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Australian singles chart:
Oh Yeah Uh Huh entered the Kent charts on 26 September 1959 and peaked at #1. The song was #6 on the Top 100 of 1959.
Songwriters:
McHouston ‘Mickey’ Baker, Sylvia Robinson
Record label of Australian release:
Festival
BONUS SONG BELOW – the B-side, Living Doll
Pop Archives:
Oh Yeah Uh Huh was originally recorded in 1958 by American R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia, aka Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool, who later became Sylvia Robinson.
Col Joye’s version in 1959 was recorded with his backing band, The Joy Boys, with additional vocals by the New Notes. It was the first Australian-made pop record of the rock era to reach #1 on the national charts.
The B-side was Living Doll, made famous the same year by Cliff Richard & The Drifters (later known as The Shadows).
Col Joye was an original member of the television program Bandstand, and appeared regularly on the show over a fourteen year period. He toured Australia with fellow acts from the program, including Judy Stone, the De Kroo Brothers, Sandy Scott and Little Pattie.
Read more: poparchives.com.au/col-joye-and-the-joy-boys/oh-yeah-uh-huh and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col_Joye
Lyrics:
If you wanna be happy
Come along with me
Oh-oh yeah, uh-huh
I wanna hold you close
Beneath the bamboo tree
Oh-oh yeah, uh-huh
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Also on Bang a Gong:
(Rockin’ Rollin’) Clementine by Col Joye & The Joy Boys
Goin’ Steady / Naughty Girls by Col Joye with The Joy Boys and The Bradley Sisters
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BONUS SONG
The B-side of Oh Yeah Uh Huh is Living Doll, which is on the 1959 album Col Joye Sings Songs That Rocked The Stadium.
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