The Brothers Four, an American folk group, formed in 1957 when Mike Kirkland,
John Paine, Dick Foley, and Bob Flick began performing together at the
University of Washington in Seattle. Their professional music career started by
chance after a prank led to their first performance at the Colony Club in
Seattle. In 1958, following the success of "Tom Dooley" by The Kingston Trio,
The Brothers Four moved to San Francisco and secured a residency at the Hungry I
Club. Manager Mort Lewis discovered them there and helped secure a deal with
Columbia Records in July 1959. Their debut sing...