# 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:** 2
**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, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/21 "2015-01-30T23:36:03Z")
Ben Folds Five Five for Fightning The Five Americans Five Man Electrical Band ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/22 "2015-01-30T23:48:25Z")
Four Statesmen ---
**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 31, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/23 "2015-01-31T00:08:32Z")
Timbuk3 Matchbox 20 (feel free to toss this) (What was the final score of the Timbuk/Matchbox game?) ---
**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 31, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/24 "2015-01-31T00:30:33Z")
The Jackson 5 The Five Stairsteps ---
**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 31, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/25 "2015-01-31T03:08:22Z")
[We Five](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29uNvGHsRlc) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/26 "2015-01-31T03:13:35Z")
Suzi Quatro 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/27 "2015-01-31T03:16:07Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Suzi Quatro 🆒 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/28 "2015-01-31T16:46:59Z")
Fender Four The Four Blazes The Four Coins The Four Knights ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/29 "2015-01-31T18:23:17Z")
I was half an acoustic duo with another guy. We called ourselves “Four Jacks and a Jill”. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/30 "2015-01-31T19:25:38Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I was half an acoustic duo with another guy. We called ourselves “Four Jacks and a Jill”. Does that count? Sure thing. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/31 "2015-01-31T20:41:20Z")
After we were “Four Jacks and a Jill”, we were “Rocco and the Four Speed Dual Quad Posi-Traction 409s” for 3 weekends. Does that count too? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/32 "2015-01-31T21:37:14Z")
Foreigner ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/33 "2015-02-01T07:53:01Z")
[Unit 4 plus 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_4_%2B_2) Which was a six man group, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/34 "2015-02-01T08:14:02Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I was half an acoustic duo with another guy. We called ourselves “Four Jacks and a Jill”. Does that count? Were you the 4 Jacks and a Jill who did _Master Jack_? ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/35 "2015-02-01T13:02:22Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I was half an acoustic duo with another guy. We called ourselves “Four Jacks and a Jill”. Does that count? > [@usedtobe](#): > > Were you the 4 Jacks and a Jill who did _Master Jack_? Naw, we covered “Helplessly Hoping”, “Mr. Bojangles”, and “Teen Angel”. A couple others, too. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/36 "2015-02-01T15:44:38Z")
Four Bitchin’ Babes ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/37 "2015-02-01T15:54:53Z")
[The Four Horsemen.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Horsemen_%28band%29) ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/38 "2015-02-01T17:17:52Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I was half an acoustic duo with another guy. We called ourselves “Four Jacks and a Jill”. Does that count? You’re a very strange man and I thank you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/39 "2015-02-01T20:30:43Z")
4 Poofs and a Piano (the year 2000 is waaaaaaty back) ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351/40 "2015-02-02T07:01:57Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > The Four Lovers 😉 I saw what you did there, **RealityChuck**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-four-singing-groups-from-back-when/711351.md?page=3)