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."

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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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