The Chordettes

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The Chordettes were an American female vocal quartet popular in the 1950s, best known for their close-harmony pop hits like "Mr. Sandman" and "Lollipop."

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instanceOf American musical group
musical group
vocal group
vocal quartet
activePeriodEnd 1963
activePeriodStart 1946
associatedAct Archie Bleyer
associatedWithMedium radio
television
chartSuccess Lollipop reached the top 10 on the Billboard charts
linked to: Lollipop

Mr. Sandman reached number 1 on the Billboard charts
linked to: Mr. Sandman
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfGreatestPopularity 1950s
formedIn Sheboygan, Wisconsin
genre barbershop-style harmony
pop
traditional pop
vocal harmony
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chordettes
influencedGenre girl groups
knownFor close-harmony singing
female vocal quartet format
languageOfWork English
member Carol Buschmann
Dorothy Schwartz
Jinny Osborn
Judy Thompson
Lynn Evans
Margie Needham
Nancy Overton
notableSongReleaseYear Lollipop (1958)
Mr. Sandman (1954)
linked to: Mr. Sandman
notableWork Born to Be With You
Eddie My Love
Just Between You and Me
Lay Down Your Arms
Lollipop
Mr. Sandman
Never on Sunday
No Other Arms, No Other Lips
Zorro
originalMember Carol Buschmann
Dorothy Schwartz
Jinny Osborn
Judy Thompson
recordLabel Cadence Records
Columbia Records
styleCharacteristic a cappella roots
barbershop quartet-influenced arrangements
vocalType female voices

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"I'll Walk Alone" hasNotableRecordingBy The Chordettes
subject linked to: I'll Walk Alone
Beverly Ross wroteForArtist The Chordettes
Barnaby Records notableArtist The Chordettes
Barnaby Records releasedMusicOf The Chordettes
Goodnight, Sweetheart hasRecordingBy The Chordettes
Cadence Records notableArtist The Chordettes