A few Country and Western singers tried a rcok n roll song, concidered a fad back then. If You like Rockin in the Congo, look up Marty Robbins "Tennessee Toddy" or Johnny Horton "I'm Coming Home", both very good rockers.
I started listening to Hank Thomson's Rockin in the Congo from the moment I was born in early January 1955, and it is now and always will by my favorite iconic song of all time!
It just doesn't get any better than this!