For the past half century, one of things that has made the Four Freshman unique among vocal ensembles is that they also accompany themselves musically. Singing complex harmonies while playing an ...

The latest reincarnation of a band that has been touring for more than six decades will perform in Whitefish this month. The Four Freshmen will put on a concert at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center ...

The year was 1963. The President of the United States was John F Kennedy. It was late Summer. I was riding back from the Jersey shore, returning from vacation. I was twelve years old. My Dad always ...

Bob Flanigan, one of the original members of the Four Freshmen, remembers the group’s biggest surprise hit. The singers were recording “How Can I Tell Her” on an MGM soundstage for a 1955 Charlton ...

As might be expected from the name, the original members of the group met in college, at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana in the summer of 1948. Soon thereafter, bandleader Stan Kenton heard ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The harmonic jazz ensemble the Four Freshmen brings their big band sound to ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Ross Barbour, the last surviving original member of the vocal harmony group the Four Freshmen, died in Simi Valley, Calif., the group's manager said. He was 82.

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys often mentioned his appreciation and admiration for other musicians. He even cited the Four Freshmen as the band who taught him how to arrange harmonies (and sing in ...

Bob Flanigan, a founding member and original lead singer of the innovative vocal group the Four Freshmen, whose elegantly intricate jazz-rooted singing was a profound influence on Beach Boys ...

The Four Freshmen have been straddling the jazz and pop genres for 66 years nonstop, though the quartet hasn't had an original member in its ranks since 1992. But everywhere they go, they still pack ...