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    The Chordettes were an American female vocal quartet, specializing in traditional pop music. They are best known for their 1950s hit singles "Mr. Sandman"...
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  • Lollipop (1958 song) (category The Chordettes songs)
    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...
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  • 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...
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    Mr. Sandman (category The Chordettes songs)
    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...
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  • Nancy Overton (category Deaths from esophageal cancer in the United States)
    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    "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...
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    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...
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  • List of Billboard number-one singles of 1955 (category Lists of number-one songs in the United States)
    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...
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