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| "Tweedle Dee" | ||||
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| Single by LaVern Baker | ||||
| from the album LaVern Baker | ||||
| B-side | "Tomorrow Night" | |||
| Released | November 1954 | |||
| Recorded | 1954 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll[1] | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Winfield Scott | |||
| LaVern Baker singles chronology | ||||
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"Tweedlee Dee" (also "Tweedly Dee" or "Tweedle Dee") is a rhythm and blues novelty song with a Latin-influenced riff written by Winfield Scott[2] for LaVern Baker and recorded by her at Atlantic Records' studio in New York City in 1954. It was her first hit,[3] reaching number 4 on Billboard magazine's R&B chart and number 14 on its pop chart.[4] It was Scott's first commercially successful song.[5]
| "Tweedle Dee" | ||||
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| Single by Georgia Gibbs | ||||
| from the album Song Favorites of Georgia Gibbs | ||||
| B-side | "You're Wrong, All Wrong" | |||
| Released | December 1954 | |||
| Recorded | 1954 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Winfield Scott | |||
| Georgia Gibbs singles chronology | ||||
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- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 386. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ "Interview with Winfield Scott". www.elvis.com.au. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ Steve Propes; Jim Dawson (1992). What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record. Boston & London: Faber & Faber. pp. 164–169. ISBN 0-571-12939-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 43.
- ^ "Winfield Scott". Retrieved 2006-11-13.