The Ames Brothers

The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet, consisting of four siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1948, Died Ceased 1963

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 143 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 74411 12/26/1947 Tell me a story The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74412 12/26/1947 If you had all the world and its gold The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74413 12/26/1947 Don't believe a word they say The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74414 12/26/1947 It only happens once The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74428 12/27/1947 I'm looking over a four leaf clover Russ Morgan’s Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 74429 12/27/1947 Bye bye blackbird Russ Morgan’s Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 74430 12/27/1947 The march of the ducks Russ Morgan’s Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 74431 12/27/1947 Dancing with a deb Russ Morgan’s Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 74451 12/29/1947 A tree in the meadow Monica Lewis Vocal group  
Decca 74452 12/28/1947 Arm in arm Monica Lewis Vocal group  
Decca 74493 12/30/1947 Don't lie to me The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74494 12/30/1947 On the street of regret The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74495 12/30/1947 Win or lose The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74496 12/30/1947 Far away places The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74523 1/27/1948 Because The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74524 1/27/1948 Helen polka The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74541 5/25/1948 Where the apple blossoms fall Monica Lewis Vocal group  
Decca 74542 5/25/1948 If I live to be a hundred Monica Lewis Vocal group  
Decca 74618 11/9/1948 You, you, you are the one The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74619 11/9/1948 More beer The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74620 11/9/1948 Lorelei The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74633 11/26/1948 Good fellow medley, part 1: Hail, hail, the gang's all here ; For he's a jolly good fellow ; Auld Lang Syne The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74634 11/26/1948 I'm just wild about Harry The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74635 11/26/1948 It only happens once The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 74702 1/21/1949 Cruising down the river The Ames Brothers Vocal group  
(Results 1-25 of 143 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ames Brothers, The," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/301319.

Ames Brothers, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/301319.

"Ames Brothers, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/301319

External Sources

Wikipedia: The Ames Brothers

Discogs: The Ames Brothers

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Ames Brothers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94108938

Wikidata: The Ames Brothers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1040161

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/138177949

MusicBrainz: The Ames Brothers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0a3e30a6-4533-4a12-a449-65a99f00ead5

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/701953

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