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3 unusual facts about At the Hop


At the Hop

Initially called "Do the Bop", the song was heard by Dick Clark, who suggested they change its name.

It was sung by Elvis Presley in Bad Nauheim in 1959, and can be found on the bootleg album Greetings from Germany.

John Medora

John Madara (born May 28, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), also known as John or Johnny Madara, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, who teamed up with David White and Arthur Singer to write the 1957 hit song "At the Hop".



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