LaPrise claimed the idea for Hokey Pokey came from a similar song his father used to sing in French when Laprise was growing up in Detroit during World War I. “It goes back a long ways,” he ...

This is actually a tribute to that classic beloved song, "The Hokey Pokey." EISENBERG: Oh. COULTON: Every answer is a two-word phrase in which both words rhyme, like hokey pokey. I will sing you ...

A singer, he was leading the Ram Trio at Sun Valley’s Ram Bar when he concocted the song-cum-dance for the apres ski crowd. It was an instant hit. ” ‘The Hokey Pokey’ is like a square ...

On April 11, The Morning Call published an obituary on Larry LaPrise, 83, that said he concocted the song, the “Hokey Pokey” along with two fellow musicians in the late 1940s. I cannot vouch ...

The little girl, Madison Austin, is obsessed with "The Hokey Pokey." When her nurses ... the nurses surround Madison and cheerfully sing and dance to the hit song. A pile of stuffed animals ...

In fact, Mrs. B — as she's known in her neighborhood — is obsessed with one dance song in particular: the Hokey Pokey. "It's just a fun, joyous, song," she said. And you know how when you love ...

Griffin attempted to elaborate on her point, though the power of song was too ... "It's like 'The Hokey Pokey!'" Goldberg then flexed her powerhouse pipes as she sang — to the tune of "The ...