The Chords (American band)
The Chords were a 1950s American doo-wop group, whose only hit was "Sh-Boom".
Career
Original members
- Carl Feaster (lead)
- Claude Feaster (baritone)
- Jimmy Keyes (first tenor; died 1995)[1]
- Floyd "Buddy" McRae (second tenor; died March 19, 2013)[4]
- William "Ricky" Edwards (bass)
Floyd McRae, the last surviving original member, died on March 19, 2013, at a nursing home in the Bronx, at the age of about 80.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 David Hinckley (2011-04-12). "Resolution would rename Bronx street in honor of 'Sh-Boom' group The Chords". Daily News. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ R.I.P. Floyd ‘Buddy’ McRae, Last Surviving Member Of The Chords - VVN Music, 21 March 2013
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-chords-mn0000070413/biography
- 1 2 David Hinckley (March 21, 2013). "Floyd ‘Buddy’ McRae, the last living member of the Chords and a singer on the song, ‘Sh-Boom,’ dies in Bronx hospital". Daily News. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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