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The Four Freshmen (Music)
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })If you wonder where Brian Wilson got his idea for The Beach Boys' amazing harmonies, here's your answer: The Four Freshmen.This influential vocal band† (the group also plays their own instruments, hence why they're not a "vocal group") first started out as a barbershop quartet known as Hal's Harmonizers in 1947, which included brothers Don and Ross Barbour along with Hal Kratzsch and Marvin Pruitt. Pruitt was soon replaced by Bob Flanigan, cousin of the Barbours, and in 1948 they adopted the "Four Freshmen" name. Their influences included Glenn Miller's Modernaires and Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones; from there, they would develop their own improvised vocal harmony style, singing five-notes chords with four voices in open harmony.Their big break came in 1950 when band leader Stan Kenton heard the group perform at the Esquire Lounge in Dayton, Ohio. Impressed by the "quartet that sounded like his 43-piece ensemble", he arranged for an audition with his label, Capitol, which signed them later in the year. A couple of singles would follow, along with an appearance in the film Rich, Young and Pretty.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Both singles flopped, so when the Freshmen proposed "It's a Blue World" as their next single in late 1951, Capitol rejected it and dropped the group. A furious Kenton acquired demo copies of the song so the band could promote it themselves. Their efforts paid off: the song became their first charted hit and Capitol re-signed them in July 1952. Several successful singles and albums would follow.Alongside label mate Frank Sinatra, they were one of the pioneers of the Concept Album. Several of their albums were centered around a musical concept, such as the top-10 Four Freshmen and Five Trombones, or a lyrical theme, like Voices in Latin or Voices in Love.Hal Kratzsch got tired of touring by 1953 and was replaced by Ken Errair, who was himself replaced by Ken Albers when he left the group to get married in April 1956. The Freshmen became one of the first groups to perform at college auditoriums and field houses. That new younger audience helped them score the biggest hit of their career, "Graduation Day", in 1957.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Don Barbour left in 1960, to be replaced by Bill Comstock — the Flanigan-Comstock-Barbour-Albers lineup ended up being the longest-lived, lasting 13 years until Comstock himself left in 1973. By then, the group had pretty much faded into irrelevance; their contract with Capitol ended in 1964 and a single on Decca in 1966, followed by four albums on Liberty in 1968-69, would be their last major-label releases. While they managed to remain competitive in the mid-1960's thanks to Brian Wilson giving them free publicity via his public admiration of the quartet, they were effectively relegated to "easy listening" stations by the 1970's.With Ross Barbour leaving in 1977 and Ken Albers following in 1982, Bob Flanigan remained as the sole original member until his retirement in 1993. He continued to manage the Four Freshmen until his death in 2011. The lineup since about the 1980's has been very fluctuating: as of 2016, there has been 24 distinct lineups among 25 different members.The Four Freshmen were an important influence for future vocal groups, including The Beach Boys, The Manhattan Transfer, The Lettermen, The Four Preps and many others. By way of the Beach Boys, they were also an indirect influence to many, many more artists. | |
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Face on the Cover | |
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Face on the Cover: The quartet is often featured in the cover art of the albums and/or on the back cover. | |
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Title Track: "First Affair" and "The Freshman Year" on their respective albums. Coincidentally, both are originals. | |
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Artifact Title: By the time they became famous, the "freshmen" had long since quit college, if they even went there at all. | |
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Concept Album | |
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Concept Album: Their albums would often revolve around an instrumental concept (five trombones, five trumpets...) or a theme (latin songs, love songs...). Alongside label mate Frank Sinatra, they were one of the pioneers of the concept album. | |
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Band of Relatives | |
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Band of Relatives: The band was ¾ relatives from 1948 to 1960, with brothers Don and Ross Barbour alongside cousin Bob Flanigan. | |
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Revolving Door Band | |
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Revolving Door Band: As mentioned above, 24 lineups and 25 musicians under the name "Four Freshmen". An interesting oddity among these changes is the group going through seven different bass vocalists from 1982 to 1988. | |
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Christmas Songs | |
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Christmas Songs: Surprisingly, they waited until 1992 before recording Freshmas!, their first Christmas album. A second one, Snowfall, would follow in 2007. They did perform "Frosty the Snowman", a song The Beach Boys would later cover, on The Ray Anthony Show in 1956 though. | |
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Dead Artists Are Better | |
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Dead Artists Are Better: Capitol might've tried to invoke this with The Solo Voice of Don Barbour, released a year after his death in a car crash. | |
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Greatest Hits Album | |
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Greatest Hits Album: Several of them were released over the years. | |
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Egocentric Team Naming | |
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Egocentric Team Naming: Before being "The Four Freshmen", they were "Hal's Harmonizers", after founding member Hal Kratzsch. | |
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Lyrical Cold Open | |
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Lyrical Cold Open: Their songs would often begin that way. Examples include "It's a Blue World", "After You" and "Poinciana". | |
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The Notable Numeral | |
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The Notable Numeral: One of their early managers suggested the name "The Freshmen Four". The guys switched the last two words around, and history was made. | |
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Scatting | |
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Scatting: The occasional number would be performed this way. Examples includes "Tuxedo Junction", "Satin Doll" and "Dynaflow". | |
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Idiosyncratic Episode Naming | |
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Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: The "concept" albums would often be named "Four Freshmen and Five [instrument]" or "Voices in [theme]". | |
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Sequel | |
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Sequel: The concept of The Four Freshmen and Five Trombones was revisited eight years later with More Four Freshmen and Five Trombones. The album, which brought back arranger Pete Rugolo from the first one, ended up being their last Capitol album. | |
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Cover Album | |
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Cover Album: As was the standard in the era, they mostly did pop and jazz standards, although the albums often have an original or two. | |
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One-Woman Song | |
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One-Woman Song: Several of them: "Charmaine", "Malaya", "Tangerine", "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)", "Laura", "Julie Is Her Name"... | |
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A cappella | |
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A Cappella: "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" is performed in this manner. | |
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Live Album | |
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Live Album: Several of those too. | |
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Album Filler | |
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Album Filler: "Till", from the Freshmen Favorites Volume 2 singles compilation, was not released on a single beforehand. It may have been an unreleased recording that was brought out in order to bring the track listing up to an even twelve. | |
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Vocal Tag Team | |
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Vocal Tag Team: On occasion, one of the Freshmen would do a solo passage or even an entire solo number. | |
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