"Lucky" Millinder's (Lucius Venable) "D'Natural Blues" (Millinder -Glover) must be heard throughout the 1948 recording to be appreciated. Lucky could not read music, didn't play an instrument and seldom tried to sing but he was a showman.

Detroit saxophonist and bandleader Paul Williams first heard the tune by Lucky Millinder and his band at a concert rehearsal where both bands performed. When Paul Williams watched audience members dance a step called the huckle-buck to the tune Paul changed the title and recorded it. The tune itself was strongly influenced by Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time" who first recorded it in 1945, also produced by Reig for the Savoy label.

Paul Williams and the Hucklebuckers introduced the "The Huckle-Buck" (Andy Gibson) topping the R&B chart in 1949 and started the celebrated dance craze. Lyrics were added by Roy Alfred and "The Hucklebuck" was recorded as a vocal first by Roy Milton. The single reached the top five on the R&B chart in 1949.

Chubby Checker's (Ernest Evans) 1960 cover of "The Hucklebuck" (Alfred - Gibson) peaked at number fourteen. Taken from the album "Twist With Chubby Checker" this was the awaited follow-up to "The Twist".