Billboard #1 Hits: #46: “Pony Time”- Chubby Checker. February 27, 1961- #1 for 3 weeks. Released on Parkway Records. Written by Don Covay and John Berry. Genre: R&B. Time: 2:27. B-side: “Oh Susannah.” Grade: D
“Pony Time” was originally released by co-writer Don Covay’s group the Goodtimers in 1960 it would reach #60 for the Goodtimers in 1961 but in the hands of Chubby Checker would go to the top becoming Checker’s second #1 and introducing a new dance “The Pony.”
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The dancing in the video cracks me up. The music sounds an awful lot like The Twist.
Yes I agree- those dance crazes were funny.
The Pony indeed! I feel embarrassed for him! But the Twist was a big hit!