Who originally released the song "Willie and the Hand Jive"?

"Willie and the Hand Jive" is a song written by Johnny Otis (December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012), and originally released as a single in 1958 by Otis, reaching #9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and #5 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. The song has a Bo Diddley beat, a syncopated musical rhythm that is widely used in rock and roll and pop music. It is named after musician Bo Diddley (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), who introduced and popularized the beat with his self-titled debut single, "Bo Diddley".

The lyrics are about a man who became famous for doing a dance with his hands, but the song has been accused of glorifying masturbation, though Otis always denied it. It has since been covered by numerous artists, including The Crickets, Eric Clapton, Cliff Richard and George Thorogood.

The origin of the song was partly inspired by the music sung by a chain gang Otis heard while he was touring. The accompanying "dance" came when one of Otis' managers, Hal Ziegler, found out that rock'n'roll concert venues in England did not permit teenagers to stand up and dance in the aisles, they instead danced with their hands while remaining in their seats. At Otis' concerts, performers would demonstrate Willie's "hand jive" dance to the audience, so the audience could dance along. It consisted of clapping two fists together one on top of the other, followed by rolling the arms around each other. The record also provided diagrams showing how to do the hand jive dance.