From:   "Dik de Heer" <
Date:  Wed Mar 13, 2002  1:17 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Les Cooper
 
LES COOPER

Born 15 March 1931, Norfolk, Virginia

Singer / guitarist / arranger / bandleader.
A longtime denizen of New York's doo-wop scene, Cooper's only major
hit was the 1962 instrumental "Wiggle Wobble." He was a member of the
Empires and the Whirlers, and managed The Charts, before signing with
Danny Robinson's Everlast imprint and cutting a vocal called "Dig Yourself"
with his band, The Soul Rockers. Ironically, it was the flip side (a
pounding instrumental called "Wiggle Wobble," featuring prominent King
Curtis-styled tenor sax by ex-Charts lead singer Joe Grier) that gave
Cooper his only chart ride (# 22). Follow-up efforts included the similar
"Let's Do the Boston Monkey" for Enjoy.