The Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom (Where Swing Met Doo-Wop & Rock 'N' Roll) flac album

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Sh-Boom" (sometimes referred to as "Life Could Be a Dream") is an early doo-wop song. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and James Edwards, members of the R&B vocal group the Chords and published in 1954. top ten hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song) and the Crew-Cuts. The song was first recorded on Atlantic Records' subsidiary label Cat Records by the Chords on March 15, 1954 and would be their only hit song.

Doo-wop street singers generally performed without instrumentation, but made their musical style distinctive, whether using fast or slow tempos, by keeping time using a swing-like off-beat, while using the doo-wop syllables as substitute for drums and a bass vocalist as substitute for a bass instrument. In 1954, doo-wop groups played a significant role in ushering in the rock and roll era when two big rhythm and blues hits by vocal harmony groups, "Gee" by The Crows and "Sh-Boom" by The Chords, crossed over onto the pop music charts. Quickly, other R&B vocal groups entered the pop charts, particularly in 1955, which saw such cross-over doo-wop hits as "Sincerely" by The Moonglows, "Earth Angel" by The Penguins, and "Only You" by The Platters.

The Crew-Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet, that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States and worldwide. They named themselves after the then popular crew cut haircut, one of the first connections made between pop music and hairstyle. They were most famous for their recording of The Chords' hit record, "Sh-Boom. While in Cleveland, they met local disc jockey Bill Randle. On his show, on Cleveland radio station WERE (1300 AM), he coined the name that would, from that point on, belong to the group. In addition, Randle arranged for them to audition with Mercury Records, who liked them enough to sign the quartet to a contract. Evidently, the Crew Cuts are the Snidely Whiplash of rock'n'roll - ya just can't trust those Canadians. 7 months ago. Sooner or later, we'll get you.

This album At A Glance. Crew Cut Capers by The Crew Cuts (1954) Overall rank: 16,258th. The Crew-Cuts TEEN 45 (Mercury 71168) I Sit In My Window/ Hey, You Face MINT

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