The Four Lads

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The Four Lads
The group in 1963
The group in 1963
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresTraditional pop
Years active1950–present
LabelsOkeh, Columbia, Kapp, Dot, United Artists
Past membersDon Farrar
Aaron Bruce
Alan Sokoloff
Frank Busseri
Connie Codarini
Bernie Toorish
James F. "Jimmy" Arnold
Sid Edwards
Johnny D'Arc

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";[1] "Standing on the Corner";[2] "No, Not Much";[3] "Who Needs You?"[4] and "Istanbul".[5]

The Four Lads appeared on many television shows, including The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (1958);[6] Perry Como's show Perry Presents (1959);[7] Frankie Laine Time (1956);[8] and the award-winning PBS special, Moments to Remember: My Music.[9]

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, Ontario, Canada, 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 were later to found The Crew-Cuts.[10]

  1. ^ "The Four Lads, Moments to Remember". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. ^ "Standing On The Corner by the Four Lads 1956". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. ^ "No Not Much". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. ^ "The Four Lads - Who Needs You (1957)". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-10-05.;
  5. ^ "The Four Lads - Istanbul (not Constantinople)". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ^ "The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom, The Four Lads". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. ^ "Perry Presents (1959)". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  8. ^ "Frankie Laine Time". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  9. ^ "The Four Lads". IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Four Lads". canadianmusichalloffame.ca. Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-10-05.