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They recorded four radio sessions for his show between 1988 and 2000. The band played at Peel's surprise 50th birthday party at his home and he selected 'Pasi Pano Pane Zviedzo' as one of his favourite records of all time on the radio show Desert Island Discs in 1990. Peel is often quoted as describing the Four Brothers as "..the best live band ...
The Brothers Four is an American folk singing group formed in 1957 in Seattle, Washington, and best known for their 1960 hit song "Greenfields". History
In 1947, Herman organized the Second Herd. This band was also known as "The Four Brothers Band". This derives from the song recorded December 27, 1947, for Columbia Records, "Four Brothers", written by Jimmy Giuffre, [35] featuring the saxophone section of Zoot Sims, Serge Chaloff, Herbie Steward, and Stan Getz. [36]
The Rocky Fellers, a Filipino-born pop/rock band composed of four brothers: Tony, Junior, Eddie and Albert Maligmat, and their father, Doroteo "Moro" Maligmat; The Ronettes, an American girl group from New York City with lead singer Veronica Bennett (Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley
Four Brothers is a jazz standard in AABA format written by Jimmy Giuffre [1] in 1947, [2] based on the chord changes of 'Jeepers Creepers'. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The song was written for the "Four Brothers" saxophone section of Woody Herman's second band, and has since been covered by many groups.
Four Brothers, a 2005 film directed by John Singleton; Four Brothers (band), Zimbabwean Jit band; The Four Brothers Band, a jazz big band organized in 1947 by Woody Herman; Lung Kong Tin Yee Association, an ethnic Chinese fraternity also known as the Four Brothers; See also. The Brothers Four, an American folk singing group
The Four Brothers Sound is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre featuring Giuffre's tenor saxophone overdubbed four times to recreate the sound of Woody Herman's "Four Brothers" band which was released on the Atlantic label in 1959.
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) [1] was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. [2] He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big band, afterward enjoying a long solo career, often in partnership with fellow saxmen Gerry Mulligan and Al Cohn.