How The Electric Slide Came To Be A Cookout Classic

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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There isn’t a single Black event — cookout, party, wedding, you name it — that doesn’t involve the Electric Slide. And honestly, if you’re rolling up to a Black event and this song isn’t on the playlist, then what’s really going on? _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:17.9	There isn't a single black event, cookout, party, wedding, you name it, that doesn't involve
0:25.5	the electric slide.
0:28.5	And honestly, if you're rolling up to a black event and this song ain't on a playlist,
0:33.7	then what's really going on?
0:36.4	This is two-minute black history.
0:40.0	What you didn't learn in school.
0:54.1	We've all rolled up to a cookout or any event with music and knew full well that we would hear the electric slide at some point.
0:59.5	But why?
1:00.7	It all boils down to line dancing.
1:04.3	Yes, that's a country music thing.
1:06.4	And yes, the origins of line dancing are contested.
1:17.6	What isn't contested is that black folks have been line dancing dating back to the motherland. Marsha Griffiths dropped the banger electric buggy, also known as the Electric Slide, in 1976.
1:26.6	When the demo was released,
1:28.3	Broadway composer Richard L. Silver created a line dance
1:32.3	we know today.
1:34.3	The song was penned and sung by two
1:36.3	Jamaican-born artists and was bound to be a hit.
1:39.3	Combining the history of African dance styles and music
1:43.3	is a winning combination.
1:46.2	The dance is energizing and repetitive beat makes it fun for dancers who form lines or circles on the dance floor,
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