United States Double Quartet, The Tokens, The Kirby Stone Four - Life Is Groovy flac album

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Their style, which melded swing jazz, vocalese, and early rock and roll was referred to as "The Go Sound". They made many appearances on . television shows such as The Judy Garland Show and The Dean Martin Show into the mid-1960s. Kirby Stone Four & The Tokens: Life Is Groovy.

The song that pulled the two groups together on the Tokens' own . Puppy label was called "Life Is Groovy," and was co-authored by Ralph Affoumado, then a young conductor, music teacher, and aspiring composer from New York. The record was a modest chart success, selling well enough to be heard on the New York airwaves fairly heavily, and to yield an LP of the same name, which constituted a recording swan song for the Kirby Stone Four. By the time it was released, Larry Foster had left the lineup and was replaced by Jimmy Hassell

The Kirby Stone Four were an American vocal ensemble popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. Kirby Stone founded the group in the years after World War II and began playing clubs in the New York area. They won slots on local television, including The Ed Sullivan Show, and soon after signed to Columbia Records. By that time their sound was taken over by the Ray Conniff Orchestra and Singers, and in 1966 they recorded a rock & roll album with the Tokens as the United States Double Quartet. During this time Stone directed several TV variety shows. Some of their output has been re-released on CD by Collectables Records.

The Kirby Stone Four were an American vocal ensemble popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. Several LPs followed, including Baubles, Bangles and Beads; their version of the song "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" became a hit in the . in 1958, reaching on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also nominated for a Grammy award  . In 1966 they recorded a rock & roll album with the Tokens as the United States Double Quartet. Update this biography Complete biography of Kirby Stone Four .