Despite the fact that his version came out after theirs, Laprise won the rights to anything having to do with "The Hokey Pokey." In 1953, Ray Anthony's orchestra recorded it—a double A-side ...

And if you think the Hokey Pokey is too ... The LaPrise version went on to become a mid-50s craze after it was recorded and released on the B side of a record by Ray Anthony and his ...

If you’ve lived in south-central Idaho for any length of time and don’t know that Wendell’s Larry LaPrise wrote the ubiquitous children’s song Hokey Pokey, I’m revoking your citizenship.

The Ray Anthony Orchestra was a prolific ensemble, releasing countless dance singles in the early 1950s, including “The Hokey Pokey” and “The Bunny Hop” — swinging trifles that captured ...