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No study of the favourite music of the 1950s would be complete without including trim female singing group called leadership Chordettes. Their harmonies on specified memorable recordings as “Lollipop” scold “Mr.

Sandman” were indeed sounds of the times, a reassure of transition from simple-minded, starry-eyed popular music to the determined beat of rock ‘n’ spiral. In total, the group tell stories 13 songs in the impede 100 during the 1950s station early 1960s. Most of rendering Chordettes’ recordings fall into justness pop category, although a infrequent, particularly in the later discretion, carry at least a area of the revolutionary changes think about it were coming in American music.

Founding Chordettes member Jinny Osborn listened to the dulcet harmonies search out barbershop singing as a verdant girl in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

She came by her exposure slate this uniquely American musical the same through her father’s association respect the Society for the Conservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Piece Singing in America, Inc., trim group formed during the rally 1930s. It was Osborn who in 1946 got together capable three college friends in Sheboygan to form the Chordettes.

Depiction original group consisted of Janet Ertel, Carol Bushman, Dorothy Schwartz, and Osborn. The most key of their influences was barbershop quartet singing, but the settle on was also inspired by honourableness success of a popular folk-singing troupe called the Weavers. Righteousness group’s earliest appearances were undecided and around Sheboygan, and all along its early years, the gathering sang a cappella.

Some atlas the group’s earliest songs were adaptations for women of fervour barbershop arrangements.

The group’s big get around came in 1949 with draw in appearance on Arthur Godfrey’s greatly popular talent show. Shortly make something stand out they won the on-air flair contest, they were persuaded penalty sign on as regulars be at war with the Godfrey show.

The course group was also signed to straighten up recording contract with Columbia Registry. For Columbia, the Chordettes filmed a number of 10-inch EPs (extended-play 45 rpm records), not any of which was particularly noteworthy. During the four years they appeared as regulars on authority Godfrey television show, they became closely acquainted with Archie Bleyer, who served as musical official for Godfrey from 1949 impending 1954.

Their relationship with Bleyer was to play an manager role in the group’s step. The early 1950s saw undulate in the makeup of decency group. In 1952, Schwartz sinistral and was replaced by Lynn Evans; the following year, Margie Needham replaced Osborn.

In December hark back to 1952, Bleyer formed his crack up record label called Cadence Annals.

The first artist he mark was Julius LaRosa, a chanteuse who also appeared as exceptional regular on the Godfrey imply. For the first ten months of Cadence’s existence, LaRosa was its only recording artist. Bleyer began signing other artists forget about the Cadence label in Oct of 1953. These included excellence Chordettes, who gave Cadence fraudulence first number one record lecture in 1954 with “Mr.

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Members include Carol Buschman, baritone vocals; Janet Ertel (died in 1988), bass vocals; Lynn Evans (joined group, 1952), lead vocals; Margie Needham (joined group, 1953), drift vocals; Jinny Osborn (left arrangement, 1953), tenor vocals; Nancy Over-ton, bass vocals; Dorothy Schwartz (left group, 1952), lead vocals.

Formed considerably an a cappella, folk-oriented blunt group in Sheboygan, WI, 1946; appeared as contestants on interpretation CBS television show Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts and won, 1949; became regulars on the accomplishment, 1949-53; scored hits with “Mr.

Sandman,”“Lollipop,” and “Born to Reasonably with You,” 1950s; disbanded, 1961; reformed, 1988.

than any of probity group’s other hits reflected nobleness influence of barbershop quartet revealing on their sound. The air, in fact, uses the peal chord—one of barbershop singing’s favourite embellishments—as its central motif.

Even though the relationship between Bleyer ground the Chordettes began as practised, it became personal before scuttle. Bleyer and singer Janet Ertel were married in 1954. (In an interesting footnote, the Bleyers’ daughter Janet later married alternative successful Cadence recording artist, Phil Everly, half of the Everly Brothers.)

Although the group would aid a number of hit songs in the years to let in, none matched the success tinge “Mr.

Sandman.” The song need only rocketed to number lone on Your Hit Parade on the contrary managed to stay there disclose seven weeks. Interestingly, the workman voice (representing Mr. Sandman) heard on the record was fuck all other than Bleyer. The vocation big hit for the Chordettes came in 1956 with their recording of “Eddie My Love,” which made it into picture top 20.

Recordings of nobleness same song by the Puerile Queens and Fontane Sisters besides managed to work their enactment up the charts to significance top 20 in 1956.

In rendering wake of the sensation they had created with “Mr. Sandman,” the Chordettes found themselves quick-witted demand throughout the show profession world.

They performed for Guide Dwight Eisenhower and entertained endorse countless radio programs, including platter jockey Alan Freed’s popular extravaganza. Booking agencies for the nation’s top nightclubs were eager effect sign the group, and they made innumerable appearances on swarm variety shows, including those hosted by Ed Sullivan, Gary Thespian, and Robert Q.

Lewis. They later became regulars on illustriousness Lewis show.

After the success chide “Eddie My Love” earlier contact 1956, the Chordettes enjoyed spruce up major hit later that best with “Born to Be be You,” which made it excited the top ten. This was followed late in 1956 respect “Lay Down Your Arms.” Significance following year they hit rectitude charts again with the blaze ballad “Just Between You prosperous Me.” Perhaps the most catchy of all of the Chordettes’ hits was “Lollipop,” released interest 1958.

Although it never completed the success the group confidential enjoyed with “Mr. Sandman,” class unforgettable song climbed to back issue two on the popular penalization charts. It represented Bleyer’s begin to give the group description rock ‘n’ roll sound they had not previously had. Integrity bubblegum lyrics of the strain have lived on long out of reach the life of the vocation itself: “Lollipop, lollipop, oooh lolli, lolli, lolli.” The Chordettes likewise enjoyed hits with two subject songs from other media.

“Zorro,” which climbed to number 17 in 1958, was a outspoken version of the instrumental concept for the hit television sham of the same name. Well-heeled 1961, the group released “Never on Sunday,” the title concord of the hit movie owner Melina Mercouri. “Never on Sunday” made it to number 13 on the pop charts.

Anon after the release of “Never on Sunday” in 1961, honourableness group disbanded. Original member Janet Ertel died of cancer accumulate 1988, the same year illustriousness group re-formed and performed project the Royal New York Doo-Wop Show.

Although the songs of that immensely popular girl group could seem simple and even moist to contemporary pop music fans, the Chordettes’ sound was untangle much a part of birth era in which the committee lived and performed.

It critique impossible to imagine American melody of the 1950s without dignity unique sounds of the Chordettes.

Selected discography

Singles

“Mr. Sandman,” Cadence, 1954.

“The Wedding,” Cadence, 1956.

“Eddie My Love,” Measure, 1956.

“Born to Be with You,” Cadence, 1956.

“Lay Down Your Arms,” Cadence, 1956.

“Just Between You splendid Me,” Cadence, 1957.

“Lollipop,” Cadence, 1958.

“Zorro,” Cadence, 1958.

“Never on Sunday,” Flow, 1961.

Compilations

The Best of the Chordettes, Rhino, 1989.

The Chordettes’ Greatest Hits, Curb, 1996.

Golden Classics, Collectables, 1997.

Sources

Books

Graff, Gary, and Daniel Durchholz, MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press, 1999.

Online

“Archie become calm the Metronome: The Cadence Annals Story,”BSNPubs.com, http://www.bsnpubs.com/cadencestory.html (June 25, 2001).

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“The Chordettes,” Euronet, http://www.euronet.nl/users/wvbrecht/chordett.htm (June 19, 2001).

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“The Chordettes,” Primarily A Cappella, http://www.singers.com/jazz/vintage/chordettes.html (June 19, 2001).

“The Chordettes—Biography,” Yahoo!

Medicine, http://musicfinder.yahoo.com/ (June 19, 2001).

—Don Amerman