The Dixie Cups
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The Dixie Cups are an American 1960s girl group from New Orleans best known for their hit songs "Chapel of Love" and "Iko Iko."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American musical group
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girl group ⓘ musical trio ⓘ vocal group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Mel-Tones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ellie Greenwich
NERFINISHED
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Jeff Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Leiber NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Stoller NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Spector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
hit single Chapel of Love reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964
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popularizing the song Iko Iko in the pop charts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfProminence | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Brill Building pop era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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doo-wop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | New Orleans rhythm and blues tradition ⓘ |
| hasNotableMemberRole |
Barbara Ann Hawkins – lead vocals
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Joan Marie Johnson – vocals ⓘ Rosa Lee Hawkins – vocals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Chapel of Love (1964 single)
NERFINISHED
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Chapel of Love (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Iko Iko (1965 single) NERFINISHED ⓘ People Say (1964 single) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
New Orleans R&B
NERFINISHED
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New Orleans gospel music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| member |
Barbara Ann Hawkins
NERFINISHED
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Joan Marie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Lee Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChartAchievement | Chapel of Love displaced the Beatles from number one on the Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongType | wedding song ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chapel of Love
NERFINISHED
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Iko Iko NERFINISHED ⓘ People Say NERFINISHED ⓘ You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLineup | Barbara Ann Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joan Marie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Red Bird Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songTheme |
New Orleans Mardi Gras chant in Iko Iko
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marriage ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic | girl group sound of the early 1960s ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | three-part harmony ⓘ |
| vocalRole | lead and backing vocals by group members ⓘ |
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