<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> One - DERFUL! </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, Andre Williams </Td> </Tr> <P> "Shake a Tail Feather" (Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, and Andre Williams) is a song originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago - based group The Five Du - Tones . (This version was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Hairspray). A 1967 version by James & Bobby Purify reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P> <P> "Shake a Tail Feather" has been covered by many other artists over the years . Ray Charles covered and performed the song during his scenes in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers in a version that included calls for various 1960s dances, such as the Twist, the Monkey, The Fly, The Swim, The Frug and the Mashed Potato, The Boogaloo to be performed by a crowd gathered outside Ray's Music Exchange . </P>

Who sang the original shake your tail feather