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2 unusual facts about The Dovells


The Bosstones

In 1962 The Dovells remade "Mope-itty Mope" as "The Mope-itty Mope Stomp".

The Dovells

The song was previously released by Jimmy Soul earlier that year and based on the song "Ugly Woman" by Roaring Lion released in 1934.


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Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

In 1961, Bristol gained national attention when the song "Bristol Stomp", by The Dovells hit #2 on the Billboard pop chart.

Gene Barge

In 1961, The Dovells charted a #2 song called The Bristol Stomp which refers to Bristol, PA (USA) and includes the line "We ponied and twisted and we rocked with Daddy G".


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