# Those "Four" singing groups from back when **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351 "2015-01-30T17:37:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/1 "2015-01-30T17:37:52Z")
It would be fun if we could do this from memory, without having to resort to searching the web for it, but let’s see how many of those old quartets we can name (and even post links to) from the past. FOUR has to be part of their name, though. Groups like: Four Freshmen Kirby Stone Four Four Lads Brothers Four Folk, Pop, Jazz, whatever… ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/2 "2015-01-30T17:45:08Z")
The Four Neat Guys. 😃 Whoops, sorry! That should be The **Five** Neat Guys! Mea culpa! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/3 "2015-01-30T17:46:23Z")
The Four Seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/4 "2015-01-30T17:48:08Z")
The Four Tops ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/5 "2015-01-30T17:49:34Z")
The Bobby Fuller Four ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/6 "2015-01-30T17:55:49Z")
The Four Lovers 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/7 "2015-01-30T17:59:08Z")
[Four Aces](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIvxTORDioc) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/8 "2015-01-30T18:02:31Z")
The Fab Four! Okay, that doesn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/9 "2015-01-30T18:07:46Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The Fab Four! Okay, that doesn’t count. Damn close though! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/10 "2015-01-30T18:11:35Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Damn close though! 🙂 I suppose jazz quartets don’t count either. Or four-member groups like The Ames Brothers or The Ink Spots. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/11 "2015-01-30T18:14:06Z")
Classics IV - [Spooky](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5IUxtiweLw), [Stormy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Sua_QTDs0) ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/12 "2015-01-30T18:14:30Z")
The Four Freshmen 4 Non-Blondes (ok, they aren’t from way back when :o) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/13 "2015-01-30T18:17:29Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The Bobby Fuller Four Not to be confused with [Robert Fuller](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298333/?ref_=nv_sr_2). I only mention this because I’ve had people swear they’re the same guy. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/14 "2015-01-30T18:27:14Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I suppose jazz quartets don’t count either. Or four-member groups like The Ames Brothers or The Ink Spots. :mad: Yeah, almost as soon as I posted the thread I realized so many of the great groups were brothers and such. I’m not too picky, so toss in the ones you really liked. For instance, The Hi-Los The Crew Cuts The Del-Vikings (not a “four” in sight!) Manhattan Transfer And a group that has way more than four but is extremely hard to beat: [Swingle Singers - Eleanor Rigby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTDbOHGOT7Q) ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/15 "2015-01-30T21:35:34Z")
Two more, both relatively obscure Liverpool bands managed by Brian Epstein: [The Fourmost](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourmost) [The Remo Four](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Remo_Four) We may be getting near the end of the Fours. How about threes, fives, etc.? The Tennessee Three/Tennessee Two The Three Suns The Three Degrees The Dave Clark Five The Five Satins ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/16 "2015-01-30T22:22:18Z")
In their pre-film days, the Marx Brothers performed vaudeville (including singing) as The Four Nightingales. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/17 "2015-01-30T22:41:31Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > \<\< clipped \>\> > We may be getting near the end of the Fours. How about threes, fives, etc.? By all means! The topic was too narrow as defined in the OP, so just go with what feels right. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/18 "2015-01-30T22:57:01Z")
Gang of Four ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/19 "2015-01-30T23:01:08Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Not to be confused with [Robert Fuller](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298333/?ref_=nv_sr_2). > > I only mention this because I’ve had people swear they’re the same guy. :rolleyes: Who is not to be confused with [Robert Fuller](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fuller). ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/20 "2015-01-30T23:02:52Z")
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