Inspired by a concert where he saw John Lee Hooker perform, he supplemented his work as a carpenter and mechanic with a developing career playing on street corners with friends, including Jerome Green ( c. 1934 – 1973 ), in a band called The Hipsters ( later The Langley Avenue Jive Cats ).

Lindy Hop was never standardized and later became the inspiration for several other dance forms such as: ( European ) Boogie Woogie, Jive, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing and Rock and Roll.

To help keep him out of trouble, his father bought him a large transoceanic radio, and Smith became an avid fan of R & B music and the disc jockeys who played it, such as " Jocko " Henderson of Philadelphia, New York's " Dr. Jive " ( Tommy Smalls ), the " Moon Dog " Alan Freed, and Nashville's " John R ." Richbourg, who later became his mentor.

This group is often extended to include West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, Jive, Rock and Roll, elden Jive, and other dances developing in the 1940s and later.

Loria was later active in The Jive Five, Larry Chance and the Earls and Doo Wop All Stars ; he died on October 23, 2010, In 1988 the Belmonts released a Christmas album called " The Belmonts Acappella Christmas " with songs written by George David Weiss and appeared with Weiss on the The Joe Franklin Show to promote it.

Legalities prevented certain of the original recordings to be reused in America, so the American Jive Bunny releases substituted later re-recordings of the same tunes by Bill Haley, Del Shannon and others.

The RCA Music Group later continued its operations and contained " marquee " Jive acts such as Britney Spears, Lucy Fleming and Pink.

Rowbotham, Bowers and Joyce went on to form The Mothmen ( the latter two becoming members of Simply Red some years later ), Sharp went on to form The Roaring 80s, SF Jive, and Glow, and also dedicated himself to acting ; only Reilly remained.

During the summer of 2011, the RCA Music Group underwent a restructuring which saw the elimination of the Arista name later on that year, along with sister labels Jive and J. RCA Records will now start releasing all RCA Music Group releases under RCA Records.

The company was later restructured with some Jive artists moving to a restructured Epic Records, while others stayed with Jive as it moved under the RCA Music Group.

Tajai later introduced A-Plus and Phesto to the remaining Souls of Mischief member, Opio, and the group informally formed in high school before making its major-label debut on Jive Records with the group's well-received album 93 ' til Infinity, in 1993.

This made Jive furious, but there were no editing problems, and Violent J later referred to the video as " our freshest video ever.

In 2002, Perry formed the theatrical glam punk band White Hot Odyssey alongside Jason Moss, releasing an album on Jive Records in 2004 and later becoming a regular opening act at the Daddies ' local concerts until their disbandment in 2005.

" Two weeks later, executives from Jive Records returned calls to Rudolph.

Nearly two years later, in August 2007, Kelly and Jive released ten more chapters on another Trapped in the Closet DVD.

After Whodini, Jive began signing other rap artists into the later half of the decade.

She signed with Jive records, the same record label as her idol, Britney Spears and later that year recorded her first single " Quand Je Serai Jeune ".

Spears also later sang the song at her Jive audition at the age of fifteen.

Jive Records released Kid Rock from his contract in 1991.

In November 2002, Robyn swapped labels at BMG ( from RCA to Jive Records ) and released the album Don't Stop the Music in Sweden.

The group has had recording contracts with Ohr, Virgin, Jive Electro, Private Music, and Miramar, and many of the minor soundtracks were released on Varese Sarabande.

In 2004, Chasez's debut album Schizophrenic was released on Jive Records.

After Lewis's co-starring role in the 2000 film, Duets with Gwyneth Paltrow ( in which they performed their hit cover of " Cruisin '"), the News released their first album of new material, Plan B, on Jive Records in 2001.

Reel Big Fish released their first studio album since leaving Jive Records ; Monkeys for Nothin ' and the Chimps For Free worldwide on July 10, 2007, on the Rock Ridge Music record label.

Mystikal signed to Jive Records and released Mind of Mystikal in 1995.

The group stayed with Jive for one more album, 1995's No Man's Land, before being released from the label during the same year.

After various performing remixes for artists such as Orgy, Crystal Method, and Faith No More, plus appearing on a various compilations and mixes, a self-titled LP was released in 1999 by Jive Electro.

Riddle Box is the third studio album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on October 10, 1995, by Psychopathic Records and Battery Records, a short-lived subsidiary of Jive Records.

Battery / Jive Records showed little interest in promoting the album, and only released it limitedly nationwide.

To coincide with the event, Talksport presenters using the collective name " Talksport Allstars ", released the novelty song " We're England " to the tune from " Tom Hark " by Elias and the Zig Zag Jive Flutes

Jive released a remix and b-side compilation in 2002.

The band signed to Jive Records and released five studio albums during its initial run.

The movie soundtrack was released in 2001 after the movie was released, by Jive Records and Nick Records.

He released his own single on Jive Records titled: " Oh My God " featuring Diddy and Dirtbag in 2004.

* " No More Turning Back " ( as Gitta ); 2000 ; released by Jive ; (# 1 Spain, # 1 Eurodance chart ; # 64 Netherlands )

One day after the group left Jive and one day before it signed with Hollywood Records, Insane Clown Posse released Tunnel of Love on its Psychopathic label.

In February 2011, following rumors that Ciara had been dropped by Jive Records, she released an official statement to her Facebook page complaining of inadequate promotion and funding from the label.

Through his burgeoning connections, Ant Banks signed a recording contract with Jive Records and released his debut album Sittin ' on Something Phat in1993.

Rounding out his Jive Records catalog, Ant Banks released Do or Die in1995, further showcasing his capable techniques on the microphone, his intricately laid bass-heavy production, and his meticulously skillful mixing.

Hi-Five was originally signed to Jive Records in late 1989 and released their first album, Hi-Five, in 1990.

While on tour in early 2006, Reel Big Fish were dropped from the Jive Records label.