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The Brothers Four

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    (1957- )
    Born in Seattle, Washington
    Original members were Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley
    Recorded the single 'Greenfields' (1960)
    Recorded the albums 'The Brothers Four' (1960), 'B.M.O.C. (Best Music On/Off Campus)' (1961), 'The Brothers Four Song Book' (1961), 'In Person' (1962), 'Cross Country' (1962), 'The Big Folk Hits' (1963), 'Try to Remember' (1966), and 'The Brothers Four Sing Lennon/McCartney' (1966)

Why they might be annoying:

    They got their name because they were fraternity brothers (Phi Gamma Delta at the University of Washington).
    Paine said, 'We played a Newport Folk Festival once, and I'm sure the folk purists just cringed.'
    Their album sales plunged after the arrival of the British invasion and the rise of folk rock.
    They went through numerous lineup changes that left Flick as the only remaining original member.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They got their first professional gig as the result of a prank by a rival fraternity, who arranged for a girl to pretend to be the secretary for the Colony Club, call the Brothers Four up, and invited them to audition. Although the Colony Club had not been expecting them, they were allowed to sing a few songs and were hired.
    'Greenfields' hit #2 on Billboard's pop singles chart and was certified gold for sales of over a million.
    They performed 'The Green Leaves of Summer,' the theme song from John Wayne's 'The Alamo,' at the Academy Awards ceremony (1961).

Credit: C. Fishel


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