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"Sh-Boom" ("Life Could Be a Dream") is a doo-wop song by the R&B vocal group the Chords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of the Chords, and was released in 1954.
The Chords were an American doo-wop vocal group formed in 1951 in The Bronx, [1] known for their 1954 hit "Sh-Boom", which they wrote. [ citation needed ] It is the only song they created that reached mainstream popularity.
Their first cover, "Sh-Boom" (of which the R&B original was recorded by The Chords) hit number one on the U.S. charts in 1954. It sold over a million copies. [ 3 ] A number of other hits followed including " Earth Angel " which rose to the number 2 spot on the charts and had great success in the UK and Australia.
The vi chord before the IV chord in this progression (creating I–vi–IV–V–I) is used as a means to prolong the tonic chord, as the vi or submediant chord is commonly used as a substitute for the tonic chord, and to ease the voice leading of the bass line: in a I–vi–IV–V–I progression (without any chordal inversions) the bass ...
"Sh-Boom" The Chords: Cat 13: 17 "I Didn't Want to Do It" The Spiders: Imperial 14: NR "I'll Be There" Faye Adams: Herald 15: NR "Honey Hush" Big Joe Turner: Atlantic ...
"Sh-Boom" The Crew Cuts, The Chords: August 14 August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 "Hey There" Rosemary Clooney, Sammy Davis Jr. October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 "I Need You Now" Eddie Fisher November 27 December 4 "Mr. Sandman" The Chordettes: December 11
"Sh-Boom", sometimes referred to as "Life Could Be a Dream", a doo-wop song published in 1954; Life Could Be a Dream, a jukebox musical by Roger Bean; Life Could Be a Dream, an album by 90s punk band Auntie Christ; Life Could Be a Dream, a 1986 short film about Nick Mason of Pink Floyd and his interest in motor racing
He also played on "Harlem Nocturne"; on "Money Honey", recorded by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters in 1953; and on "Sh-Boom" by the Chords. During the 1960s, he led a five-piece band, the Blues Chasers. In the 1970s, he frequently played and recorded in Japan. [2] Taylor died in 1990 in Crawford Long Hospital, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age ...