"The Rhumba Boogie" is a 1951 song written and originally performed by Hank Snow.[1]
| "The Rhumba Boogie" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) and his Rainbow Ranch Boys | |
| B-side | "You Pass Me By" |
| Released | January 1951 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | RCA Victor 48-0431 |
| Songwriter(s) | Clarence E. Snow |
Chart performance
editThe single was his follow up to "The Golden Rocket". "The Rhumba Boogie" was Hank Snow's third number one in a row on the Country & Western Best Seller chart where it stayed at the top for eight weeks and a total of twenty-seven weeks on the chart.[2]
Cover versions
edit- The song was also recorded by Spade Cooley & his Fiddlin' Friends (DECCA 9-46310) with a vocal by Ginny Jackson,[3][4] and released in March 1951.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The Rhumba Boogie lyrics chords | Hank Snow". Classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 322.
- ^ Billboard, April 28, 1951, p. 84
- ^ "DECCA (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 46000 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Billboard, March 31, 1951, p. 19 Decca "New Releases Available for Immediate Shipment"
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