The Hustle – Van McCoy and Soul City Orchestra

Chart Position: 1

• #21 bestseller for 1975
• Won Best pop instrumental Grammy award
• Written by Van McCoy
• Keyboards: Van McCoy, Richard Tee
• Guitar: John Tropea, Eric Gale
• Piccolo: Phil Bodner
• Produced by Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
• Recorded in New York City NY
• The Hustle was a popular dance in discotheques in the seventies
• Van McCoy is from Washington D.C.
• This is Van McCoy’s only #1 single
• Van McCoy died in Jul 1979
• Later recorded by Talko (1983)