"SH-BOOM (Life Could Be a Dream)" An early doo-wop song by the R&B vocal group The Chords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of The Chords, and published in 1954. It was a U.S. top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song) and The Crew-Cuts. | Golden Oldies Music Shows by 24K Gold