According to Paxton—who, at the time, was half of
Skip & Flip—"Alley Oop" was written by
Dallas Frazier The "Alley Oop" session was produced by Fowley, who recalled that "all the participants were hopelessly drunk on cider by the time they recorded the song." According to some reports, the lead vocalist on the track "Alley Oop" is Norm Davis, although the voice on the record has been identified as a match with other recordings sung by Paxton from the same era, such as "Spookie Movies". According to Paxton, the group consisted of Ronnie Silico on drums,
Gaynel Hodge on piano, Harper Cosby on bass, and
Sandy Nelson (of "
Teen Beat" fame) playing percussion on tambourine and a garbage can. Nelson also provided background screams in the song. The background singers included Dallas Frazier, Buddy Mize, Scott Turner, and a woman named Diane.
Other versions According to Jerry Osborne, two other groups—
Dante and the Evergreens (
Madison 130) and the Dyna-Sores (
Rendezvous 120)—had versions of "Alley Oop" on the
Billboard charts at the same time, peaking at No. 15 and No. 59, respectively. ==Later activities==