The Rhumba Boogie
1951 song by Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) and his Rainbow Ranch Boys
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"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 | Clarence E. Snow |
Chart performance
The 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
- 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]