The Four Lads were a Canadian male singing quartet that earned many gold singles and albums in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Their million-selling signature tunes include "Moments to Remember"; "Standing on the Corner"; "No, Not Much"; "Who Needs You?" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)". The Four Lads appeared on many television shows including The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (1958); Perry Como's show Perry Presents (1959); Frankie Laine Time (1956); and the award-winning PBS special, Moments to Remember: My Music. The most recent incarnation of the group featured lead tenor Don Farrar, second tenor Aaron Bruce, baritone Alan Sokoloff, and bass singer Frank Busseri. The original quartet grew up together in Toronto, where they learned to sing at St. Michael's Choir School. The founding and core members were Corrado "Connie" Codarini, bass; John Bernard "Bernie" Toorish, tenor and vocal arranger; James F. "Jimmy" Arnold, lead; and Frank "Frankie" Busseri, baritone and group manager. Codarini and Toorish had formed a group with two other St. Michael's students, Rudi Maugeri and John Perkins, who later began The Crew-Cuts.
History The group was known variously as The Otnorots ("Toronto...
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Members
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- —Bernie Toorish
- —Connie Codarini
- —Frank Busseri
- —Jimmy Arnold
- —Pat Kirby — spoken vocals
Discography
26 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 1 in my collection
Albums (8)
- 1958The Four Lads' Greatest Hits
- 196112 Hits
- 1995That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
- 2000Four on the Aisle
- 2001Swing Along / Everything Goes
- 2001The Four Lads Sing Frank Loesser
- 2004Stage Show / Love Affair
- —Breezin' Along With the Breeze / On the Sunny Side
EPs (4)
- 1955Skokiaan
- 1956Frankie Laine and the Four Lads
- —Hits From the Most Happy Fella
- —The Big Four No. 14
Singles (9)
- 1951Cry / The Little White Cloud That Cried
- 1952Because of You / Cry
- 1953Istanbul (Not Constantinopel) / Hey Joe!
- 1953★Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / I Should Have Told You Long Ago
- 1953Take Me Back / Down by the River Side
- 1955I Heard the Angels Singing / Ain't It a Pity and a Shame
- 1955Moments to Remember / Dream On, My Love Dream On
- 1955No, Not Much! / I'll Never Know
- 1956Who Needs You / It's Easy to Forget
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Compilations (5)
- 199116 Most Requested Songs
- 1997Love Songs by the Four Lads
- 2000The Very Best of the Four Lads
- 2018The Singles Collection 1952-62
- —Moments to Remember: The Fabulous 50s
