Originally released as the flip side to “Twine Time,” Alvin Cash’s biggest hit, “The Bump” emerged from the same 1964–65 Chicago sessions that propelled him onto the national charts.
While “Twine Time” sparked a dance craze, “The Bump” leans into a heavier groove, driven by the same rhythm-first approach that defined Cash’s work with the Crawlers—part chant, part vocal, and built entirely for the dancefloor.
