Roland Lawrence LaPrise IN THE LATE 1940's
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The Hokey Cokey , Hokey Pokey , Hokey Tokey , or Cokey Cokey is a participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well known in English-speaking countries. ...
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Larry LaPrise (Roland Lawrence LaPrise, born: 11 November 1912 in Detroit, Michigan, died: 04 April 1996 in Gooding, Idaho) holds the U.S. copyright for the song Hokey Pokey . LaPrise reportedy wro...
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Larry LaPrise, the man who claims to have written "The Hokey Pokey," died peacefully at age 93 on April 4, 1996. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. ... "LaPrise wrote the Hokey Pokey song in the late 1940s for the apres-ski crowd at a club in Sun Valley Idaho.
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Referring to the servicemen, she said, "They might have done a novelty dance similar to the Hokey Pokey, but the trio wrote it and that trio didn't get together until after the war." But a December 1945 issue of Dance magazine appears to support the memory of the ex-GIs.
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If Shakespeare had written the "Hokey Pokey": ... Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke, Mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl. To spin! A wild release from Heaven's yoke. Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl. The Hoke, the Poke -- banish now thy doubt. Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.
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What you might not know is who wrote the song. Larry LaPrise, aka The Hokey Pokey Man, died last week at age 83 in Boise, Idaho, after a career that brought him no fame, modest fortune, and a job with the Postal Service. ... That's right. Someone actually wrote "The Hokey Pokey."
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How to Do the Hokey Pokey. Here are the directions in case you've forgotten how to do this old standby for children's parties and other raucous events. ... While singing the "Hokey Pokey" song, follow the directions.
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Previous message: [mplpost] Fw: Hokey Pokey D&S ... Degen is adamant that he wrote the song without any influences. The truth, unusually, seems to lie not in between but without: Pure Invention is rare.
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MR. LEE YOU ROCK! AND U NEVER TOLD ME HU WROTE THE HOKEY POKEY!!!!! BUT YOU SOOOOO ROCK! YOU WERE MY FAVE TEACH OF ALL TIME!!!!! ... 0 out of 1 found this rating helpful. Did you? ... This rating does not have any responses right now. You can be the first to add one!
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