This is accompanied with a modified jump blues instrumental backup, a catchy melody, and Charlie Christian-like guitar solo.

[5] The Crows formed in 1951 as a typical street corner doo-wop group and were discovered at Apollo Theater's Wednesday night talent show by talent agent Cliff Martinez, and brought to independent producer George Goldner who had just set up tiny new independent Rama Records label.

It was put together in a few minutes by group member, William Davis, with Viola Watkins also being credited as co-writer.

[7] It has been suggested that the guitar break, based on the traditional Scottish tune "The Campbells Are Coming", may have been played by session guitarist Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes.

According to Bruce Eder at AllMusic:[10]"Gee" by the Crows walked in on in the spring and summer of that year [1953], and the music world was never the same.

There would be better records than "Gee," even from Goldner's labels, but it was recognized as the first R&B single to get a significant part of its sales and chart success from purchases by white teenagers - the first rock & roll single.American surf rock duo Jan and Dean released the song in 1960 on their album, The Jan & Dean Sound.

The Beach Boys recorded a brief, idiosyncratic adaptation of the song as part of the unfinished concept album Smile.

It was included on Brian Wilson's 2004 solo recording of the album in medley with "Our Prayer" as the introductory piece to "Heroes and Villains".