The Four Lads is a popular Canadian male singing quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group earned many gold singles and albums. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Moments to Remember," "Standin' on the Corner," "No, Not Much," "Who Needs You?" and "Istanbul."The Four Lads made numerous television appearances including the award-winning PBS special, Moments to Remember.The current incarnation of the group features the original member Frank Busseri (bass), plus Don Farrar (lead tenor), Aaron Bruce (second tenor), and Alan Sokoloff (baritone).The original quartet grew up together in Toronto, Ontario, and were members of St. Michael's Choir School, where they learned to sing. The founding members were Corrado "Connie" Codarini, bass (died April 28, 2010); John Bernard "Bernie" Toorish (born March 2, 1931), tenor; James F. "Jimmy" Arnold (January 4, 1932 – June 15, 2004), lead; and Frank 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 become founding members of another group, The Crew-Cuts.
They were inducted into The Vocal Hall Of Fame in September 2003 in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Original lead tenor James F. Arnold passed away on June 15, 2004, from lung cancer at his home in Sacramento, California. He had spent the previous 20 years teaching voice at his home since retiring from the group. Corrado Codarini died on April 28, 2010, at age 80.
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One of the most popular, non-rock vocal groups of the 1950s, a list of their biggest hits, all originally released on Columbia Records, would have to include "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)", "Skokiaan", "No, Not Much", "Standing on the Corner," "Who Needs You", "Moments to Remember" and the improbable "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea".
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Original group members were the late James Arnold, first tenor, John Bernard "Bernie" Toorish, lead, Frank Busseri, baritone and group manager, and Corrado "Connie" Codarini, bass. All were originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and met as students at St. Michael's Choir School in that city. Busseri is (as of 2007) the only original member with the group.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Call the Midwife
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Parents
1989
performer: "Moments to Remember"
Good Old Days Part II
1978
TV Special performer: "Mockingbird"
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971
performer: "Down By the Riverside"
The Alcoa Hour
1956
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Bus Stop
1956
performer: "The Bus Stop Song" 1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1956
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Happy Anniversary
1959
Title song singers
Perry Presents
1959
TV Series
Thesselves - Vocalists
The Alcoa Hour
1956
TV Series
Carolers
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Music: 50s Pop Parade
2007
TV Movie documentary
Themselves
Moments to Remember: My Music
2006
TV Movie documentary
Themselves
Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop
2004
TV Movie documentary
Themselves
The Mike Douglas Show
1962-1972
TV Series
Themselves - Vocalists
The Joey Bishop Show
1967
TV Series
Themselves
That Regis Philbin Show
1965
TV Series
Themselves
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
TV Series
Themselves
Perry Presents
1959
TV Series
Themselves - Vocalists
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
1955-1959
TV Series
Themselves / Themselves - Vocalists
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1956-1958
TV Series
Themselves
The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show
1958
TV Series
Themselves
The Dick Clark Show
1958
TV Series
Themselves
The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom
1957-1958
TV Series
Themselves
New American Bandstand 1965
1958
TV Series
Themselves
The Big Record
1957
TV Series
Themselves
The Nat King Cole Show
1957
TV Series
Themselves
Frankie Laine Time
1956
TV Series
Themselves
Texaco Star Theatre
1955
TV Series
Themselves
The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous Disc Jockey