Editing Mashed Potato (dance) (section)

{{Short description|Popular dance craze of 1962}}
{{about|the dance|the food|Mashed potato|other uses|Mashed potato (disambiguation)}}
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| inventor         = [[James Brown]]
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The '''Mashed Potato''' is a dance move which was a popular [[dance craze]] of 1962. The dance move and mashed potato song were first made famous by [[James Brown]] in 1959 and used in his concerts regularly. It was also a dance done to songs such as [[Dee Dee Sharp]]'s "[[Mashed Potato Time]]". The move vaguely resembles that of the [[twist (dance)|twist]], by Sharp's fellow [[Philadelphia]]n [[Chubby Checker]]. The dance was first popularized internationally after being named in the lyrics of Motown's first mega-hit in the song "[[Do You Love Me]]" written by [[Berry Gordy Jr.]] and performed by [[The Contours]] in 1962.