The Four Knights

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The Four Knights were an American

gold disc
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Career

The group was formed in 1943, with an original membership of Gene Alford (lead

transcription discs for Langworth Records in the middle of the decade and changed their name to The Four Knights in 1945.[3]

David Rose (orchestra leader). Seated:Verna Felton ("Grandma" to Skelton's "Junior" character), Rod O'Connor (announcer), Lurene Tuttle ("Mother" to Skelton's "Junior" character). Front: Red Skelton
.

Later in 1945, the group moved to

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. In 1949, they released two more singles on the Decca subsidiary Coral Records.[2]

The group lost its

EPs. The 1951 release "I Love the Sunshine of Your Smile" hit No. 23 on the U.S. pop chart.[3] As television became more widespread, they renewed their contract with Skelton for his TV show and also appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
.

Their 1954 hit, "

UK Singles Chart that year.[5] The group accompanied Nat King Cole on his hits "My Personal Possession" and "That's All There Is to That".[2]

Gene Alford had to leave the group due to his worsening

Delta Rhythm Boys). Alford died in 1960.[2][6]

In 1957, the group re-signed with Coral, releasing four further singles and two LPs. Their last hit was "Oh Falling Star" in 1959, which peaked at No. 83.[7] They released a few further singles on minor labels into the 1960s but had essentially quit the music industry by the middle of the decade. Three years after Alford's death, Clarence Dixon left the group; in 1966, it was disbanded. John Wallace died in 1978 and both Dixon and Broadway retired to the Los Angeles area.[2] Broadway died In 1978 and Dixon died in 1992.[8]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-85227-937-0
    .
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The Four Knights". Singer.com. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. ^
    Allmusic
  4. ISBN 0-214-20512-6
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  5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  6. ^ Doc Rock. "The 1960s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com. (Note: lists only post-1955 chart data)
  8. ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1992–1993". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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