WIKIPEDIA and the Bristol Stomp

The Bristol Stomp was a song written in 1961 by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, two executives with theCameo/Parkway record label, for the Dovells, an a capella singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, which recorded the song for Cameo/Parkway late that year.

The song made the 37th spot on the Billboard magazine pop chart in 1962.

The song was written about teenagers in 1961 who were dancing a new step called "The Stomp" at dances held in a fire hall in Bristol, Pennsylvania, a small industrial borough outside of Philadelphia.

The refrain of the song:

The kids in Bristol are sharp as thistle
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin when they join in jumpin
When they do the Bristol Stomp