Line-up
The Chords featured Carl (lead) and Claude Feaster (baritone) (born September 23, 1933 - November 1975), Jimmy Keyes (first tenor) (born May 22, 1930, the Bronx, New York - July 22, 1995, New York), Floyd "Buddy" McRae (second tenor) and William "Ricky" Edwards (bass) - formed in 1951 in the Bronx, New York, but were not discovered until three years later, when they were spotted singing in a subway station, a performance that ultimately landed them a recording contract with Atlantic Records' Cat Records label.
Floyd McRae, last surviving member, died 19 March 2013 at a nursing home in the Bronx.
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