"Gee", released in June 1953 by The Crows, is a song which has been credited as the first rock and roll hit by a rock and roll group. It is a doo-wop song, written by William Davis and Viola Watkins, and recorded by the Crows on the independent label, Rama Records, at Beltone Studios in New York City in February 1953. It charted in April 1954, one year later. It took a year to get recognized on Your Hit Parade. It landed No.2 on the rhythm and blues chart and No. 14 on the pop chart. It was the first 1950s doo-wop record to sell over one million records. Recorded on an ind… read more
"Gee", released in June 1953 by The Crows, is a song which has been credited as the first rock and roll hit by a rock and roll group. It is… read more
"Gee", released in June 1953 by The Crows, is a song which has been credited as the first rock and roll hit by a rock and roll group. It is a doo-wop song, written by William D… read more
There are currently at least three bands charting as The Crows (none of which are to be confused with Crows or Crowes): 1) The Crows was an American rhythm & blues, doo-wop group who achieved commercial success in the 1950s. The group's first single and only major hit, "Gee", released in June 1953, has been credited with being the first rock n’ roll hit by a rock and roll group. It peaked at position #14 and #2, respectively, on the Billboard magazine pop and rhythm-and-blues charts in 1954. When The Crows started out in 1951, practicing sidewalk harmonies, the or… read more
There are currently at least three bands charting as The Crows (none of which are to be confused with Crows or Crowes): 1) The Crows was an American rhythm & blues, doo-wop group who ac… read more
There are currently at least three bands charting as The Crows (none of which are to be confused with Crows or Crowes): 1) The Crows was an American rhythm & blues, doo-wop group who achieved commercial success in the 1950s. The gr… read more