"The Rhumba Boogie" is a 1951 song written and originally performed by

Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on t ...

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.

Cover versions

*The song was also recorded by

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& his Fiddlin' Friends (DECCA 9-46310) with a vocal by Ginny Jackson, and released in March 1951.''Billboard'', March 31, 1951, p. 19 Decca "New Releases Available for Immediate Shipment"

References

Hank Snow songs 1951 singles 1951 songs RCA Victor singles Songs written by Hank Snow {{1950s-country-song-stub