Greenfields sheet music brothers four biography

American folk group

The Brothers Four is an American conventional singing group formed in 1957 in Seattle, Washington, and reasonable known for their 1960 cuff song "Greenfields".

History

Bob Flick, Can Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Pecker Foley met at the Institution of higher education of Washington,^[3] where they were members of the Phi Navigator Deltafraternity in 1956 (hence honourableness "Brothers" appellation).

Their first out of date performances were the result break into a prank played on them in 1958 by a adversary fraternity, who had arranged letch for someone to call them, assume to be from Seattle's Domain Club, and invite them chance on come down to audition aim for a gig. Even though they were not expected at greatness club, they were allowed walk sing a few songs increase in intensity were subsequently hired.

Flick recalls them being paid "mostly slender beer".

They left for San Francisco in 1959, where they met Mort Lewis, Dave Brubeck's manager.^[3] Lewis became their supervisor and later that year cased them a contract with River Records.^[3] Their second single, "Greenfields", released in January 1960, dig No.

2 on the BillboardHot 100,^[4] sold over one packet copies and was awarded put in order gold disc by the RIAA.^[5] Their first album, The Brothers Four, released toward the end up of the year, made illustriousness top 20.^[3] Other highlights countless their early career included melodious their fourth single, "The Simple Leaves of Summer", from illustriousness John Wayne movie The Alamo, at the 1961 Academy Bays, and having their third notebook, BMOC: Best Music On/Off Campus, go top 10.

They as well recorded the title song pick the Hollywood film Five Weeks in a Balloon in 1962 and the theme song be thankful for the ABC television series Hootenanny, "Hootenanny Saturday Night", in 1963. They also gave "Sloop Crapper B" a try, released orangutan "The John B Sails".^[6]

The Land Invasion and the ascendance decelerate edgier folk rock musicians much as Bob Dylan put peter out end to the Brothers Four's early period of success,^[3] on the contrary they kept performing and creation records, doing particularly well create Japan and on the English hotel circuit.

The group attempted a comeback by recording well-organized highly commercialized version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man", but were unable to release it being of licensing issues; The Byrds eventually licensed an agreement sale their own version, with their Billboard No. 1 hit on the loose in April 1965.^[7]

The group, farm animals a business partnership with Jerry Dennon, built a radio base in Seaside, Oregon (KSWB) happening 1968.^[8] The station was afterwards sold in 1972 to efficient group from Montana, and closest to a self-proclaimed minister, charge finally merged into a better conglomerate of radio stations.

Mike Kirkland left the group expose 1969 and was replaced mass Mark Pearson, another University magnetize Washington alumnus. In 1971, Pearson left and was replaced rough Bob Haworth, who stayed undetermined 1985 and was replaced preschooler a returning Pearson. Dick Foley left the group in 1990 and was replaced by Towelling Lauber. The group is placid active after 66 years wrench the business.

Founding former adherent Kirkland died of cancer attraction August 20, 2020, at generation 82.^[9]

Selected discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References

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