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Queue Points is the Black Podcasting Award and Ambie Award-nominated music podcast that is dropping the needle on Black Music history and celebrating Black music through meaningful dialogue. The show is hosted by DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray. Follow us on social media @queuepointspod everywhere.

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Episodes (233)

Monday From Hank Ballard to The Fat Boys: How The Twist Connected Black Musical Generations
Mon Feb 9th The Wop at 40: The Greatest Hip Hop Dance Ever and the Groove of Mid-80s Black Parties
Mon Feb 2nd The Sacred Science of Black Line Dances: Electric Slide, Cha-Cha Slide & The Wobble

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Feb 16, 2026
28¼ minutes
26 MB

DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray talk about those post-Civil Rights dances our parents' generation did—like the Twist, Watusi, Swim, Jerk, and Bus Stop—and how we Gen Xers picked them up from TV reruns and family talks. It's like sitting around remembering Soul Train lines, What's Happening episodes, and how those moves showed up at house parties and clubs. They trace the Twist from Hank Ballard's original to Chubby Checker's American Bandstand version, then to the Fat Boys sampling it in hip hop. Hank Ballard's "The Twist" gets remade by Chubby Checker for a wider crowd on sho...

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From Hank Ballard to The Fat Boys: How The Twist Connected Black Musical Generations

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