US doo wop musician/singer/songwriter known for the song Wiggle Wobble (originally a b-side to Dig Yourself). Manager of The Charts.
Born March 15, 1931, Norfolk, VA - Died August 3, 2013, New York, NY.
For the engineer, see Les Cooper (2).
ALBUMS
Les Cooper
Wiggle Wobble: Golden Classics
1989
The Ad Libs, Les Cooper
The Boy From New York
1975, 7", Single, RE, Polydor
Les Cooper And His Orchestra*
Motor City / Swobblin'
1964
Buster Brown / Les Cooper
Fannie Mae / Wiggle Wobble
1963, 7", Single, Oldies 45
Dave Baby Cortez* / Les Cooper
Happy Organ / Wiggle Wobble
7", Trip
Les Cooper
Wiggle Wobble / Dig Yourself
Les Cooper And The Soulrockers* Featuring Guy Turner
Gonna Have A Lot Of Fun
1969, 
,
, Soul
Ben Somer
Home (2003 - 2006)
2007, CD, Album, Basement Recording Co., 
,
, Acoustic/Indie Rock/Folk
Les Cooper And His Soul Rockers
Wahoo
1966, ,
, Soul/Funk/Rhythm & Blues
The Empires
By The Riverside / Tell Me Pretty Baby
1956
The Empires
Don't Touch My Gal
1956
The Prestos
'Til We Meet Again / Looking For Love
1955
APPEARANCES +
Leroy Kirkland & Various
Thrill-La-Dill
2023, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records, 
,
, Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
Various
More Boss Black Rockers Vol. 6: Everything's Cool
2023, ,
, Rock & Roll/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Dance Craze-A-Rama Volume 1
2022, CD, Comp, Atomicat Records, ,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Twist
Various
Twist-A-Rama Volume 1
2022, CD, Comp, Atomicat Records
Frankie Lymon, Lewis Lymon & Various
Spotlight On Frankie & Lewis Lymon (The Harlem Hotshots)
2021, CD, Comp, Koko Mojo Records, ,
, Rock & Roll/Doo Wop
Lil' Mo & The Dynaflos
Get Up And Dance!
2016, CD, Album, Rhythm Bomb Records, 
,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop
Lalah Hathaway
Live
2015, ,
, Contemporary R&B/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Twist And Shout (The $tateside Story)
2013, 2xCD, Comp, RM, One Day Music, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Soul/Vocal/Doo Wop/Pop Rock
Various
Soul Deep Deluxe Edition
2013, 
,
, Soul
The Dovells
The Best Of The Dovells (Cameo Parkway 1961-1965)
2005, ,
, Rock & Roll/Doo Wop/Pop Rock
Gore Gore Girls
Up All Night
2002
Various
Pittsburgh's Favorite Oldies "At The Hop VII" The Second Porky Album
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Itzy Records, ,
, Rock & Roll/Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Phil Reynolds
Blue Monday
1999
Various, Dick Clark
Dick Clark's Dance Classics
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Time Life Music, ,
, Rock & Roll
Various
The Fire & Fury Story
1996, 2xCD, Comp + Box, Charly Records
Uncle Violet
Neurotica
1996, CD, Album, DROG
Sandy Nelson
Rock 'N' Roll Drum Beat
1995, CD, Comp, Ace, 
,
, Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Doo Wop Box
1994, ,
, Doo Wop
Various
Teen Beat Volume 2
1994, ,
, Rock & Roll/Instrumental
Various
Street Corner Serenade
1991, 2xCass, Comp, RM, Time Life Music, Warner Special Products, ,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop
Various
Axes & Saxes: The Great Instrumentals
1990, Cass, Comp, RM, Time Life Music, Warner Special Products, ,
, Surf/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Axes & Saxes: The Great Instrumentals
1990, ,
, Surf/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Street Corner Serenade
1988, ,
, Doo Wop
King Curtis
Greatest Hits
1985
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages*
Dig Yourself
1985
Terry Hanck & The Ya Ya's
All My Money / The Wiggle Wobble
1983, 7", Rathskeller Records (2)
The Surfaris
Wipe Out and Surfer Joe
1978, Cass, Pickwick Records, ,
, Surf
Various
Rock 'N' Soul 1962
1973, LP, Comp, ABC Records
Laura Nyro And Labelle
It's Gonna Take A Miracle
1972
Laura Nyro And Labelle
Gonna Take A Miracle
1971
Various
Color Me OBG: Radio Station WDRC
1967, LP, Comp, Roulette, ,
, Pop Rock/Soul
King Curtis & The Noble Knights*
Wiggle Wobble
1967, 7", Single, Speciality
Various
Instrumental Golden Goodies - Vol. 13
1966, ,
, Rock & Roll/Instrumental
Les Ook-Piks
Rabotage Avec Les Ook-Piks
1966
Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers*
Let's Do The Boston Monkey / Owee Baby
1965, 7", Enjoy Records, ,
, Soul/Funk
Les Cooper And The Soul Rockers*
I Can Do The Soul Jerk / At The World's Fair
1965, 7", Arrawak Records, ,
, Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
Doug Robertson And The Good Guys
Desiree / Love You So
1965, 7", Single, Uptown (2), ,
, Doo Wop/Garage Rock
The Discords
Wiggle-Wobble And Jerk / Two Teen Hearts
1965, 7", Nashville
The Charts
Deserie / I Wanna Take You Home
1965, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop
The Charms
Dig Yourself / Ram-Bunk-Shush
1965
King Curtis
Soul Serenade
1964
Les And Gloria
Peter Piper / Twisting One More Time
1963, 7", Promo, Enjoy Records
Pat Vale / John Logan
Ride / Wiggle Wobble
1963, 7", Single, Curio
The Downbeats (3), Lisa Bett
Serie: Exitos Mundiales
1963, 7", EP, RCA Victor
Sandy Nelson
The Best Of The Beats
1963, ,
, Beat/Instrumental/Surf
Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers*
Bossa Nova Dance / Garbage Can
1963, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Surfaris
Wipe Out
1963
Dee Dee Sharp
All The Hits - Volume 2
1963
Les Cooper And The Soul Rockers*
Wiggle Wobble Dance Party
1963
Don Covay
Wiggle Wobble
1963, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Chubby Checker / The Dovells
Limbo Rock
1962, 7", EP, Bel Air, 
,
, Rhythm & Blues
The Downbeats
Wiggle Wobble
1962, 7", Single, Box (9)
Bobby Dunn
Slow Drag
1962
The Dovells
Hully Gully Baby / Your Last Chance
1962
The Downbeats
The Lonely Bull / Wiggle Wobble
1962
Les Cooper And The Soul Rockers*
Wiggle Wobble
1962
Various
Oldies But Goodies Volume II
1960, ,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop
Lewis Lymon And The Teenchords*
Dance Girl / Them There Eyes
1958, ,
, Doo Wop
The Ladders
My Love Is Gone / Hey Pretty Baby
1958
The Charts
Deserie / Zoop
1957, ,
, Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
The Charts
Why Do You Cry / Dance Girl
1957
Various
Jamboree! - From The Sound Track Of The Motion Picture
1957, ,
, Soundtrack/Rock & Roll/Big Band/Rhythm & Blues/Vocal
The Ladders
Counting The Stars / I Want To Know
1957
Various
Habit Of Loving You
7", EP, Comp, JUKEbox
Various
60 Rock & Roll Smash Hits-Golden Goodies Series C
5xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, Roulette, ,
, Rock & Roll/Doo Wop
Various
Internationale Oldie Hits - CD 1
CD, Comp, MCP Sound & Media GmbH, ,
, Doo Wop/Funk/Soul/Rock & Roll
The Champs / Les Cooper And The Soul Rockers*
Tequila / Wiggle Wobble
7", Single, Mem-O-Ree
The Rumblers
Boss!
The Teenchords Featuring Lewis Lymon*
The Best Of The Teenchords Featuring Lewis Lymon
, Doo Wop
Mr. D. & The Highlights*
Every Now And Then / Nose Full Of White
Lewis Lymon And The Teenchords*
Your Last Chance / I'm Not Too Young To Fall In Love
Various
The 'Telstar' Hot 100 December 22nd 1962
2020, 4xCD, Comp, Acrobat Music, ,
, Holiday/Novelty
Various
Mod - The Early Years Vol.3 (100 Classic & Rare Tracks)
2017, 4xCD, Comp, Dlx, RM, Real Gone Music Company, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Mod
Various
Feelin’ Soulful
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Northern Soul Underground
2016
Various
Instrumentals Soul-Style
2015
Various
Snap Your Fingers - The Barry Records Story 1960-1962
2013, 3xCD, Comp, One Day Music
Various
Lonely Avenue - Soul From New York 1
2013, 2xCD, Comp, History Of Soul
Various
R&B Humdingers Volume Seven
2011, CD, Comp, Yama Records (4)
Various
R&B Humdingers Volume Four
2009, CD, Comp, Yama Records (4)
Various
Groove Party
2007, CD, Mixed, Promo, Smplr, Otonage Records, ,
, Free Funk/Breaks/Big Beat/Jazz-Funk/Downtempo/Funk
Various
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock 'N' Roll Volume 2
2002, 15xCD, Comp + Box, Past Perfect International, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
Dance, Dance, Dance
1993, CD, Comp, Charly Holdings Inc.
Various
Raging Harlem Hit Parade 2
1993, CD, Comp, RE, Relic (2), ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
Blues And Soul - Volume 2
1992, 2xCD, Comp, Castle Communications (Australasia) Limited,
Rock & Roll/Soul/Disco/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop/Ballad
Various
Jukebox Hits Of 1962 Vol. 3
1992, CD, Comp, RM, Jukebox (11)
Various
101 Rhythm & Blues Greats
1991, 4xCass, Comp, Box, Music World, 
,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
Hot 60's Volume 1
1991, CD, Comp, JCL Sales Corp
Various
101 Blues & Soul Classics
1989, 
Various
R & B All Time Hits 1952-1980 Vol.2 (1959-1962)
1986, CD, Comp, Mono, London Records, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop/Rock & Roll
Various
Rockin' To New Orleans All Star Hitmakers
1982, LP, Comp, Intermedia
Various
Super Oldies Of The 60's - Volume 1
1982, ,
, Vocal/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Old Gold Retold 3
1980, LP, Comp, RE, Intercord
Various
Old Gold Retold 3
1977, LP, Comp, Intercord
Various
Drivin' Soul
1976, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, DJM Records (2), ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Doo Wop
Various
16 Golden Oldies Volume 11
1972
Various
16 Original R&B Golden Hits
1965, LP, Comp, Star-Club Records, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
Original Golden Instrumental Hits-Volume I
1964, LP, Comp, Mono, Mercury, ,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Collectors Showcase Vol. I
1964, LP, Album, Comp, Constellation Records (2)
Various
20 Original Golden Oldies Volume 4
1963, LP, Comp, Mr. Maestro,
Various
New York City's Greatest Oldie's Volume One
1962, ,
, Doo Wop
Various
Original Oldies Vol. 3
LP, Comp, Springboard
Various
Raging Harlem Hit Parade
CD, Comp, Relic (2), ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Monster - Volume Two
CDr, Comp, Not On Label, ,
, Rockabilly/Garage Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop
Various
36 Golden Goodies - Smash Hits
3xLP, Album, Comp + Box, Roulette
Various
Titty Shakers Vol.1
CD, Comp, Titty Shakers
Various
ATCO Soul Diamonds
CD, Comp, Buried Treasures,
Various
Party Classics Non-Stop - Vol. 9
CD, Comp, ACD, 
Various
More Dancing Dirty Vol. II
Various
Back To Black
Various
200 Great Oldies I'll Always Remember...Vol.2
, Doo Wop/Rock & Roll/Vocal/Country/Rhythm & Blues
Various
American Golden Oldies - Volume 1
1976, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Pop, American Golden Oldies
Various
Savage Kick Volume 9
LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Buster Brown / Sonny Till And His Orioles*
Fannie Mae / I Just Got Lucky
7", Single, RE, Unofficial, Oldies 45 (4), ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
American Golden Oldies - Volume 1
LP, Comp, Unofficial, Pop, American Golden Oldies
Various
Good Rockin' Tonight Vol. 15
CD, Comp, Unofficial, Varieton (2), ,
, Swing
Various
Disco - Old Vol II
LP, Album, Comp, Unofficial, Disco - Old