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So much of the modern a cappella sound is influenced by the wonderful harmonies of the 1940's and 50's |
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On the Perry Como Show in 1958, the Buffalo Bills barbershop quartet appeared and sang "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" with Perry Como himself.
This ballad from the musical 'Kismet' was covered by many top artistes of the 1950s, and in the UK no less than 6 versions were placed in the Top Twenty best sellers, including Bing Crosby, Eddie Calvert, Don Cornell, Tony Martin, Tony Bennett and the only vocal group to chart - The Four Aces. Tony Bennett's version was the highest placed, but this group - led by Al Alberts - were also high in the UK's Top Ten (1955), as they had already been in the USA (1953). This rare TV performance must at the time have greatly contributed to the success of their version.
This excerpt is from a program called "Just One Falsetto" on the BBC broadcast July 10, 2012.
Young the Mills Brothers sing their hit "How'm I Doin', Hey, Hey". From movie "Twenty Million Sweethearts" 1934
Young Mills Brothers in movie The Big Broadcast from 1932 with their famous song.
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