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The Brothers Four
Group · United States · Seattle · formed 1957
American folk group
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Also known as Brothers Four · 四兄弟乐队
Timeline
16 events▣ Album 14◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ballad of the Alamo / The Green Leaves of Summer
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
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Biography
The Brothers Four is an American folk singing group formed in 1957 in Seattle, Washington, and best known for their 1960 hit song "GreenfieldsGreenfieldsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAGreenfields3:00BAngelique-O3:09".
History
Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley met at the University of Washington, where they were members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity in 1956 (hence the "Brothers" appellation). Their first professional performances were the result of a prank played on them in 1958 by a rival fraternity, who had arranged for someone to call them, pretend to be from Seattle's Colony Club, and invite them to come down to audition for a gig. Even though they were not expected at the club, they were allowed to sing a few songs and were subsequently hired. Flick recalls them being paid "mostly in beer".
They left for San Francisco in 1959, where they met Mort Lewis, Dave Brubeck's manager. Lewis became their manager and later that year secured them a contract with Columbia Records. Their second single, "GreenfieldsGreenfieldsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAGreenfields3:00BAngelique-O3:09", released in January 1960, hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Their first album, The Brothers Four, released toward the end of the year, made the top 20. Other highlights of their early career included singing their fourth single, "The Green Leaves of Summer", from the John Wayne movie The Alamo, at the 1961 Academy Awards, and having their third album, BMOC: Best Music On/Off Campus, go top 10. They also recorded the title song for the Hollywood film Five Weeks in a Balloon in 1962 and the theme song for the ABC television series Hootenanny, "Hootenanny Saturday Night", in 1963. They also gave "Sloop John B" a try, released as "The John B Sails".
The British Invasion and the ascendance of edgier folk rock musicians such as Bob Dylan put an end to the Brothers Four's early period of success, but they kept performing and making records, doing particularly well in Japan and on the American hotel circuit.
The group attempted a comeback by recording a highly commercialized version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" but were unable to release it because of licensing issues; The Byrds eventually licensed an agreement for their own version, with their Billboard No. 1 hit released in April 1965.
The group, in a business partnership with Jerry Dennon, built a radio station in Seaside, Oregon (KSWB) in 1968. The station was subsequently sold in 1972 to a group from Montana, and later to a self-proclaimed minister, and finally merged into a larger conglomerate of radio stations.
Mike Kirkland left the group in 1969 and was replaced by Mark Pearson, another University of Washington alumnus. In 1971, Pearson left and was replaced by Bob Haworth, who stayed until 1985 and was replaced by a returning Pearson. Dick Foley left the group in 1990 and was replaced by Terry Lauber. The group is still active after 68 years in the business.
Founding former member Kirkland died of cancer on August 20, 2020, at the age of 82. Dick Foley died after a long illness on March 15, 2026, at the age of 85. Founding member Paine died on November 9, 2024, at the age of 86.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 36 | 91.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 58 | 96.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (36 release groups · 14 studio albums)
Albums · 14
1960 · studio album
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A1Nine Pound Hammer2:45A2My Tani2:18A3Beneath the Willow3:44A4The Gallant Argosy2:52A5The Proposal2:39A6Hey Liley, Liley Lo2:02B1Ellie Lou2:46B2The Fox2:18B3Marianne2:23B4Blue Water Line2:50B5Follow the Drinkin' Gourd3:14B6Sally, Don't You Grieve1:351960 · studio album
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A1The Zulu WarriorA2Sama Kama Wacky BrownA3The Damsel's Lament (I Never Will Marry)A4Yellow BirdA5Angelique-OA6SupermanB1East VirginiaB2GreenfieldsB3Darlin', Won't You WaitB4Eddystone LightB5BanuaB6Hard Travelin'1961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:39
A1Rock Island Line2:31A2Goodnight, Irene2:30A3The Tavern Song2:15A4Lady Greensleeves3:03A5The Drillers' Song2:45A6Nobody Knows3:00B1Viva la compagnie1:40B2Ole Smokey3:00B3Tarrytown2:18B4Come for to Carry Me Home3:14B5Summer Days Alone2:13B6Frogg No. 24:101961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:46
A1Low Bridge2:26A2Hey, Hey, My Honey2:29A3The Lilies Grow High2:57A4The Ballad of Sam Hall2:41A5Variation on an Old English Theme1:45A6Abilene2:22B1Frogg2:41B2Pastures of Plenty2:26B3Times1:55B4Betty and Dupree2:44B5Island Woman2:46B6This Land Is Your Land2:34B.M.O.C. (Best Music On/Off Campus)
1961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:18
A1I Am a Roving Gambler2:50A2Well, Well, Well2:35A3Sweet Rosyanne3:12A4St. James Infirmary3:02A5Riders in the Sky2:20A6When the Sun Goes Down2:53B1The Green Leaves of Summer2:50B2A Pretty Girl Is Like a Little Bird2:53B3My Little John Henry1:45B4Beautiful Brown Eyes2:45B5The Old Settler's Song3:15B6With You Fair Maid1:581963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:30
A1Silver Threads and Golden Needles2:05A2500 Miles2:47A3Walk Right In1:42A4El Paso4:37A5The John B. Sails3:42A6If I Had a Hammer3:13B1Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport2:20B2Darling Corey3:12B3Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)2:36B4Wolverton Mountain2:53B5Jamaica Farewell2:54B6Michael Row the Boat Ashore2:291964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:51
A1Long Ago, Far Away2:20A2Seven Daffodils2:40A3The Monkey and the Engineer2:04A4Tomorrow Is a Long Time3:18A5Spring Hill Mine Disaster2:55A6Dance Me a Jig3:00B1Take This Hammer2:55B2Four Strong Winds2:40B3Beans Taste Fine2:45B4Ballad of Moreton Bay2:43B5Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee)4:18B6Daddy Roll 'em2:131964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:28
A1Muleskinner2:40A2Don't Let the Rain Come Down2:16A3Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:34A4Puff (The Magic Dragon)3:19A5Brother Where Are You2:35A6The Battle of New Orleans2:06B1The Banana Boat Song2:27B2Don't Think Twice, It's Alright3:21B3I'm Just a Country Boy3:03B4San Francisco Bay Blues2:03B5Come to My Bedside, My Darlin'3:00B6We Shall Overcome3:041965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 30:48
A1Try to Remember2:53A2Sloth3:38A3Wild Colonial Boy3:33A4I Remember When I Loved Her2:15A5Sakura1:53A6Come Kiss Me Love2:36B1What Now My Love2:48B2Malaika2:22B3Born Free2:21B4Gimmie That Wine2:03B5The Song From Moulin Rouge2:16B6When Ev'rything Was Green2:101965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:08
1House of the Rising Sun2:552Somewhere2:173Lazy Harry's3:014Poverty Hill3:125Feed the Birds2:436Nancy O.2:387The Honey Wind Blows2:328Cleano2:339Turn Around2:1710The Waves Roll Out3:5211Little Play Soldiers2:2112Mr. Tambourine Man2:471966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:44
A1Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:08A2Yesterday2:53A3All My Loving3:07A4Nowhere Man2:02A5I'll Follow the Sun2:09A6And I Love Her2:56B1If I Fell3:08B2Help!3:16B3Michelle3:12B4We Can Work It Out2:43B5Girl3:102003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:33
1God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen1:362Mary's Little Boy Child3:293The Night Is Christmas Eve2:074Away in a Manger3:225I'll Be Home for Christmas2:546Medley: Hark the Angels Sing/ Midnight Clear/Angels on High3:217The Little Drummer Boy2:578'Twas the Night Before Christmas3:069Silent Night, Holy Night2:4210The Borning Day3:0711Christmas Is a 'Coming' (May God Bless You)1:5212O Holy Night2:002013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 29:47
1Walkin' Backwards Down The Road2:462Umbrellas In The Rain2:473Shenandoah2:414Have You Got A Light Boy2:115It Was A Very Good Year3:016Meantime2:347Here Today And Gone Tomorrow2:538No Sad Songs For Me2:599Changes2:3410The First Time Ever2:4211All I Need Is You2:39The Beautiful World Of The Brothers Four
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:02:23
1Winds of Green3:212Scarlet Ribbons3:073What a Wonderful World2:204Sunshine on My Shoulders3:295Greadfather's Clock3:156I Ride an Old Paint / Home on the Range3:427500 Miles3:418Kangaroo Sing-Along2:149Heart of the Heartland4:1410Jamaica Farewell3:0211Don't Think Twice It's All Right3:4012Lullaby of Takeda2:3313Little Green Frogs3:0714Baseball Time2:5015All My Trials3:1216Try to Remember3:3517Greenfields3:1618Folk Song Finale3:5619Christmas Greensleeves3:49
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Ballad of the Alamo / The Green Leaves of SummerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksABallad of the Alamo BThe Green Leaves of Summer | 1960 | ||
| 1960 | GreenfieldsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:09AGreenfields3:00 BAngelique-O3:09 | 25 January 1960 | ||
| 1961 | Nobody Knows / My Woman Left MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:031Nobody Knows3:00 2My Woman Left Me2:03 | 25 August 1961 | ||
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon / Land of the Midnight SunSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAFive Weeks in a Balloon BLand of the Midnight Sun | 1962 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Le Bleu De L'été = The Green Leaves Of SummerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 10:19A1The Green Leaves of Summer = Le bleu de L'Été2:52 A2Marianne2:23 B1Ellie Lou (You Left Me There in Charleston) = Ein Herz und eine Rose2:46 B2My Tani (Taw-Nee)2:18 | 1960 |
Album · 17
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Silver Anniversary ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 46:121Midnight Special5:01 2Early Morning Rain3:49 3The Hammer Song2:38 4Shenandoah3:43 5Medley: City of New Orleans - Wabash Cannonball - Orange Blossom Special8:13 6Green Leaves Of Summer3:49 7The Sloth3:59 8All My Life's a Circle5:02 9Medley: Man of La Mancha - Dulcinea - Impossible Dream6:17 10This Land Is Your Land3:41 | Live | 1987 | |
| 1987 | Try to Remember - Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 41:471Try to Remember2:59 2Lady Greensleeves3:10 3Four Strong Winds2:45 4Jamaica Farewell3:01 5The Midnight Special2:52 6500 Miles2:53 7Come to my Bedside, my Darlin'3:05 8Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:41 9Seven Daffodils2:46 10The John B. Sails3:46 11Greenfields3:08 12San Francisco Bay Blues2:09 13The Green Leaves of Summer2:56 14This Land is Your Land2:36 | Compilation | 22 July 1987 | |
| 1990 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 33:151Greenfields3:08 2Yellow Bird2:31 3Frogg No.12:46 4I Am a Roving Gambler2:54 5Theme From "La Fayette": Slowly, Slowly (Pleure Mon Amour)2:58 6Summer Days Alone2:39 7Blue Water Line2:55 8Nobody Knows3:03 9The Green Leaves of Summer3:00 10Eddystone Light2:12 11My Tani2:23 12Nine Pound Hammer2:46 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1996 | Greenfields & Other GoldSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 55:371Greenfields3:01 2Walk Right In1:53 3Lemon Tree3:04 4If I Had a Hammer2:14 5The John B. Sails3:29 6Michael, Row the Boat Ashore2:29 7Shenandoah3:03 8Blowin’ in the Wind2:28 9Tom Dooley2:21 10Marianne2:48 11Green Leaves of Summer2:52 12This Land Is Your Land3:13 13Yellow Bird2:27 14Both Sides Now3:07 15Scotch and Soda2:34 16Green, Green2:08 17San Francisco Bay Blues2:09 18Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright3:43 19Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:32 20Lady Greensleeves3:02 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1997 | Two Classic Albums From The Brothers FourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:04:211The Zulu Warrior1:40 2Sama Kama Whacky Brown1:58 3The Damsel's Lament (I Never Will Marry)3:25 4Yellow Bird2:27 5Angelique-O3:14 6Superman3:12 7East Virginia2:19 8Greenfields3:05 9Darlin', Won't You Wait2:36 10Eddystone Light2:10 11Banua2:24 12Hard Travelin'3:01 13I am a Roving Gambler2:52 14Well, Well, Well2:38 15Sweet Rosyanne3:15 16St. James Infirmary3:05 17Riders in the Sky2:21 18When the Sun Goes Down2:56 19The Green Leaves of Summer2:52 20A Pretty Girl is Like a Little Bird2:55 21My Little John Henry (Got a Mighty Know)1:49 22Beautiful Brown Eyes2:49 23The Old Settler's Song3:20 24With You Fair Maid1:58 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1997 | The Tokyo TapesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:44:26Disc 1 1San Francisco Bay Blues2:35 2Railroad Medley: City of New Orleans / Blue Water Line / Wabash Cannonball / This Train / Rock Island Line8:12 3The Green Leaves of Summer3:31 4Bluegrass Medley: Will the Circle Be Unbroken / Darlin' Corey / Foggy Mountain Breakdown / Mountain Dew5:46 5Toku E Ikitai3:45 6Early Morning Rain3:57 7Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)3:25 8500 Miles3:36 9Whiskey in the Jar / Kilgary Mountain3:08 10Seven Daffodils3:44 11Winds of Green5:30 12Man of La Mancha Medley: Man of La Mancha / Dulcinea / The Quest7:00 Disc 21American Medley: I Hear America Sing / This Little Light of Mine / When the Saints Go Marching In / Blowing in the Wind / This Land Is Your Land6:15 2Gypsy Rover4:07 3Calypso Medley: Yellow Bird / John B. Sails / Jamaica Farewell6:56 4Ano Subarashii Ai o Moichido3:29 5Heart of the Heartland5:20 6Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:43 7The Big Blue Ball1:59 8Try to Remember3:46 9Shenandoah3:48 10Old-Time Banjo Medley3:33 11Haru Ga Kita / Greenfields3:46 12Michael Row the Boat Ashore3:35 | Live | 11 March 1997 | |
| 1998 | The Brothers Four / B.M.O.C.Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:04:211The Zulu Warrior1:40 2Sama Kama Whacky Brown1:58 3The Damsel's Lament (I Never Will Marry)3:25 4Yellow Bird2:27 5Angelique-O3:14 6Superman3:12 7East Virginia2:19 8Greenfields3:05 9Darlin', Won't You Wait2:36 10Eddystone Light2:10 11Banua2:24 12Hard Travelin'3:01 13I am a Roving Gambler2:52 14Well, Well, Well2:38 15Sweet Rosyanne3:15 16St. James Infirmary3:05 17Riders in the Sky2:21 18When the Sun Goes Down2:56 19The Green Leaves of Summer2:52 20A Pretty Girl is Like a Little Bird2:55 21My Little John Henry (Got a Mighty Know)1:49 22Beautiful Brown Eyes2:49 23The Old Settler's Song3:20 24With You Fair Maid1:58 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 1999 | In Person / Cross-Country ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:17:551The Midnight Special2:47 2Darlin' Sportin' Jenny2:35 3Whoa, Back, Buck!2:34 4The Thinking Man, John Henry5:03 5Across the Sea3:09 6Variation on an Old English Theme2:59 7I Am a Rovin' Gambler2:51 8Run, Come, See Jerusalem3:46 9First Battalion1:58 10Summertime3:11 11Greenfields4:01 12Rock Island Line2:42 13The Song of the Ox Driver2:59 14Brandy Wine Blues3:21 15Since My Canary Died2:30 16Just a Little Rain (Low Down You Big Thunderhead)2:42 17Winken, Blinken and Nod4:00 18A Symphonic Variation (The Violins Play Along)3:32 19Wish I Was in Bowling Green2:16 20Brady, Brady, Brady2:24 21Island in the Sun4:18 22Boa Constrictor2:39 23The Beast (Song of the Punch Press Operator)2:48 24The New "Frankie & Johnny" Song2:48 2525 Minutes to Go4:02 | Compilation,Live | 1999 | |
| 2000 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:01:021Greenfields3:06 2Yellow Bird2:29 3Goodnight Irene2:33 4Jamaica Farewell2:58 5The Green Leaves of Summer2:53 6Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport2:24 7Lady Greenleeves3:08 8Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:38 9Blue Water Line2:54 10Seven Daffodils2:44 11Four String Winds2:42 12500 Miles2:51 13The John B Sails3:45 14Abilene2:26 15Come to My Bedside, My Darlin'3:03 1655 Days at Peking2:05 17Changes2:30 18Both Sides Nows2:53 19Try to Remember2:56 20Scarborough Fair2:21 21San Francisco Bay Blues2:06 22This Land Is Your Land2:37 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Song Book / The Big Folk HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:06:211Rock Island Line2:33 2Goodnight, Irene2:29 3The Tavern Song2:12 4Lady Greensleeves3:04 5The Drillers' Song2:45 6Nobody Knows2:59 7Viva la compagnie1:40 8Ole Smokey3:03 9Tarrytown2:17 10Come for to Carry Me Home3:03 11Summer Days Alone2:34 12Frogg No. 24:06 13Silver Threads And Golden Needles2:09 14500 Miles2:47 15Walk Right In1:42 16El Paso4:37 17The John B. Sails3:43 18If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)2:15 19Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport2:20 20Darling Corey3:10 21Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)2:35 22Wolverton Mountain2:52 23Jamaica Farewell2:55 24Michael Row The Boat Ashore2:31 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | 36 All-Time Folk FavoritesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 1:34:12Disc 1 1Greenfields3:04 2My Tani2:20 3I Am a Roving Gambler2:52 4Yellow Bird2:25 5Rock Island Line2:35 6Goodnight, Irene2:31 7Silver Threads and Golden Needles2:08 8500 Miles2:49 9Walk Right In1:45 10The John B. Sails3:44 11The Green Leaves of Summer2:50 12Frogg2:41 Disc 21If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)2:14 2Wolverton Mountain2:52 3Jamaica Farewell2:58 4Michael Row the Boat Ashore2:32 5Four Strong Winds2:41 6East Virginia2:17 7Riders in the Sky2:19 8Muleskinner2:43 9Blue Water Line2:51 10Hootenanny Saturday Night2:07 11Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)2:18 12Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:34 Disc 31Puff the Magic Dragon3:21 2The Banana Boat Song2:27 3The Battle of New Orleans2:09 4House of the Rising Sun3:01 5Mr. Tambourine Man2:49 6Norwegian Wood2:06 7I'll Follow the Sun2:06 8Try to Remember2:55 9Shenandoah2:37 10It Was a Very Good Year2:58 11The First Time Ever2:39 12Sama Kama Wacky Brown1:54 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2004 | Sing of Our Times / The Honey Wind BlowsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:10:031Long Ago, Far Away2:23 2Seven Daffodils2:43 3The Monkey and the Engineer2:09 4Tomorrow Is a Long Time3:20 5Spring Hill Mine Disaster2:59 6Dance Me a Jig3:03 7Take This Hammer2:58 8Four Strong Winds2:41 9Beans Taste Fine2:49 10Ballad of Moreton Bay2:46 11Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee)4:20 12Daddy Roll 'em2:16 13House of the Rising Sun3:01 14Somewhere (From West Side Story)2:18 15Lazy Harry's3:04 16Poverty Hill3:15 17Feed the Birds (From Mary Poppins)2:45 18Nancy O.2:39 19The Honey Wind Blows2:35 20Cleano2:32 21Turn Around2:18 22The Waves Roll Out3:56 23Little Play Soldiers2:22 24Mr. Tambourine Man2:51 25Hootenanny Saturday Night2:00 | Compilation | 20 January 2004 | |
| 2010 | Golden AnniversarySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:12:331Green Leaves of Summer2:57 2The Hammer Song2:34 3Shenandoah, the Wide Missouri3:43 4I Hear America Singingi3:48 5Turn Around2:20 6Bluegrass Medley4:59 7Goodnnight Irene2:46 8Where Have All the Flowers Gone?3:09 9Try to Remember3:23 10Whiskey in the Jar3:09 11Lady Greensleeves3:16 12Eddystone Light2:37 13This Land Is Your Landff2:55 14Seven Daffodils3:17 15Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport2:39 16Four Strong Winds4:07 17Calypso Medley7:51 18Railroad Medley6:37 19Michael, Row the Boat Ashore2:47 20Greenfields3:39 | Compilation | 2010 | |
| 2013 | Greenfields And Other Folk Music GreatsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 60 tracks · 2:38:52Disc 1 1The Zulu Warrior1:39 2Sama Kama Wacky Brown1:56 3Damsels Lament (I Will Never Marry)3:22 4Yellow Bird2:25 5Angelique-O3:12 6Superman3:10 7East Virginia2:17 8Greenfields3:03 9Darlin’ Won’t You Wait2:35 10Eddystone Light2:08 11Banua2:23 12Hard Travellin’3:01 13Nine Pound Hammer2:46 14My Tani2:19 15Beneath the Willow3:45 16The Gallant Argosy2:55 17The Proposal2:40 18Hey Liley Liley Lo2:03 19Ellie Lou2:48 20The Fox2:19 21Marriane2:24 22Blue Water Line2:52 23Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd3:16 24Sally, Don’t You Grieve1:39 25I'm a Roving Gambler2:50 26Well, Well, Well2:36 27Sweet Rosyanne3:13 28St. James Infirmary3:03 29Ghost Riders in the Sky2:19 30When the Sun Goes Down2:55 Disc 21The Green Leaves of Summer2:53 2A Pretty Girl Is Like a Little Bird2:55 3My Little John Henry (Got a Mighty Know)1:49 4Beautiful Brown Eyes2:49 5The Old Settler’s Song3:20 6With You Fair Maid2:01 7Low Bridge2:29 8Hey Hey My Honey2:32 9The Lilies Grow High3:00 10The Ballad of Sam Hall2:44 11Variation on an Old English Theme1:48 12Abilene2:25 13Frogg2:44 14Pastures of Plenty2:28 15Times1:57 16Betty and Dupree2:46 17Island Woman2:49 18This Is Your Land2:37 19Rock Island Line2:35 20Goodnight, Irene2:33 21The Tavern Song2:16 22Lady Greensleeves3:09 23The Drillers’ Song2:49 24Nobody Knows3:02 25Viva La Compagnie1:44 26Ole Smokey3:06 27Tarry Town1:48 28Come for to Carry Me Home3:06 29Summer Days Alone2:36 30Frogg No. 24:09 | Compilation | 2013 | |
| 2016 | Sing Lennon/McCartney - Try To Remember / A Beatles SongbookSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:02:071Try To Remember2:54 2Sloth3:41 3Wild Colonial Boy3:36 4I Remember When I Loved Her2:17 5Sakura1:54 6Come Kiss Me Love2:29 7What Now My Love2:51 8Malaika2:31 9Born Free2:23 10Gimme That Wine2:56 11The Song From Moulin Rouge2:06 12When Ev'rything Was Green2:05 13Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:06 14Yesterday2:51 15All My Loving3:05 16Nowhere Man2:02 17I'll Follow The Sun2:06 18And I Love Her2:53 19If I Fell3:06 20Help!3:14 21Michelle3:11 22We Can Work It Out2:41 23Girl3:09 | Compilation | January 2016 | |
| 2018 | The Very Best of the Brothers Four RenewalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 37:311New Shenandoah (Wide Missouri)3:57 2Try to Remember4:16 3The Green Leaves of Summer3:14 4Pastures of Plenty4:13 5Turnaround2:58 6To Forgive and to Forget4:26 7Winds of Green3:32 8Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:21 9Sakura / Greensleeves My Heart of Gold3:58 10Greenfields3:36 | Compilation | 2018 | |
| — | Best CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 45:191Seven Daffodils2:43 2Greenfields3:05 3The Green Leaves of Summer2:52 4Where Have All the Flowers Gone3:37 5500 Miles2:49 6Try to Remember2:56 755 Days in Peking2:05 8Michael Row the Boat Ashore2:32 9Yellow Bird2:28 10Don't Think Twice, It's All Right3:24 11Lady Greensleeves3:07 12Four Strong Winds2:42 13Puff3:23 14Jamaica Farewell2:56 15San Francisco Bay Blues2:05 16This Land Is Your Land2:35 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put The Brothers Four head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 36 | 91.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 58 | 96.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Flick | — | present | original |
| Dick Foley | — | present | original |
| John Paine | — | present | original |
| Mike Kirkland | — | present | original |
Where this record comes from
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Why this artist is in the database
- List of folk musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Columbia Records · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1749961 · MusicBrainz: 59b0f5da-cd35-4ec7-a4a8-74d7aa7948b7
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