Chordettes

The Chordettes were an American female popular singing quartet, and specializing in traditional popular music. They are best known for their songs "Mr. Sandman" and "Lollipop". The group organized in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1946. The original members of the group were Janet Ertel (née Buschmann; September 21, 1913 – November 22, 1988), Alice Mae Buschmann Spielvogel, Dorothy "Dottie" (Hummitzsch) Schwartz, and Jinny Osborn/Lockard (April 25, 1927 – May 19, 2003). Alice Spielvogel was replaced by Carol Buschmann, her sister-in-law, in 1947. In 1952, Lynn Evans (née Hargate; May 2, 1924 – February 6, 2020) replaced Schwartz, as Evans described in a 2015 interview. 
And in 1953, Margie Needham replaced Osborn (who was having a baby), though Osborn later returned to the group. Nancy Overton joined the group for live performances in 1957 after Janet Ertel, who was more than a decade older than the other members of the group, decided to retire from touring, although Ertel continued to perform on recorded material. Originally they sang folk music in the style of The Weavers, but eventually changed to a harmonizing style of the type known as barbershop harmony or close harmony. Part of this change seems to be influenced by Osborn's father.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played some of their songs on his programmes and he choose their well known track, 'Mr Sandman', as one of his songs for the Peelenium 1954.
==Shows Played==
;1983
*30 November 1983: Zorro (7") Ace
*10 December 1983 (BFBS): Zorro (album - The Chordettes) Ace
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*25 August 1999: 'Mr. Sandman' (Ace)
*28 September 1999: Mr Sandman (Peelenium 1954)
;2002
*03 December 2002: 'Mr Sandman (LP-The Cadence Story)' (Ace)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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