"Cupid's Boogie" is a 1950 song by Little Esther backed by bandleader, and writer of the song,

Johnny Otis Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes; December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was an American singer, musician, composer, bandleader, record producer, and talent scout. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He ...

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Savoy Records Savoy Records is an American record company and label established by Herman Lubinsky in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey. Savoy specialized in jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel music. In September 2017, Savoy was acquired by Concord Bicycle Music ...

which went to #1 on the US R&B Chart.Brian Ward - Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness, and ...0520212983 1998 "According to Los Angeles r&b bandleader Johnny Otis, Bandstand was at heart "an anti-Negro set up". Otis was a truly seminal ... among many others. In the 1950s, Otis recorded such hits as "Cupid's boogie" and "Willie and the hand-jive" .."

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1950 songs Soul songs Songs written by Johnny Otis Savoy Records singles Esther Phillips songs {{1950s-R&B-song-stub