Kirby Stone Four
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The Kirby Stone Four were an American vocal ensemble popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.[1]
Kirby Stone founded the group in the years after
Among the backing musicians that played on Kirby Stone Four albums were Jimmy Carroll's orchestra, the
swing jazz, vocalese, and early rock and roll, was referred to as "The Go Sound".[3] They made many appearances on U.S. television shows such as The Judy Garland Show and The Dean Martin Show into the mid-1960s. By that time their sound was taken over by the Ray Conniff Orchestra and Singers. In 1966, they recorded a rock & roll album with The Tokens as the United States Double Quartet. During this time Stone directed several TV variety shows
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Some of their output has been re-released on CD by Collectables Records.
Members
- Kirby Stone (born April 27, 1918, New York, died July 13, 1981)
- Eddie Hall (born Edwin Holzman; April 23, 1921 – November 16, 2012)[4]
- Mike Gardner
- Larry Foster[1]
Discography
- Man, I Flipped When I Heard the Kirby Stone Four (Cadence Records, 1958)
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Columbia, 1958) (Released as "Whooping It Up!" in Europe)
- The Go Sound (Columbia, 1959)
- The Kirby Stone Touch (Columbia, 1959)
- Laugh Along with The Kirby Stone Four at the Playboy Club (Columbia, 1961)
- Get That Ball! (Columbia, 1962)
- Guys And Dolls (Columbia, 1962)
- Rippin' n' Soarin' (Coronet Records, 1963)
- Wow! (Warner Bros. Records, 1963)
- My Fair Lady Swings (Warner Bros. Records., 1964)
- Things Are Swinging (Warner Bros. Records, 1964)
- Show Time!
- Kirby Stone Four Singalong
- Kirby Stone Four & The Tokens: Life Is Groovy
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- ^ "The Kirby Stone Four Baubles, Bangles And Beads Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Kirby Stone Four | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Obituary of Edwin Hall Holzman". kraftsussman.org. Retrieved May 13, 2021.