[Dixielandjazz] The Hokey Pokey composer dies

Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis larrys.bands at charter.net
Tue Oct 6 11:07:48 PDT 2009


With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.   Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey", died peacefully at age 93.   The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.  They put his left leg in.  And then the trouble started :-)

Larry
StL


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