Ever hear of a singing group "The Four Lads?"

[Archae]

No, they have zilch to do with the Beatles.

Early to mid '60s middle-age Las Vegas lounge singers.

Yes, they are awful.

I'm putting a record of theirs onto CD.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I vaguely remember the name.

I think they did some soft-pop stuff in the late '50s.

[BlueJazz]

2. They sold over 50 million records. Some of their stuff was pretty damn good..

...in the 50's.

[rurallib]

3. Well, i am old enough to remember them in their zenith

such as it was.

[bluesbassman]

4. Yeah, they grew up.

Now they're singing for smokes in Florida.

[Silver Swan]

5. One of my favorite albums from my youth, late 1950's

was "The Four Lads Sing Frank Loesser."

It belonged to my older sister, but somehow I now own it. I think I will put it on a CD....

[monmouth]

9. Don't forget the Chordettes. "Mr. Sandman" an absolute favorite. Very

tight harmony..

[Archae]

10. The Chordettes were from my town!

Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordettes

[valerief]

15. I used to play my mother's 45 of the Chordettes singing Mr. Sandman over and over

when I was a kid. I liked the bum-bum-bum-bum part. Kinda reminds me of the South Park episode about Mormons.

[raccoon]

17. I love the way they sound on that song! nt

[MikeH]

13. My parents had the Four Lads Sing Frank Loesser album

My parents had the album http://www.discogs.com/Four-Lads-TheRay-Ellis-And-His-Or-The-Four-Lads-Sing-Frank-Loesser/release/1653039">The Four Lads Sing Frank Loesser. From the link we can see the songs in the album. I remember my mother played it a lot, particularly in the years 1959 and 1960, when I was in 3rd and 4th grades.

It reminds me both of some happy and some very unhappy memories from my childhood and grade school.

I remember later seeing the movie Guys and Dolls on TV when I was older.

I also remember their song "Standing On the Corner" from when I was 5 or 6 years old.

I like the harmonies of the Four Lads and other similar groups from the 1950's.

[raccoon]

16. Me too. So did Brian Wilson--he was heavily influenced by the Four Freshmen. nt

[elleng]

6. STANDING ON THE CORNER!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlbGQ0xKZbY

[last_texas_dem]

7. Ah, I don't think they're all that bad...

Granted, I was born about thirty years after their heyday, and only know three songs by them, but "Standing on the Corner" is catchy and kind of charmingly risque in a mid-fifties sort of way, and "No, Not Much" is pretty. "Moments to Remember" I can take or leave, but I don't have much use for most high school graduation-type songs.

[Paper Roses]

8. You are obviously of a younger generation. During their time,

The Four Lads were very well received. A great group.

'Google' some of their old work, go to You-Tube and listen a while. Brings you back to a better time. You may not remember their work but some of us old timers do and will sing along with great memories.

[Archae]

11. I recorded "Everything Goes."

It's dated 1960, past their heyday, I guess.

[murielm99]

12. I remember them from when I was a kid.

They were very popular then, in the late 50's.

My little brother used to sing "Standing on the Corner," and ham it up. I was his big sister, and liked to pick on him, but even then I knew it was cute.

[Frank Cannon]

14. No, but I remember the 5 Neat Guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjtvSABQ3Q

[Doc_Technical]

18. Sure I remember them.

I also remember "The five Blobs" doing their
hit song "Beware of the Blob"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1G8hI7aSSc

[RebelOne]

19. Istanbul is one my favorites. I remember them well as I am that old.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YPnXBWl9Tk&feature=related

[progressoid]

20. I love that song.

But I first heard the re-make by They Might Be Giants.

Done here by Craig Furguson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4phHwSSing&feature=related

[NoGOPZone]

21. Yes. It's the group you would get if you cloned Pat Boone three times