After a number of US hits in the 1960s , including `` The Monkey Time '' and `` Um , Um , Um , Um , Um , Um '' , he became an iconic figure in Britain in the 1970s among followers of Northern soul .
Although he was arrested a couple of times in his life and his earliest records were not successful , Lance was most known for his music hits in the United States called `` Monkey Time '' and `` Um , Um , Um , Um , Um , Um '' .