who sang the original shake your tail feather
The Five Du-Tones
title: Shake a Tail Feather text: Shake a Tail Feather "Shake a Tail Feather" (Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, and Andre Williams) is a song originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group The Five Du-Tones. (This version was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film "Hairspray"). A 1967 version by James & Bobby Purify reached #25 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Shake a Tail Feather" has been covered by many other artists over the years. Ray Charles covered and performed the song during his scenes in the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers" in a version that included calls for various 1960s dances, such as the title: Shake a Tail Feather text: their 1994 10" vinyl release "Audio Recording". In 2012, one of the songwriters, Andre Williams included the song on his 2012 Alive album, "Life". In November 2013 The Overtones recorded the song for their album "Saturday Night at the Movies". Other artists who have recorded the song include Ike & Tina Turner with the Ikettes, The Ikettes alone, and imitated as re-created in the film "What's Love Got to Do with It", Mitch Ryder, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Tommy James and the Shondells, and The Romantics. Shake a Tail Feather "Shake a Tail Feather" (Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, and Andre title: Andre Williams text: Andre Williams Zephire Andre Williams (born November 1, 1936) is an American R&B musician who started his career in the 1950s at Fortune Records in Detroit. His most famous songs include the hits "Jail Bait," "Greasy Chicken," "Bacon Fat" (1957) and "Cadillac Jack" (1966). He is also the co-author of the R&B hit "Shake a Tail Feather". Born in Bessemer, Alabama, United States, Williams lived in a housing project with his mother until she died when he was six years of age. A sly and smart young boy, his "aunties" raised him until he was around 16. He then set title: Shake a Tail Feather text: Twist, the Monkey, The Fly, The Swim, The Frug and the Mashed Potato, The Boogaloo to be performed by a crowd gathered outside Ray's Music Exchange. The song was covered by The Cheetah Girls for the 2005 Walt Disney Pictures film, "Chicken Little". The Kingsmen included the song on their 1966 "The Kingsmen Up And Away" album. The Monkees performed the song in 1968 on the band's television special, "33 Revolutions Per Monkee". Hanson included the song in a medley with "Gimme Some Lovin'" on their 1998 release, "Live from Albertane". Japanese garage punk band Teengenerate recorded the song for title: The Five Du-Tones text: and "The Woodbine Twine". The last Five Du-Tones single, a ballad called "Mountain of Love" was released in 1966; they disbanded in 1967. The group's lead singer, Andrew Butler, eventually moved to Los Angeles and joined a latter-day version of The Rivingtons. After their dissolution due to illness, Butler worked in various versions of other 1950s doo-wop groups such as Billy Richard's Coasters and The Robins. "Shake a Tail Feather" was covered by Ray Charles together with the Blues Brothers and featured in a prominent choreography scene in The Blues Brothers film (1980). It was also featured on the soundtrack