Dave Appell and the Applejacks

The Applejacks were a group of American studio musicians led by Dave Appell (March 24, 1922 – November 18, 2014), a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They released singles on Cameo Records. Their biggest hit was the instrumental "Mexican Hat Rock", a Top 20 hit in the U.S. in 1958. "Mexican Hat Rock" (1958) U.S. No. 16 "Rocka-Conga" (1959) U.S. No. 38 (Early releases of "Rocka-Conga" were pressed as "Rocka-Tonga") "Bunny Hop" (1959) U.S. No. 70 "The Applejacks | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2021. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 0-85112-939-0. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 40. v t e