The Collegians were an

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1950s

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group from

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. They recorded for the

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-based

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, Paul Winley. The group's biggest hit, "Zoom Zoom Zoom," was released in 1958. Other Collegians' charted hits include "Right Around The Corner," "The One You Love," "Hold Back the Night," and "Let's Go For a Ride."

The Marcels The Marcels were an American doo-wop group known for turning popular music songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and signed to Colpix Records with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, ...

later used the intro to "Zoom Zoom Zoom" as the intro to their 1961 smash hit "

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."Robert Fontenot
"The Top Ten Biggest Doo-Wop Hits of All Time"
About.com (accessed July 20, 2010).

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