Gee_Whittakers!

Gee Whittakers!

Gee Whittakers!

1955 song by The Five Keys

"Gee Whittakers!" is a song written by Winfield Scott and originally recorded in 1955 by the Five Keys.

The lyrics prominently feature a number of contemporary teenage slang phrases.[1] Billboard wrote in its November 5 review of the Five Keys' single: "The group wraps up a bright novelty 'Gee Whittakers!' in a bouncy, solidly commercial vocal treatment and a happy beat."[1]

The original version reached number 14 on Billboard's R&B chart.

Later in 1955, the song was covered by Pat Boone,[2] his version was a hit as well.

References

  1. [1]
    Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 November 1955. pp. 47–.
  2. [2]
    Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 December 1955. pp. 36–.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Gee_Whittakers!, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.