"Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)" is an early #doowop song by the R&B vocal group #TheChords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of The Chords, and published in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or #rocknRoll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song).
https://youtu.be/pjl7xtoFp0U

"Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)" is an early #doowop song by the R&B vocal group #TheChords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of The Chords, and published in #1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or #rocknRoll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song).
https://youtu.be/Nv8KAgBOjAI

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SteveLamacq

The Chords:
🎵 Something's Missing

#TheChords

https://open.spotify.com/track/3CQjz0US6plnG6gk8mNPuR

Guildford, it’s almost time! This Saturday 25th Feb The Fallen Leaves, @TheeEscapees & Vicious Love for @FestUndercover at The Holroyd Arms. Tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/2hx3crev
#thefallenleaves #SubwaySect #TheChords #theeescapees #viciouslove #punkrock #garagerock #guildford

There are 12 tickets left for the @spinningchilli show this Saturday with @Fracturedgroup and @thefallenleaves at The Prince Albert in Brighton. We unearthed an old flier from 2009 when Fractured played Parliament! #thefallenleaves #fractured #subwaysect #thechords #brighton #garagerock #postpunk

Just under two weeks till we are back in Brighton at The Prince Albert with Fractured for Spinning Chilli. Tickets available here: tinyurl.com/3rt7swra

#thefallenleaves #brighton #brightonmusic #subwaysect #thechords #londontobrighton #punkrock

One thing #TheChords did do was inspire other acts to attempt hits with "nonsense word" songs. This one by The Jac-O-Lacs was one of at least a dozen. #music (5/5)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CHXxNk0c_Y

And it's not as if #TheChords didn't try to keep going, but, plagued by indifferent management, forced to change their name...some unsavory personnel issues, they were (effectively) done within half a year.

Here's one of their bigger attempts to keep on keeping on. #music (4/5)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdPpwFLOdzY

In the unlikely event you've never heard #TheChords big hit, here it is. #music (2/5)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBgQezOF8kY

ICYMI, One Hit No More, Chapter 3: #TheChords (Literally) Go "Sh-Boom"

LINK: https://bit.ly/3HeMNQi

A short history of the extraordinarily short-lived act that blessed the world with the greatest #DooWop song of all time. In one man's opinion. #music (1/5)

Didn't make a sampler for this one; wasn't a point, at least not out of Spotify. They don't have much by #TheChords. Still, here's a collection of five songs, three from their first session, two from the follow up. #music (4/4)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5MPJ9H0ko7mCsfjkyrg0xE?si=AKKvlIlKT2y-SdG-X3f4sw

And, once again, those bastards, The Crew Cuts (NO HASHTAG!) pinched #TheChords one and only great, big hit and made it a No. 1 hit for themselves. And put themselves in the history books as well. 😑

This versions sucks. #music (3/4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9G0-4TWwew

And here's that bright, brilliant hit by #TheChords. And the rumors of its connection to nuclear holocaust appear to fall on the side of embellishment. #music (2/4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSL-YtVV9U4

One Hit No More, Chapter 3: #TheChords (Literally) Go "Sh-Boom"

LINK: https://bit.ly/3HeMNQi

This band imploded faster than just about any band I could think of and for a rich variety of reasons. But they put out my all-time favorite #DooWop hit. #music (1/4)

https://youtu.be/BFIMwd8Idpw As it’s the first day of advent, here is a treat. A demo for The Fallen Leaves forthcoming 5th studio LP, recorded at Pirate Studios in Wandsworth @piratedotcomUK @onlinerecstudio #punkrock #rhythmandblues #subwaysect #thechords #beatmusic #mod

https://youtu.be/BFIMwd8Idpw As it’s the first day of advent, here is a treat. A demo for The Fallen Leaves forthcoming 5th studio LP, recorded at Pirate Studios in Wandsworth @piratedotcomUK @onlinerecstudio #punkrock #rhythmandblues #subwaysect #thechords #beatmusic #mod

As it’s the first day of advent, here is a treat. youtu.be/BFIMwd8Idpw A demo for The Fallen Leaves forthcoming 5th studio LP, recorded at Pirate Studios in Wandsworth @piratedotcomUK @onlinerecstudio #punkrock #rhythmandblues #subwaysect #thechords #beatmusic #mod

Mr Symmons and Mr Ascott preparing for action in Kingston #thefallenleaves #subwaysect #thechords #fendertelecaster

Mr Symmons and Mr Ascott preparing for action in Kingston #thefallenleaves #subwaysect #thechords #fendertelecaster

The Fallen Leaves next show will be at Damage UK’s debut album launch with Damage UK & Screaming Dead at Kingston’s famous Fighting Cocks on Saturday 19th November. Tickets available here: tinyurl.com/5n8d54vt #punkrock #garagerock #subwaysect #thechords