Brave Combo: Carl Finch (vocals, guitar, keyboards, accordion); Jeffery Barnes (vocals, woodwinds, harmonica); Bubba Hernandez (vocals, bass); Danny O'Brien (brass); Alan Emert (drums); Joseph Cripps (percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Nikki Nolen (vocals); Mike Dillon (timbales).
Recorded at Inside Track Studios, Denton, Texas.
This 1997 release by Brave Combo finds them celebrating the wide array of group dances that have come in and out of fashion over the years. There's "The Hokey Pokey" (in both a rock style and a go-go style), "The Bunny Hop" (complete with some sly musical jokes), "Limbo Rock/Hand Jive," and "The Hustle." "The Mexican Hat Dance," makes an appearance, as does a sailor dance rendition of "Never On A Sunday" and a schottische version of Merv Griffin's "Jeopardy" (actually titled "Thinking Music" and used during that all important round of Final Jeopardy on the TV game show). Brave Combo even came up with one of their own in "The Jeffrey" (named for their multi-instrumentalist Mr. Barnes). Fun and funny throughout, GROUP DANCE EPIDEMIC is a winner.