The Crows
American R&B vocal group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 1950s singing group. For the Australian rules football club, see Adelaide Crows.
The Crows were an American R&B vocal group formed in 1951. They achieved commercial success and popularity during the 1950s with their debut single and only hit, "Gee". The single, released in June 1953, has been credited with being the first rock n’ roll hit by a rock and roll group.[1] It peaked at position #14 and #2, respectively, on the Billboard magazine pop and rhythm-and-blues charts in 1954. Although Gee fell into the doo-wop genre, and "was the first 1950s doo-wop record to sell over one million records" in that genre,[2] some (including Jay Warner) consider it as the first of the "rock n' roll records".[3][4]
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Background information | |
Origin | Harlem, New York, United States |
Genres | R&B, doo wop |
Years active | 1951–1955 |
Labels | Rama |
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