Groupe Doo Wop US formé en 1945 à New York et comprenant Ivory "Deck" Watson, Pat Best, Jimmy Gordon et Jimmy Nabbie. Les Four Tunes se sont séparés en 1963.

This New York City group's origins dated back to the mid-'40s, when they were known as Deek Watson & the Brown Dots. Former Ink Spots member Watson, Pat Best, Jimmy Gordon, and Jimmie Nabbie were the founding lineup. The Four Tunes made their recording debut for Regis in 1945. They did a session for Manor in 1946 as the Sentimentalists, minus Watson, with Danny Owens taking his place. They then became The Four Tunes. Best and Watson's composition "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons" became a smash for Nat "King" Cole and several other performers, while Nabbie's "You Are My Love" was a hit for Jonie James. The Four Tunes did score a pair of triumphs themselves, with "Marie" peaking at number two on the R&B charts (number 13 pop) in 1953 and "I Understand Just How You Feel" becoming a number seven R&B hit in 1954. It was also their lone Top Ten pop single, peaking at number six. Both were for Jubilee Records. The Sid Bass Orchestra backed them on both songs. The Four Tunes continued until 1963. Nabbie maintained a solo career heading an Ink Spots ensemble.

Style musical : Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop

SOMETIME, SOMEPLACE, SOMEWHERE (1946)

I UNDERSTAND (1947)

CARELESS LOVE (1949)

COOL WATER (1950)

MARIE (1953)

THREE LITTLE CHICKENS (1955)

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

DISCOGRAPHY

78 t. & Singles

1945 78 t. MANOR 1046 (US) Savannah CHURCHILL & The Sentimentalists (alt. FOUR TUNES) - Foolishly Yours / I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)
1945 78 t. MANOR 1047 (US) I'll Close My Eyes / Save Me A Dream
1945 78 t. MANOR 1049 (US) I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry / I'll Be Waiting For You
1945 78 t. MANOR 1050 (US) Too Many Times / I'll Always Say I Love You
1946 78 t. MANOR 1077 (US) (I Wonder) Where Is My Love / Sometime, Someplace, Somewhere
1946 ? 78 t. MANOR 1083 (US) Wrapped In A Dream / I Found Love When I Found You
1946 ? 78 t. MANOR 1087 (US) Chillicothe, Ohio (Vocals Betty DAVIS) / Dreams
1947 78 t. MANOR 1093 (US) Is It Too Late (Savannah CHURCHILL & The FOUR TUNES) / I Understand
194? 78 t. MANOR 1116 (US) Time Out For Tears (Savannah CHURCHILL & The FOUR TUNES) / All My Dreams (If All My Dreams Would Only Come True)
194? 78 t. MANOR 1123 (US) Tell Me So (Savannah CHURCHILL with Ralph HERMAN'S Orch.) / Little Jane
194? 78 t. MANOR 1129 (US) I Want To Cry (Savannah CHURCHILL & The FOUR TUNES) / Someday
194? 78 t. MANOR 1131 (US) Confess / Don't Know
194? 78 t. MANOR 1141 (US) How Can I Make You Believe In Me / Don't You Ever Mind
194? 78 t. MANOR 1142 (US) I'll Never Belong To Anyone Else (Savannah CHURCHILL & The FOUR TUNES) / Try To Forget (Savannah CHURCHILL with Ralph HERMAN'S Orch.)
194? 78 t. MANOR 1152 (US) It's Raining Down In Sunshine Lane (Savannah CHURCHILL & The FOUR TUNES) / How Could I Know (Savannah CHURCHILL)
194? 78 t. MANOR 1154 (US) My Muchacha / I'm Gonna Ride Tillie Tonight
194? 78 t. MANOR 1168 (US) Would You Hurt Me Now / All Of Me
194? 78 t. MANOR 1173 (US) Mister Sun / The Sheik Of Araby
194? 78 t. MANOR 1180 (US) Don't Try To Explain (Savannah CHURCHILL) / Savannah Sings The Blues (Savannah CHURCHILL & The FOUR TUNES)
1949 78 t. RCA VICTOR 22-0024 (US) ? / Careless Love
11/1949 78 t. RCA VICTOR 50-0042 (US) The Lonesome Road / I'm Just A Fool In Love
1949 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-3633 (US) Old Bojangles Is Gone (Juanita HALL & The FOUR TUNES) - I'm In The Mood For Love (Juanita HALL)
1950 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-3881 (US) Do I Worry ? / Say When
1950 SP RCA VICTOR 47-3881 (US) Do I Worry ? / Say When
11/1950 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-3967 (US) How Can You Say That I Don't Care / Cool Water
11/1950 SP RCA VICTOR 47-3967 (US) How Can You Say That I Don't Care / Cool Water
03/1951 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4102 (US) Last Roundup / Wishing You Were Here Tonight
03/1951 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4102 (US) Last Roundup / Wishing You Were Here Tonight
07/1951 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4198 (US) Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie / Cool Water
07/1951 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4198 (US) Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie / Cool Water
08/1951 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4241 (US) I Married An Angel / Prisoners Song
08/1951 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4241 (US) I Married An Angel / Prisoners Song
10/1951 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4305 (US) Early In The Morning / My Buddy
10/1951 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4305 (US) Early In The Morning / My Buddy
12/1951 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4427 (US) I'll See You In My Dreams / Tell Me Why
12/1951 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4427 (US) I'll See You In My Dreams / Tell Me Why
1952 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4489 (US) Come What May / Greatest Song I Ever Heard
1952 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4489 (US) Come What May / Greatest Song I Ever Heard
04/1952 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4663 (US) I Wonder / Can I Say Any More?
04/1952 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4663 (US) I Wonder / Can I Say Any More?
1952 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4828 (US) They Don't Understand / Why Did You Do This To Me?
1952 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4828 (US) They Don't Understand / Why Did You Do This To Me?
1952 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4968 (US) I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / Let's Give Love Another Chance
1952 SP RCA VICTOR 47-4968 (US) I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / Let's Give Love Another Chance
1953 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5532 (US) Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Water Boy
1953 SP RCA VICTOR 47-5532 (US) Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Water Boy
10/1953 78 t. JUBILEE 5128 (US) Gambled With Love / Marie
10/1953 SP JUBILEE 45-5128 (US) Gambled With Love / Marie
1953 78 t. JUBILEE 5132 (US) I Understand Just How You Feel / Sugar Lump
1953 SP JUBILEE 45-5132 (US) I Understand Just How You Feel / Sugar Lump
01/1954 78 t. JUBILEE 5135 (US) Do Do Do Do Do It Again / My Wild Irish Rose
01/1954 SP JUBILEE 45-5135 (US) Do Do Do Do Do It Again / My Wild Irish Rose
06/1954 78 t. JUBILEE 5152 (US) Greatest Feeling In The World / Lonesome
06/1954 SP JUBILEE 45-5152 (US) Greatest Feeling In The World / Lonesome
10/1954 78 t. JUBILEE 5165 (US) Don't Cry Darling / L'Amour Toujours L'Amour
10/1954 SP JUBILEE 45-5165 (US) Don't Cry Darling / L'Amour Toujours L'Amour
12/1954 78 t. JUBILEE 5174 (US) I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / Good News
12/1954 SP JUBILEE 45-5174 (US) I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / Good News
1954 SP JUBILEE 45-5174 (US) I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / Let Me Go Lover
1955 78 t. JUBILEE 5183 (US) I Close My Eyes / I Hope
1955 SP JUBILEE 45-5183 (US) I Close My Eyes / I Hope
05/1955 78 t. JUBILEE 5200 (US) Time Out For Tears Side / Tired Of Waitin'
05/1955 SP JUBILEE 45-5200 (US) Time Out For Tears Side / Tired Of Waitin'
1955 78 t. JUBILEE 5212 (US) Brooklyn Bridge / Three Little Chickens
1955 SP JUBILEE 45-5212 (US) Brooklyn Bridge / Three Little Chickens
1955 78 t. JUBILEE 5218 (US) You Are My Love / At The..River Ball
1955 SP JUBILEE 45-5218 (US) You Are My Love / At The..River Ball
1956 78 t. JUBILEE 5232 (US) Rock 'n' Roll Call / Our Love
1956 SP JUBILEE 45-5232 (US) Rock 'n' Roll Call / Our Love
03/1956 78 t. JUBILEE 5239 (US) I Gotta Go / Hold Me Closer
03/1956 SP JUBILEE 45-5239 (US) I Gotta Go / Hold Me Closer
05/1956 78 t. JUBILEE 5245 (US) Dancing With Tears in My Eyes / Far Away Places
05/1956 SP JUBILEE 45-5245 (US) Dancing With Tears in My Eyes / Far Away Places
08/1956 78 t. JUBILEE 5255 (US)

The Ballad Of James Dean / Japanese Farewell
08/1956 SP JUBILEE 45-5255 (US) The Ballad Of James Dean / Japanese Farewell
1957 78 t. JUBILEE 5276 (US) Cool Water / A Little On The Lonely Side
1957 SP JUBILEE 45-5276 (US) Cool Water / A Little On The Lonely Side
1973 SP GOLDIES 45 D-2562 (US) Marie / I Gambled With Love






 

Albums

1957 LP 12" JUBILEE JLP-1039 (US) 12 X 4 - Marie / Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / Rose Marie / Cool Water / Marquita / I Understand / Far Away Places / Time Out For Tears / Sugar Lump / A Little On The Lonely Side / The Greatest Feeling In The World
1992 2 CD SEQUEL 229 (UK) THE COMPLETE JUBILEE SESSIONS :
CD 1 : Marie / I Gambled With Love / I Understand / Sugar Lump / My Wild Irish Rose / Do Do Do It Again / The Greatest Feeling In The World / Lonesome / L' Amour Toujours L'Amour / Don't Cry Darling / Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / Far Away Places / Let Me Go Lover / I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / Good News (Chariot's Comin') / You Are My Love / At The Steamboat River Ball / A Yellow Moon Sailing By / I Hope / I Close My Eyes / Time Out For Tears / Tired Of Waiting / Brooklyn Bridge / Three Little Chickens
CD 2 : Rock And Roll Call / Our Love / I Gotta Go / Hold Me Closer / Lonesome For You / Rock And Egg Roll / I Cried / Help Me / Rose Marie / Marquita / A Little On The Lonely Side / I'll Try / Cool Water / Ballad Of James Dean / Sayanora / Love Is Calling / You Don't Love Me No More / Come To Me / All Torn Up / I Want My Baby To Come Home (demo) / True Love / You're An Angel / Sometime Sometime (demo)
10/2005 CD COLLECTABLES 9938 (US) MARIE - Marie / Sugar Lump / I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / I Understand / Ballad Of James Dean / Tired Of Waitin' / Do It Do It Again / Lonesome / I Close My Eyes / Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
07/2009 CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 1384 (US) The Four Tunes Meet Eddie Cooley & The Dimples - Marie / Sugar Lump / I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / I Understand / Lonesome / Priscilla (Eddie Cooley & The Dimples) / Got A Little Woman (Eddie Cooley & The Dimples) / A Spark Met Your Flame (Eddie Cooley & The Dimples) / Driftwood (Eddie Cooley & The Dimples) / Betty Lou (Eddie Cooley & The Dimples)
02/2010 2 CD JASMINE JASCD 553 (UK) Wrapped Up in a Dream 1946-1958 :
CD 1 : Where Is My Love / Wrapped Up In A Dream / I Found Love When I Found You / All My Dreams / Little Jane / Someday / Confess / Karen Lynn / Take My Lonely Heart / You're Heartless / Careless Love / Lonesome Road / There Goes My Heart / Kentucky Babe / Old Fashioned Love / Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie / May That Day Never Come / The The Last Round Up / The Prisoners Song / I Married An Angel / My Buddy / I'll See You In My Dreams / Come What May / The Greatest Song I Ever Heard / Lets Give Love Another Chance / Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Marie / I Gambled With Love
CD 2 : I Understand / Sugar Lump / Do Do Do It Again / My Wild Irish Rose / The Greatest Feeling In The World / Lonesome / L'Amour Toujours L'Amour / Don't Cry Darling / I Sold My Heart To The Junkman / Let Me Go Lover / Good News / I Hope / I Close My Eyes / Time Out For Tears / Tired Of Waiting / Brooklyn Bridge / Three Little Chickens / You Are My Love / At The Steamboat River Ball / Rock And Roll Call / Our Love / I Gotta Go / Hold Me Closer / Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / Far Away Places / Ballad Of James Dean / Sayonara / A Little On The Lonely Side / Cool Water

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