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20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1950s

From mambos to the birth of rock, the best songs for hitting the drive-thru in the warmer months

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June 24, 2014

11. The Crew-Cuts, "Sh-Boom"

A year before Pat Boone scored his first hit covering Fats Domino, the Canadian flat tops in the Crew-Cuts provided an early example of white artists bringing crossover success to songs originated by black artists. The Chords recorded "Sh-Boom" first, making it a rare top 10 hit for a black group, before the Crew-Cuts swooped in and took it to Number One.

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