Original song written and composed by Winfield Scott; originally released by LaVern Baker
For the Alice Through the Looking Glass Character, see Tweedledum and Tweedledee. For other uses, see Tweedle Dee (disambiguation).
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"Tweedle Dee"
Single by LaVern Baker
from the album LaVern Baker
B-side
"Tomorrow Night"
Released
November 1954
Recorded
1954
Genre
Rhythm and blues
Length
2:55
Label
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Winfield Scott
LaVern Baker singles chronology
"I Can't Hold Out Any Longer" (1954)
"Tweedle Dee" (1954)
"Bop-Ting-a-Ling" (1955)
"Tweedlee Dee" (also "Tweedly Dee" or "Tweedle Dee") is a rhythm and blues novelty song with a Latin-influenced riff written by Winfield Scott[1] for LaVern Baker and recorded by her at Atlantic Records' studio in New York City in 1954. It was her first hit,[2] reaching number 4 on Billboard magazine's R&B chart and number 14 on its pop chart.[3] It was Scott's first commercially successful song.[4]
"Tweedle Dee"
Single by Georgia Gibbs
from the album Song Favorites of Georgia Gibbs
B-side
"You're Wrong, All Wrong"
Released
December 1954
Recorded
1954
Genre
Traditional pop
Length
2:35
Label
Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Winfield Scott
Georgia Gibbs singles chronology
"Mambo Baby" (1954)
"Tweedle Dee" (1954)
"Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower)" (1955)
^"Interview with Winfield Scott". www.elvis.com.au. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
^Steve Propes; Jim Dawson (1992). What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record. Boston & London: Faber & Faber. pp. 164–169. ISBN 0-571-12939-0.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 43.
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