<P> `` 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 . </P>
<P> `` 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 . </P>
who sang the original shake your tail feather
who sang the original shake your tail feather
The Five Du - Tones
The Five Du - Tones