caption website years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
the group in 1957 -lsb- http://doowopy.de/02page/c/ecrewcuts.html link -rsb- 1952 -- 1964 mercury , rca victor , camay the crew-cuts
 rudi maugeri john perkins ray perkins pat barrett group_or_band traditional pop , doo-wop , big band file : the crew cuts 1957.jpg toronto , ontario , canada the crew-cuts
the crew-cuts

the crew-cuts were a canadian vocal quartet , that made a number of popular records that charted in the united states and worldwide .
they named themselves after the then popular crew cut haircut , one of the first connections made between pop music and hairstyle .
they were most famous for their recording of the chords ' hit record , `` sh-boom . ''
