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Iko Iko. " Iko Iko " (/ ˈaɪkoʊ ˈaɪkoʊ /) is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title " Jock-A-Mo ", was written and released in 1953 as a single by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it ...
Justin Wellington 2022, at The Green Mango Club. Justin Wellington sometimes also known by the initials JW (born January 11, 1978) is a Papua New Guinean singer [1] presenting a blend of pop, reggae, R&B, dancehall and island music. He is most famous for his version of "Iko Iko" as "Iko Iko (My Bestie)" [2] He has released three studio albums.
Iko (band) Iko were an English rock band from Exeter, Devon, England. [1] Formed in 2005 the band consists of Kieran Scragg (lead vocals and guitar), Neil Reed (keyboards), Rob Maxwell (drums), Darren Harvey-Regan (bass guitar), and Beth Porter (cello). [2][3] Scragg and Reed had been members of the just disbanded indie-rock band Buffseeds ...
"Iko Iko", a New Orleans traditional song, was recorded in 1964; however, it was released as a single early in 1965. [2] Barbara Hawkins had heard her grandmother sing the song, first recorded in 1953 as "Jock-a-Mo" by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford. Barbara Hawkins stated that "We were just clowning around with it during a session using drumsticks ...
Website. jheneaiko.com. Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (/ dʒəˈneɪˈaɪkoʊ /; [ 4 ] born March 16, 1988) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and rapper from Los Angeles, California. Aiko embarked on her musical career in 2002, as a backing vocalist and music video performer for the R&B group B2K.
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, Jr. (October 12, 1934 – September 15, 2012) was an American R&B musician based in New Orleans. He was the author of "Jock-A-Mo" (1954), which was later rerecorded as "Iko Iko" [1] by the Dixie Cups, and became a huge hit. The song was recorded by many other artists, including Dr. John, Belle Stars, the Grateful ...
"What's Going On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1971 on the Motown subsidiary Tamla. It is the opening track of Gaye's studio album of the same name . Originally inspired by a police brutality incident witnessed by Renaldo "Obie" Benson , the song was composed by Benson, Al Cleveland , and Gaye and produced by ...
The Strangeloves singles chronology. "Love, Love". (1964) " I Want Candy ". (1965) "Out in the Sun". (1965) " I Want Candy " is a song written and originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965 that reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. [4] It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat.