Lonesome Onry and Mean was hanging with some folks the other night when Rufus Thomas’ classic Memphis dance tune “Do the Funky Chicken” came on the jukebox. The owner happened to be standing near the ...

It's that month again: June. Moon. Spoon. Chicken dance. "We're doing the chicken dance like you wouldn't believe," says Jim Schwobel, tuba player with the New Austin Polka Band, which is called upon ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS– If you’ve gone to Oktoberfest ...

Stanley Mills, part of the prosperous Mills Music family publishing dynasty who popularized “The Chicken Dance” as a wedding and party staple, died Dec. 29 at a hospital in New Hyde Park, N.Y. He was ...