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The Brothers Four are an American folk group founded in 1957 in Seattle, Washington. Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley met at the University of Washington, where they were members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity in 1956. Their first professional performances were the result of a prank played on them in 1958 by a rival fraternity, who had arranged for someone to call them, pretend to be from Seattle's Colony Club, and invite them to come down to audition for a gig. Even though they were not expected at the club, they were allowed to sing a few songs anyway, and were subsequently hired. Flick recalls them being paid "mostly in beer."
They left for San Francisco in 1959, where they met Mort Lewis, Dave Brubeck's manager. Lewis became their manager and later that year secured them a contract with Columbia Records. Their second single, "Greenfields," released in January 1960, hit #2 on the pop charts, and their first album, Brothers Four, released toward the end of the year, made the top 20. Other highlights of their early career incl
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The Brothers Four (album)
1960 studio album by The Brothers Four
| The Brothers Four | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 30:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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The Brothers Four is the debut studio album by The Brothers Four. It was released in 1960 by Columbia Records.[2]
Track listing
- "The Zulu Warrior" (Josef Marais)
- "Sama Kama Wacky Brown" (Ed Warren, George Goehring)
- "The Damsel's Lament (I Never Will Marry)" (Texas Gladden)
- "Yellow Bird" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Norman Luboff)
- "Angelique-O" (Lord Burgess, William Attaway)
- "Superman" (Bob Flick, Dick Foley, John Paine, Mike Kirkland)
- "East Virginia" (Frank Miller, Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson)
- "Greenfields" (Frank Miller, Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson)
- "Darlin', Won't You Wait" (Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance)
- "Eddystone Light"
- "Banua"
- "Hard Travelin'" (Woody Guthrie)
Chart positions
- Singles[3][4]
References
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The Brothers Four
American folk group
The Brothers Four is an American folk singing group formed in 1957 in Seattle, Washington, and best known for their 1960 hit song "Greenfields".
History
Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley met at the University of Washington,[3] where they were members of the Phi Gamma Deltafraternity in 1956 (hence the "Brothers" appellation). Their first professional performances were the result of a prank played on them in 1958 by a rival fraternity, who had arranged for someone to call them, pretend to be from Seattle's Colony Club, and invite them to come down to audition for a gig. Even though they were not expected at the club, they were allowed to sing a few songs and were subsequently hired. Flick recalls them being paid "mostly in beer".
They left for San Francisco in 1959, where they met Mort Lewis, Dave Brubeck's manager.[3] Lewis became their manager and later that year secured them a contract with Columbia Records.[3] Their second single, "Greenfields", released in January 1960, h