136 Paul Williams (1915-2002) and his Hucklebuckers “Huckle-Buck” 1949

William played in a Ford factory band during World War II. He named the tune after a new dance craze, the Hucklebuck: “Partners start from squat position facing each other and work their way up to a standing position while they, according to the song, ‘Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck’” (Ebony, Aug. 1961).

Paul Williams “Huckle-Buck”