Willie and the Hand Jive  

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"Willie and the Hand Jive" (1958) is a musical composition by Johnny Otis.

The song was recorded in April 1958 and became a hit in the summer of 1958, peaking at #9 on the U.S. Pop chart, and becoming Otis' only Top 10 single. The song's content relates to hand and arm motions in time with the music, called the hand jive.

Eric Clapton did a version of the song in 1974 that reached the Top 40.



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