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The only existing footage of Little Eva performing "Loco-Motion" is a small clip from the ABC sixties live show Shindig! where she sang a short version of the clip along with the famous dance steps. She also sang "Let's Turkey Trot" and the Exciters' song "I Want You to Be My Boy" in the same episode. This TV show was one of her final performances until 1988, when she began performing in concerts with Bobby Vee and other singers. In a 1991 Richard Nader concert, she performed "Loco-Motion" and "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby". The concert was partially documented on videotape, albeit of marginal quality.

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The only existing footage of Little Eva performing "Loco-Motion" is a small clip from the ABC 1960s live show Shindig! wherein she sang a short version of the clip along with the famous dance steps. She also sang "Let's Turkey Trot" and the Exciters' song " I Want You to Be My Boy" in the same episode. This TV show was one of Boyd's final performances until 1988, when she began performing in concerts with Bobby Vee and other singers. In a 1991 Richard Nader concert, she performed "Loco-Motion" and "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby". The concert was partially documented on videotape, albeit of marginal quality.Little Eva". Spectropop.com. June 29, 1943. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 . Retrieved August 18, 2015.

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a b c d Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nded.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 0-214-20512-6. American Bandstand 1963 -All Time Hits Day- A Little Bit Of Soap, The Jarmels". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021 . Retrieved June 13, 2021. The book was published in the United Kingdom in 2018. In 2022, following the success of Ward's novels The Last House on Needless Street and Sundial, it was republished in the United States. [1] Reception [ edit ] a b Dave Thompson (September 22, 1992). "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) – The Crystals | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015 . Retrieved August 18, 2015. New gravestone unveiled for 'Loco-Motion' singer". WRAL.com. November 10, 2008. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015 . Retrieved August 18, 2015.Boyd returned to live performing with other artists of her era on the cabaret and oldies circuits. She also occasionally recorded new songs. a b "Little Eve: A Deliciously Dark Period Tale About Family, Belief, and Trauma". Paste Magazine . Retrieved 2023-03-08. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. All except noted: "Little Eva | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020 . Retrieved October 30, 2020. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{

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Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by the stage name of Little Eva, was an American singer, well known for her 1962 hit " The Loco-Motion". Little Eva Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020 . Retrieved October 30, 2020. Little Eva Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020 . Retrieved October 30, 2020. Born in Belhaven, North Carolina, she moved to the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York, at a young age. Although some sources claim that her stage name was inspired by a character from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, she stated in an interview that she was named after her aunt, which prompted her family to call her "Little Eva." As a teenager, she worked as a maid and earned extra money as a babysitter for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. It is often claimed that Goffin and King were amused by Boyd's particular dancing style, so they wrote "The Loco-Motion" for her and had her record it as a demo (the record was intended for Dee Dee Sharp). Boyd was born in Belhaven, North Carolina in 1943 and had twelve siblings. At the age of fifteen, she moved to the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York. [1] [2] As a teenager, Boyd worked as a maid and earned extra money as a babysitter for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. [2]She returned to live performing with other artists of her era on the cabaret and oldies circuits. She also occasionally recorded new songs. The same year, Goffin and King wrote " He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" (performed by the Crystals) after discovering that Boyd was being regularly beaten by her boyfriend. [3] When they inquired why she tolerated such treatment, Eva replied without batting an eyelid that her boyfriend's actions were motivated by his love for her. [3] Little Eva, Carole King and Gerry Goffin on the cover of Cash Box, 15 September 1962 After the success of "The Loco-Motion", Boyd was stereotyped as a dance-craze singer and was given limited material. Music producer Don Kirshner of Dimension Records was impressed by the song and Boyd's voice and had it released. The song reached #1 in the United States in 1962. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. After the success of "The Loco-Motion," Boyd was stereotyped as a dance-craze singer and was given limited material. a b "Little Eva – The engine that Creed couldn't restart". Ctproduced.com. March 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021 . Retrieved June 13, 2021.