The Village Stompers

The Village Stompers

The Village Stompers were a U.S. dixieland music group with the hit "Washington Square" in 1963. The band was known for its instrumental pieces.

The Village Stompers originated from Greenwich Village, New York. The group consisted of Dick Brady, Don Coates, Mitchell May, Ralph Casale, Frank Hubbell, Lenny Pogan, Al McManus and Joe Muranyi. They had instrumental hits on the Epic record label with "Washington Square" / "Turkish Delight" released in September 1963, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, [Whitburn, Joel (1996). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)] and #1 on the Adult Contemporary ChartsHyatt, Wesley (1999). "The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits" (Billboard Publications)] plus also reaching #1 on the Australian Charts in October of that year.Fact|date=August 2008 They also had hits with "From Russia With Love" / "The Bridge Of Budapest" in April 1964 (#81) and with "Fiddler On The Roof" / "Moonlight On The Ganges" in December 1964 (#97) and #19 Adult Contemporary Chart. Three other tracks made the Billboard Bubbling Under Chart being "The La-Dee-Song" / "Blue Grass" February 1964 #104, "Oh! Marie" / "Limehouse Blues" October 1964 #132 and "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" / "Sweet Water Bay" July 1965 #130 pop and #35 Adult Contemporary Chart.

Some albums' tracks :

Village Stompers - "Washington Square" (1963)
# - Washington Square
# - Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
# - If I Had a Hammer
# - Blue Grass
# - We Can't Stop Singin'
# - Midnight in Moscow
# - Walk Right In
# - Green, Green
# - Poet and the Prophet, The
# - Cold Steel Canyons
# - Blowin' in the Wind
# - Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
# - Gotta Travel On
# - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
# - Haunted House Blues
# - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
# - La-Dee-Da Song, The
# - Saints, The
# - Dominique
# - Frankie and Johnny
# - Mountain Greenery
# - Bridges of Budapest, The
# - Melodie D'Amour
# - Goodnight Irene
# - From Russia With Love
# - Fiddler on the Roof

Village Stompers - "A Taste of Honey" (1966)
# - A Taste Of Honey
# - The In Crowd
# - England Swings
# - Murmurio
# - Wabash Blues
# - A Lover's Concerto
# - Yesterday
# - The Bird Of Bleecker Street
# - Second Hand Rose
# - On The Lonely Hill

References

External links

[http://www.thevillagestompers.com/ Official website]


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