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"'''Twisting at the Woodchopper's Ball'''" was the first Canadian single to top the International Charts.<ref name="RPM">RPM Weekly Volume 11 No.13 May 26, 1969, Obituary: Ronn Metcalf</ref>
[[Ronn Metcalfe]] released an LP named after the title track, "Twistin' at the Woodchopper's Ball", which garnered him a [[gold record]]. The album was a good example of high calibre musicianship combined with well written arrangements.<ref name=caplan>Toronto Daily Star Saturday March 17, 1962, Man About Jazz, Metcalfe Band's 'Twistin Music of High Calibre' by Dave Caplan</ref> Metcalfe would ride the success of this album to create a [[rock and roll]] [[wikt:scene|scene]] in [[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara]], [[Canada]]. Metcalfe, "Canada's King of Swing",<ref name =caplan /> paid $7000 to produce the LP,<ref name=caplan /> including the single release from the album, which was chosen "Pick of the Week"<ref name=caplan /> in ''[[Cash Box]]'' magazine. Metcalfe said of the song, "This is the way back to the [[big band]]s.<ref>Teen-age Canada, Twist is a Help to the Big Bands, by Jack Hutton</ref>"
"Twisting at the Woodchopper's Ball" was a hit recording written by Ronn Metcalfe, based on [[Woody Herman]]'s "[[Woodchopper's Ball]]" (1939). It was recorded by the 19 piece Ronn Metcalfe Orchestra (of [[St. Catharines]], Canada) on the Barry label and distributed by [[Quality Records]] Ltd.,<ref>Platter Chatter, City Band Leader Hits Big Time With Twist Disk, by George Albanese</ref> of [[Toronto]] (released on  February 19, 1962).<ref>Release notice from Quality Records Limited</ref> It rose to the top of the charts<ref name=RPM /> in Canada (Hit Parade Charts), and made the WLS (Chicago) Top 40 in 1962.
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