The Village Stompers

The Village Stompers was a U.S. music group that developed the "Folk-Dixie" instrumental sound, originated and produced by Joe Sherman, beginning with the hit "Washington Square" (written by Bobb Goldsteinn) in 1963. Of Folk-Dixie, Sherman declared, "We feel it's bound to be here as long as there is folk music and jazz."

The Village Stompers originated from Greenwich Village, New York. The group consisted of Dick Brady, Don Coates, Mitchell May, Ralph Casale, Frank Hubbell, Lenny Pogan, Al McManus and Joe Muranyi. They had instrumental hits on the Epic record label with "Washington Square" / "Turkish Delight" released in September 1963, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #1 on the Adult Contemporary Charts plus also reaching #1 on the Australian Charts in October of that year. They also had hits with "From Russia With Love" / "The Bridge Of Budapest" in April 1964 (#81) and with "Fiddler On The Roof" / "Moonlight On The Ganges" in December 1964 (#97) and #19 Adult Contemporary Chart. Three other tracks made the Billboard Bubbling Under Chart being "The La-Dee-Song" / "Blue Grass" February 1964 #104, "Oh! Marie" / "Limehouse Blues" October 1964 #132 and "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" / "Sweet Water Bay" July 1965 #130 pop and #35 Adult Contemporary Chart.

Among their albums were:

The Village Stompers - The original Washington Square (Epic LN 24078/BN26078) released in 1963, which included the following tracks

The Village Stompers - More Sounds of Washington Square (Epic LN 24090/BN26090) released in 1964 with the following tracks

The Village Stompers - Around the World with The Village Stompers (Epic 24109/BN26109) released in 1964, which included the following tracks

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