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50 years ago today, #ChrisKenner, American R&B singer-songwriter ("I Like it Like That", "Land of 1000 Dances"), died of a heart attack at 46.
#RIP 🪽🥀
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#OnThisDay in 1929, #ChrisKenner, American R&B singer-songwriter ("I Like it Like That". "Land of 1000 Dances"), born in Kenner, Louisiana (d. 1976).
#HappyBirthday #RIP †
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#QuickSidenote New Orleans R&B singer/songwriter Chris Kenner earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1961 when “I Like It Like That - Part 1” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #2. #ChrisKenner #ILikeItLikeThat #OneHitWondered
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#QuickSidenote Cannibal and the Headhunters version of “Land of 1000 Dances” was a cover of Chris Kenner’s 1962 original… which peaked at #77 on the #Billboard Hot 100. So it was Kenner who was credited as a writer on “Here Comes The Hotstepper.” #IniKamoze #ChrisKenner #OneHitWondered
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"Land of a Thousand Dances" or "Land of 1000 Dances" is a song written and first recorded by the American #rhythmAndBlues singer #ChrisKenner in 1962. It later became a bigger hit in versions by #CannibalAndTheHeadhunters and #WilsonPickett.
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"I Like It Like That" is a song by #ChrisKenner and #AllenToussaint, first recorded by Kenner, whose version reached No. 2 on the #Billboard Hot 100 #chart in 1961. It was kept from the No.1 spot by "#TossinAndTurnin" by #BobbyLewis. This release also went to No. 2 on the R&B singles chart.
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#OneHitHistory “I Like It Like That, Part 1” by New Orleans R&B singer/songwriter Chris Kenner peaked at #2 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending July 31, 1961… The song was co-written by Kenner & famed New Orleans songwriter/producer Allen Toussaint. #ChrisKenner #OneHitWondered
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"Land of a Thousand Dances" or "Land of 1000 Dances" is a song written and first recorded by the American #rhythmAndBlues singer #ChrisKenner in 1962. It later became a bigger hit in versions by #CannibalAndTheHeadhunters and #WilsonPickett.
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#OneHitHistory Remembering New Orleans R&B singer/songwriter Chris Kenner, #DOTD in 1976. Chris earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1961 when “I Like It Like That - Part 1” spent 10 weeks on the US Billboard Top 40, peaking at #2. #ChrisKenner #RIP #OneHitWondering #MusicSky tinyurl.com/yck525dp
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicArtistInResidence
Chris Kenner:
🎵 I Like It Like That
#6music #ChrisKenner
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:
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Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 dances
#music #WilsonPickett #ChrisKenner
open.spotify.com/track/76ICmoJ4PcoMWoooaT...
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