"The Stroll" is a song written by Nancy Lee and Clyde Otis and performed by The Diamonds. It reached No. 1 on the Cashbox chart,[1] #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1958.[2]

"The Stroll"
Single by The Diamonds
B-side"Land of Beauty"
ReleasedDecember 2, 1957 (1957-12-02)
GenreRock and roll
Length2:30
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Nancy Lee, Clyde Otis
The Diamonds singles chronology
"Silhouettes"
(1957)
"The Stroll"
(1957)
"High Sign"
(1958)

The song was ranked #48 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1958.[3]

The Diamonds were the first to record "The Stroll".[4] Although he was known as "King of the Stroll" for other songs suitable for dancing the stroll to, the song "The Stroll" was, contrary to rumor, never recorded by Chuck Willis.

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References

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  1. ^ "The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles". www.cashboxmagazine.com. 1958-02-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. ^ "The Diamonds, "The Stroll" Chart Positions". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chart Toppers of 1958" Billboard December 15, 1958: 44
  4. ^ "The Diamonds, The Diamonds Biography by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "Frankie Avalon, Frankie Avalon". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Leroy Kirkland's Rock-Chas, Strollin' the Cha Cha Cha". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ken Mackintosh and His Orchestra, "The Stroll" Single Release". Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jack Pleis and Owen Bradley, Bandstand Hop". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Chubby Checker, It's Pony Time". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "Brenda Lee, The Golden Decade". Discogs. January 1985. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Adriano Celentano, Selection of Adriano Celentano". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "Jimmy Nalls, Ain't No Stranger". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Countdown Singers, Doo Wop". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2018.