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John Brown's Body (clip) - Jim Vickers-Willis

Live recording of the popular Australian caller who spearheaded a huge surge of interest there in American square dance in the 1950s. See additional newsreel footage and references on this website. View item

Houston Star (clip) - Chuck Rogers

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Bell Bottom Trousers (clip) - Don Armstrong

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Crawdad Song (clip) - Bob Van Antwerp

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Whirl Wind (clip) - Bill Castner

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The Square Waltz (clip) - Carson Robison

music by the Pleasant Valley Boys View item

Lucy Long (clip) - Charley Thomas

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Lady Round the Lady (clip) - Carl "Doc" Journell

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Hurry, Hurry, Hurry (clip) - Doc Alumbaugh

This dance is based on a song that was made popular by the Andrews Sisters in 1949. A YouTube recording is available here. View item

Red River Valley (clip) - Fenton "Jonesy" Jones

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Hashing the Breaks (clip) - Les Gotche

Les Gotcher was the self-proclaimed king of hash. Here's an example of his calling. Square dance enthusiasts who followed him from dance to dance in New England in the 1950s noticed, though, that… View item

Hot Time in the Old Town / Girls to the Center (clip) - Richard Kraus

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