The Four Aces

The Four Aces was a vocal quartet from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, which sang in the 1950s in the styles Traditional Pop and Chicago blues. In the years before the era of Rock ' n ' Roll The Four Aces were among the most popular and most successful groups of the American music scene.

The Four Aces were founded in 1949 in Chester, Pennsylvania by Al Alberts and Dave Mahoney. A little later, Lou Silvestri and Sol Vaccaro completed the quartet. Musically in the mainstream, with slight swing hints, they remained primarily by their sentimental versions of movie hits in memory.

1951 Al Alberts sought a record company for their first title ( It's No ) Sin. When the search was unsuccessful, he founded his own record label and managed with the debut single a million hits. The group met initially in the Philadelphia area. Now the big record companies were aware of the group, and in 1952 signed a contract with Decca Records Alberts. Even though her ​​next song Tell Me Why could not manage the very top of the charts to come, but the title of copies were sold over one million. There followed a series of Top Ten hits; In 1954 she was number 1 in the charts Three Coins in the Fountain from the film. The following year, the group was able to repeat their success with another film Title: Love Is a Many Splendored Thing held for months in the charts.

In Britain, the Four Aces were successful, reach their 1952-1955 five Top Ten hits with Tell Me Why (1952 # 3), Three Coins In The Fountain (1954 # 5) Mr. Sandman (1955 # 9) Stranger In Paradise (1955 # 6) and Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - (1956 # 2).

With the advent of rock ' n ' roll were from further success. In 1959 the group split up. Al Alberts start a solo career and toured until the 1990s, but with limited success.

2001 The Four Aces were incorporated into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.