The Chordettes were an American female vocal quartet, specializing in traditional pop music. They are best known for their 1950s hit singles "Mr. Sandman"...

recorded by the duo Ronald & Ruby, with Ross performing as "Ruby." It was covered more successfully by The Chordettes whose version reached No. 2 in the US, and...

February 6, 2020) was an American popular singer who was the lead singer of The Chordettes. She and the quartet achieved national acclaim for performing "Mr...

by The Chordettes and the Four Aces. The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr. Sandman" to "bring me a dream" – the traditional association of the folkloric...

performed by The Chordettes. In 1957, the track reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single's B-side, "Soft Sands", reached No. 73 on the Billboard...

a solo vocalist with the Teddy Charles Quartet in 1954. In 1957, Janet Ertel of The Chordettes, though still recording with the group, elected not to...

She founded the group the Chordettes with three friends in 1946, which became one of the longest-lasting American vocal groups of the mid-20th century...

420) The Chordettes – "Mr. Sandman" Ray Charles – "Hit the Road Jack" Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and Lookas – "G.D.F.R." Chicago – "You're the Inspiration"...

The Chordettes Sing Your Requests is an album recorded by The Chordettes and released in 1954 by Columbia Records as catalog number CL-6285. "Wait Till...

The Singing Detective is a 2003 American musical crime comedy film directed by Keith Gordon and loosely based on the BBC serial of the same name, a work...

1954 by The Chordettes, references Pagliacci in the lines, "Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci, And lots of wavy hair like Liberace." The 1970 Smokey...

From", and his breakout hit "Mr. Clean" samples the popular 1954 song "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes. His musical style has been described as amusing...

successful than the great triumph his idol Paderewski had made 20 years earlier. He was mentioned as a sex symbol in The Chordettes 1954 No. 1 hit "Mr...

"Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes, Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" in which the singer is put to sleep by "a candy-colored clown they call the sandman" to dream...

on the program. The song was written by Jimmie Dodd. The Chordettes sang the single version of the song, complete with the "Sounds of the Z" and the clip-clopping...

list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1955 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard...

stores. According to Allmusic, "The disc is a blend of familiar old standbys (including a glittering remix of the Chordettes' "Lollipop") and indie acts (among...

but also those of his fellow Cadence-era labelmates: the Everly Brothers, Lenny Welch, the Chordettes, Link Wray and Johnny Tillotson. In 1968, although...

White Shinobi, the song samples "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes. The song gained traction on SoundCloud and further attention following the release of its...

"Whispering Bells" (The Del-Vikings) – 2:25 "Get a Job" (The Silhouettes) – 2:44 "Lollipop" (The Chordettes) – 2:09 "Yakety Yak" (The Coasters) – 1:52 "Great...

"That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)", a song recorded but unreleased by The Chordettes and given to the brothers by their old mentor...

Trainor considers doo-wop the "catchiest stuff" and has stated that she wants to write a song in the vein of The Chordettes' "Lollipop" (1958). She has...

Tavern in the Town") punctuated by eccentric yodels. "Wallace Cox" earned a big hand that night, but lost by a narrow margin to The Chordettes; yet he made...

The music soundtrack of the Fallout series is composed of both licensed music from the mid-century's Jazz Age to the Space Age, as well as original scores...

very normal and very accessible. Also in April 2010, their cover of The Chordettes' "Mr. Sandman" was used in a commercial for Toyota's Avalon series,...

artists, including The Lettermen, Andy Williams, The Chordettes, Cliff Richard, Julie London, Billy Vaughn, Joanie Sommers, and The Ventures, and has been...

been popular at least since the heyday of the Boswell Sisters beginning in the 1930s, but the term "girl group" also denotes the wave of American female pop...

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Love." The song reached No. 13 on the Cash Box Top 50 Best Selling Records chart, in a tandem ranking of the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, the Fontane...

Decca Records. The song was used in the film Jolson Sings Again when it was performed by Larry Parks (dubbed by Al Jolson). The Chordettes - included in...