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Land Of A Thousand Dance (ver. 1) by Chris Kenner - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Land of 1000 Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. Famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in 1965, the song's best-known version was Wilson Pickett 1966 recording on The Exciting Wilson Pickett, which became his third R&B #1 and his biggest ever pop hit, peaking at #6. [1].In 1989, this version was ranked number 152 on Dave Marsh's list of The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.[2] In the original recording by Chris Kenner sixteen dances are specifically mentioned: the Pony, the Chicken, the Mashed Potato, the Alligator, the Watusi, the Twist, the Fly, the Jerk, the Tango, the Yo-Yo, the Sweet Pea, the Hand jive, the Slop, the Bop, the Fish and the Popeye. Chris Kenner (December 25, 1929 - January 25, 1976) was a New Orleans, Louisiana R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, that.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Chris Kenner (December 25, 1929 - January 25, 1976) was a New Orleans, Louisiana R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, that became staples in the repertoires of many other musicians. Born in the farming community of Kenner upriver from New Orleans, Kenner sang gospel music with his church choir, and moved to New Orleans in his teens. In 1955 he made his first recordings, for a small label, Baton Records, without success; and in 1957 recorded his "Sick and Tired" for the Imperial Records label; Fats Domino covered it the next year and the song became a hit. "Rocket to the Moon" and "Life Is Just a Struggle," both cut for the Ron Records label, were other notable songs from this period. Moving to another New Orleans label, Instant, he began to work with pianist and arranger Allen Toussaint. In 1961, this collaboration produced "I Like It Like That", his first and biggest hit, peaking at #2 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart (covered in 1965 by The Dave Clark Five) and "Something You Got" (covered by Alvin Robinson, the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Chuck Jackson, Earl Grant, Maxine Brown, Bobby Womack, Fairport Convention and.
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