Only seventeen at the time, Chan Romero wrote and recorded “Hippy Hippy Shake” in the year '59. Inspired by Ritchie Valen’s “Come On Let’s Go”, the song embodies the dance craze that was sweeping the nation at the time. Soon after its release, a young group of Liverpool musicians named The Beatles caught wind of it and covered it when they were still playing in small clubs. Another UK group called The Swinging Blue Jeans released their version in 1963, reaching No.2 on the UK Singles Chart. The