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“The Wallflower” (also known as “Roll with Me Henry” and “Dance with Me Henry”) is a popular song. It was one of several answer songs to “Work With Me Annie” and has the same 12-bar blues melody. It was written by Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard, and Etta James. Etta James recorded it, with uncredited vocal responses from Richard Berry, under the title “The Wallflower” and it became a rhythm and blues hit, topping the U.S. R&B chart for 4 weeks It was popularly known as “Roll with Me Henry”. The song was covered for the pop market, with the title, “Dance With Me Henry”, by Georgia Gibbs. That version charted in 1955, hitting the top 5 of several different pop charts. It reached number one on the Most Played In Juke Boxes chart on May 14, 1955, and spent three... Read on...