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American Quartet
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Long before the rise of the Mills Brothers and the Ink Spots in the 1930s, the American Quartet (also known as the Premier Quartet) reigned supreme as one of the definitive male vocal groups in traditional pop. The foursome (which should not be confused with a 21st century gospel group that has the same name) was not the only vocal group that was active during traditional pop's acoustical era, which ended with the introduction of electrical recording technology in the mid-1920s and the rise of the crooners. But they were certainly among the most popular, along with the Peerless Quartet, the Haydn Quartet, the Lyric Quartet and the Columbia Stellar Quartet. Depending on his/her point of view, one could pinpoint the start of the American Quartet as either 1899 or 1909. In 1899, John Bieling, William F. Hooley, Jere Mahoney and S. H. Dudley first recorded for Edison Records as the Edison Male Quartet and started recording for other labels as the American Quartet. But the most famous version of the American Quartet came about in 1909, when Bieling and Hooley joined forces with Steve Porter and the popular Philadelphia native Billy Murray (b. May 25, 1877, d. August 17, 1954). By 1909, Murray was well established in his solo career (he had made his first solo recordings in 1897), and his distinctive voice made the new edition of the American Quartet very marketable. The Murray-era version of the American Quartet (which recorded for Edison as the Premier Quartet and for Victor as t
top songs
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You're a Grand Old Flag (With Billy Murray) [Recorded 1917]
1,4182Carolina in the Morning
1,2513Moonlight Bay
1,0774I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)
1,0715Passing Show: Goodbye Broadway, Hello France
1,0456Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Oh!
7337The Skeleton Rag
7258It's A Long Way To Tipperary
6769Goodbye Broadway, Hello France
52310Over There (with Billy Murray) [Recorded 1917]
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Presenting The American Quartet
Moonlight Bay
The Most Successful Vocal Band in the World, Ever! Vol. 3
The Most Successful Vocal Band in the World, Ever! Vol. 2
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100 Roaring Classics Of The 1920s
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100 Jazz Classics Of The '20s & '30s
The Most Successful Vocal Band in the World, Ever! Vol. 5
The Most Successful Vocal Band in the World, Ever! Vol. 1
Vintage Quartets
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The Song Hits of World War I
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Popular World War 1 Songs (Vocals and Quartets) [Recorded 1916 – 1919]