| Bongo Rock | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Preston Epps |
| Album: | Bongo Bongo Bongo |
| B-Side: | Bongo Party |
| Genre: | Instrumental rock |
| Label: | Original Sound 4 |
"Bongo Rock" is a rock and roll instrumental recorded by Preston Epps, written by Epps and Arthur Egnoian.[1] Released as a single in 1959, it charted #14 Pop in the United States,[2] and #4 in Canada.[3] It was included in Epps' 1960 album Bongo Bongo Bongo.[4]
The Surfaris' 1963 hit single "Wipe Out" was based on this song.[5]
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| Bongo Rock | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Incredible Bongo Band |
| Album: | Bongo Rock |
| B-Side: | Bongolia |
| Length: | 2:36 |
| Label: | Pride |
| Producer: | Michael Viner |
| Next Title: | Let There Be Drums |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
Incredible Bongo Band recorded a cover version of "Bongo Rock", which charted #57 in the United States.[7] It was included in the band's 1973 album Bongo Rock under the title "Bongo Rock '73".[8] DJ Kool Herc used it in his sets. It gained significant popularity in early hip hop circles as a breakbeat.[9]
The song reached #20 on Canadian charts, partly because the producers registered it as Canadian content with MAPL certification.[10] This is despite the fact that the recording had been made in Los Angeles by an entirely American line-up of musicians (Ed Greene, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, David T. Walker, Bobbye Hall, and Dean Parks). The song's MAPL certification helped push it up the charts in Canada.[11] It reached #25 on the Canadian AC charts.[12]
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