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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.
Denny Varney and Eugene Johnson are rehearsing for the "Dream of a Lifetime" Talent Search ("Life Could Be a Dream (Sh-Boom)"), hosted by Big Whopper Radio.Denny, a former member of the Crooning Crab Cakes glee club at Springfield High School, grabs the spotlight as Eugene struggles to keep up with him.
They all had been members of the St. Michael's Choir School in Toronto, [3] which also spawned another famous quartet, The Four Lads.Maugeri, John Perkins, and two others (Bernard Toorish and Connie Codarini) who later were among the Four Lads first formed a group called The Jordonaires (not to be confused with a similarly named group, The Jordanaires, that was known for singing backup vocals ...
That track was "Sh-Boom", which quickly became the more popular side. [3] The record reached the top 10 of the U.S. pop chart, which was then a unique occurrence for an R&B number. [3] The track was covered by The Crew-Cuts, who took the song to the top of the charts, arguably registering the first U.S. rock and roll number one hit record. [2]
The original members of the group were Janet Ertel Bleyer (née Buschmann), Alice Mae Buschmann Spielvogel, Dorothy "Dottie" (Hummitzsch) Schwartz and Jinny Osborn (née Lockard). Originally they sang folk music in the style of The Weavers , but eventually changed to a harmonizing style of the type known as barbershop harmony or close harmony .
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Their version featured also a male chorus singing the "Boom Booms", following the isolated popping sounds. The Chordettes version reached No. 2 and No. 3 on the Billboard pop and R&B charts, respectively. [4] The song became a worldwide hit. The Chordettes' version reached No. 6 in the UK, which is their highest charting song in the UK. [5]
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