The band's most enduring hit, "Wooly Bully," captured the raw energy of mid-60s garage rock with its distinctive organ riff and spoken-word vocals.
- The single was released on the K-Tel label in June 1965.
- It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The song's distinctive "Hully Gully" dance craze was inspired by a similar dance craze from the early 1960s.
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs were a Memphis-based band known for their R&B-inflected garage rock. "Wooly Bully" was their breakthrough single, hitting the charts in 1965.
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