Mashed Potato (dance) the dance were hits, including "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" by Nat Kendrick and the Swans (with vocals by Carlton "King" Coleman), "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." by James Brown, and "Mashed Potato Time" and "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)", both by Dee Dee Sharp. In Australia the dance underwent a revival with Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs' version of "Mashed Potato" in 1964. The dance was also referred to in Connie Francis' 1962 hit "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" ("...we'll "Mashed Potato" to a jukebox tune..."), "Do You Love Me" by the Contours, "Let's Dance" by Chris Montez, "Harry the Hairy Ape" a 1963 Top-20 pop
Let the Dance Begin Let the Dance Begin Let the Dance Begin is an album by Jean Stafford, recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Initially released as a hard copy CD in 2005 (Australia Limited) the album was officially for released world wide in 2017 with two bonus tracks "You Waltzed Right Into My Heart" & “Cowboy Days”, Let The Dance Begin was produced by Jimmy Crawford, an American steel guitar player. The song "Steelin' The 2 Step" written by Stafford, is a western swing song which mentions Bob Wills from Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys. Jean Stafford won an AWA Award (Academy of Western