Sh-Boom

"Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)"
Single by the Chords
A-side"Cross Over the Bridge"
ReleasedApril 1954
RecordedMarch 15, 1954
Genre
Length2:26
LabelCat Records
Songwriter(s)James Keyes, Carl Feaster, Arthur Vernon Dicks, & Wes Neal
Audio
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"Sh-Boom" ("Life Could Be a Dream") is a Song By American doo-wop & Vocal Group The Chords (US band)|the Chords]]. It was written by James Keyes, Carl Feaster, Arthur Dicks, & Wes Neal members of the Chords, and was released in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock and roll 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) and the Crew-Cuts. In 2004, it was ranked No. 215 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".