 at the age of 82.
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