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Sugartime

Music by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols

Originally Performed by The McGuire Sisters

Sugartime" is a popular song written by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols and published in 1957. The biggest hit version was by the McGuire Sisters, whose recording of it topped the Most Played Jockey chart in February 1958. It was also the second number-1 Billboard single for the trio after 1954's "Sincerely." The song refers to the Jimmie Rodgers song "Honeycomb", which had been recorded a few months earlier in 1957. A version of the song by Johnny Cash, culled from his Sun Records catalogue, briefly returned to the Cashbox country chart in 1961.

Release Date: 1957

Sugartime

The McGuire Sisters

Various Arrangers : The Vintage Harmony Girl Groups

The 1950's were the golden age for the close harmony girl groups with many of them enjoying top pop hits and regular TV appearances. Many of the female harmony groups of today owe much to these early pioneers and this collection of songs are some of the finest of the era. Includes number one hits from the Andrews Sister, McGuire Sisters and the Chordettes. With piano accompaniment.

Songlist: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Mister Sandman, Lollipop, Sugartime, Sincerely

Individual Folios

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Kirby Shaw : Sugartime

The McGuire Sisters' #1 pop hit from 1958 is as sweet as it gets for girl singers. Triadic harmony and occasional vocal pyramids make this one especially easy to learn. Available: SSA, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.

Arranger: Kirby Shaw Performed By: The McGuire Sisters