The Chordettes were a a female singing quartet, specialising in a cappella and traditional popular music. First establlishing themselves with their hit record "Mr Sandman" in 1954, they continue to chart in the last half of the 50s and the early 60s with cover versions of rock 'n' roll and R&B songs.
Formed in Wisconsin in 1946, the original members of the group were Janet Ertel, Carol Buschmann (her sister-in-law), Dorothy Schwartz and Jinny Osborn (or Jinny Lockar). In 1952, Lynn Evans replaced Schwartz, and in 1953, Margie Needham replaced Osborn (who was having a baby), although Osborn later returned to the group. Nancy Overton also was a member of the group at a later time. Originally they sang folk music, but eventually changed to a harmonizing style of the type known as barbershop harmony or close harmony.
The Chordettes' biggest hit was "Mr Sandman" in 1954, which topped the US Single chart for 7 weeks. The record sold over one million copies and reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart. They also hit #2 in 1958 with the million-seller "Lollillop".
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