- Crows Trivia: When The Crows started out in 1951, the original members were Daniel "Sonny" Norton (lead), William "Bill" Davis (baritone), Harold Major (tenor), Jerry Wittick (tenor), and Gerald Hamilton (bass).
- .... In 1952, Wittick left the group and was replaced by Mark Jackson (tenor and guitarist).
- Crows Trivia: They were discovered at Apollo Theater's Wednesday night talent show by talent agent Cliff Martinez and brought to independent producer George Goldner (Rama Records label).
- Crows Trivia: Groups with bird names were popular in the 50s, and the Crows, a doo-wop group from New York, were among the first.
- Crows Trivia: Their first single and only major hit, "Gee", released in June 1953, has been credited with being the first rock n’ roll hit by a rock and roll group.
- .... It is also recognized as the first R&B single to get a significant part of its sales and chart success from purchases by white teenagers - (perhaps) the first rock & roll single.
- Crows Trivia: "Gee" was the third song recorded during their first recording session, on February 10, 1953. It was put together in a few minutes by group member William Davis, with session singer and pianist Viola Watkins credited as co-writer.
- Crows Trivia: "Gee" didn’t take off at first, as it was the B-Side to a ballad, “I Love You So.” But, in those days DJs, perhaps to distinguish themselves, would "turn the record over" (playing the B side as if it were the A side) ....
- ..... DJs in Philadelphia and New York began turning over the record. West Coast DJ “Huggy Boy” Hugg even started playing it to win back a girlfriend who liked the song, and “Gee” caught on, peaking at position #14 and #2, respectively, on the Billboard magazine pop and rhythm-and-blues charts in 1954.
- Crows Trivia: "Gee" was the first 1950s doo-wop record to sell over one million records. Recorded on an independent label, it was one of the first such R&B records to crossover to the wider pop market.
- Crows Trivia: Surprisingly for a group with such a good sound on "Gee, The Crows were a "one-hit wonder. While "Gee" was on the charts, the record company released a number of other singles by the group, including "Heartbreaker", "Baby" and "Miss You" but none were successful."
- Crows Trivia: Their failures and the inability to perform regularly to support their recordings led to the breakup of the group a few months after "Gee" dropped off the Hit Parade.
- Crows Trivia: They maintained the original line up for the entire career of the group, with no hope for a reunion following the deaths of Gerald Hamilton in the 1960s and Daniel Norton in 1972.
