The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits.
The Ames Brothers got their beginning in Malden, where all four were born. The act consisted of Joe (born 3 May 1921), Gene (born 13 February 1923), Vic (born 20 May 1925 - died 23 January 1978) and Ed (born 9 July 1927).
Born into a non-professional but musical family, the boys were brought up on classical and operatic music. Read Full BioThe Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits.
The Ames Brothers got their beginning in Malden, where all four were born. The act consisted of Joe (born 3 May 1921), Gene (born 13 February 1923), Vic (born 20 May 1925 - died 23 January 1978) and Ed (born 9 July 1927).
Born into a non-professional but musical family, the boys were brought up on classical and operatic music. Their parents, David and Sarah Urick, were Russian Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine who read Shakespeare and semi-classics to their nine children from the time they were old enough to listen.
The brothers formed a quartet with a cousin Lennie, and had been touring United States Army and Navy bases entertaining the troops and were offered a job at the Foxs and Hounds nightclub, one of the fanciest clubs in Boston. This one week engagement turned into several months when the word got around of their appearance. At the time, they were going by the name of the Amory Brothers, a name taken from Vic's middle name and they were becoming quite popular in the area. It was at this time that Joe decided to rejoin the group. He said they were just having too much fun together for him to miss out. Taking their act to New York they got a job with bandleader Art Mooney. One day while at Leeds Publishing Company in search of a song called "Should I" that their mother had asked them to sing, Milt Gabler of Decca Records heard them singing it and had them cut a few sides for Decca Records just before the ban which started in January, 1948.
A year later when the ban was lifted, the Ames Brothers were the first artists to record for Coral Records. The name Amory was shortened to Ames. They were swept into national top billing with their first hit record, "Rag Mop," in January, 1950. Doing radio shows for free at times just for the experience, they later became regulars on such shows as The Arthur Godfrey Hour. One of the first acts to appear on the original Ed Sullivan Show when it was known as Toast of the Town, they made their debut with him when the show was telecast live from Wanamaker's Department Store.
Soon, they were the top paid group in nightclubs and supperclubs everywhere and their popularity on television was nationwide. In 1956 they starred in their own show, The Ames Brothers Show, which was seen on Friday nights. It was the first syndicated television show to be shown in foreign countries.
Over their fifteen year career the prolific Brothers notched up 50 U.S. chart entries, 21 of them on the Coral label before signing with RCA Victor. The group disbanded in the 1960s but Ed Ames went on with a successful singing and acting career, including playing Daniel Boone's sidekick, Mingo, on the successful Daniel Boone television series (1964-1970).
They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
The Ames Brothers got their beginning in Malden, where all four were born. The act consisted of Joe (born 3 May 1921), Gene (born 13 February 1923), Vic (born 20 May 1925 - died 23 January 1978) and Ed (born 9 July 1927).
Born into a non-professional but musical family, the boys were brought up on classical and operatic music. Read Full BioThe Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits.
The Ames Brothers got their beginning in Malden, where all four were born. The act consisted of Joe (born 3 May 1921), Gene (born 13 February 1923), Vic (born 20 May 1925 - died 23 January 1978) and Ed (born 9 July 1927).
Born into a non-professional but musical family, the boys were brought up on classical and operatic music. Their parents, David and Sarah Urick, were Russian Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine who read Shakespeare and semi-classics to their nine children from the time they were old enough to listen.
The brothers formed a quartet with a cousin Lennie, and had been touring United States Army and Navy bases entertaining the troops and were offered a job at the Foxs and Hounds nightclub, one of the fanciest clubs in Boston. This one week engagement turned into several months when the word got around of their appearance. At the time, they were going by the name of the Amory Brothers, a name taken from Vic's middle name and they were becoming quite popular in the area. It was at this time that Joe decided to rejoin the group. He said they were just having too much fun together for him to miss out. Taking their act to New York they got a job with bandleader Art Mooney. One day while at Leeds Publishing Company in search of a song called "Should I" that their mother had asked them to sing, Milt Gabler of Decca Records heard them singing it and had them cut a few sides for Decca Records just before the ban which started in January, 1948.
A year later when the ban was lifted, the Ames Brothers were the first artists to record for Coral Records. The name Amory was shortened to Ames. They were swept into national top billing with their first hit record, "Rag Mop," in January, 1950. Doing radio shows for free at times just for the experience, they later became regulars on such shows as The Arthur Godfrey Hour. One of the first acts to appear on the original Ed Sullivan Show when it was known as Toast of the Town, they made their debut with him when the show was telecast live from Wanamaker's Department Store.
Soon, they were the top paid group in nightclubs and supperclubs everywhere and their popularity on television was nationwide. In 1956 they starred in their own show, The Ames Brothers Show, which was seen on Friday nights. It was the first syndicated television show to be shown in foreign countries.
Over their fifteen year career the prolific Brothers notched up 50 U.S. chart entries, 21 of them on the Coral label before signing with RCA Victor. The group disbanded in the 1960s but Ed Ames went on with a successful singing and acting career, including playing Daniel Boone's sidekick, Mingo, on the successful Daniel Boone television series (1964-1970).
They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Lazy River
The Ames Brothers Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Lazy River' by these artists:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy, lazy…
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong Up a lazy river by the old mill stream That lazy,…
Bobby Darin Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy river…
Brenda Lee Up a Lazy River by the old mill run That lazy…
Carl Stevens and His Orchestra Yeah Uh-huh Sure Uh-huh Way down, way down Oh, up a l…
Darin Bobby Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy river…
Dave Barbour and His Orchestra Up a lazy river by the old mill stream That lazy,…
Hank Thompson LAZY RIVER Writers Hoagy Carmichael, Sid Arodin Up a lazy r…
Harry James and His Orchestra Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy, lazy…
Hoagy Carmichael Up a lazy river by the old mill run That lazy,…
Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy, lazy…
Hoagy Carmichael and Friends Up a lazy river by the old mill run That lazy,…
Hoagy Carmichael And His Orchestra Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy, lazy…
Kevin Krauter Like a thorough bread horse arching its neck in dying…
Kevin Spacey Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy, lazy…
Leon Redbone I like lazy weather I like lazy days Can't be blamed for…
Louis Armstrong Up a lazy river by the old mill stream That lazy,…
Louis Armstrong His Orchestra Up a lazy river by the old mill stream That lazy,…
Louis Prima Up a lazy river where the old mill run Meets a…
Louis Prima & Keely Smith Up a lazy river where the old mill run Meets a…
Louis Prima And Keely Smith Up a lazy river by the old mill stream That lazy,…
Louis Prima Sam Butera & The Witnesses Up a lazy river where the old mill run Meets a…
Maxim Saury and His Orchestra Yeah Uh-huh Sure Uh-huh Way down, way down Oh, up a l…
Michael Bublé Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy river…
Mills Brothers Up a lazy river by the old mill run The lazy,…
Mina Up a lazy river by the old mill stream That lazy,…
Rickie Lee Jones Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy river…
Roberta Sherwood Up a lazy river By the old mill run There's a lazy…
Rockapella Up a lazy river by the old mill run That lazy…
Sy Oliver's Orchestra Yeah Uh-huh Sure Uh-huh Way down, way down Oh, up a l…
The Mills Brothers Up a lazy river by the old mill run The lazy,…
Tony DeSare Up a lazy river by the old mill run Lazy river…
Wayne King and His Orchestra Up a lazy river by the old mill stream That lazy,…
Woody Herman and His Orchestra Yeah Uh-huh Sure Uh-huh Way down, way down Oh, up a l…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Ames Brothers:
A Very Precious Love Every show must have a song Most everyone agrees For what …
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Begin the Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of…
Beyond the Blue Horizon Blue horizon Waits a beautiful day Goodbye to things that …
Bonnie Lassie Drums in my heart are drummin' I hear the bagpipes hummin' …
Can Anyone Explain Can anyone explain the thrill of a kiss? No no…
Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!) Yeah, you got satin shoes Yeah, you got plastic boots Y'all …
China Doll Sometimes I go down To old Chinatown And just walk around Ju…
Deck the Halls Deck the hall with boughs of holly Fah-la-la-la-lah, la-lah…
Destination Moon Come and take a trip in my rocket ship We'll have…
do nothin' till you hear from Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
East of the Sun East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build…
Forever Darling Forever, darling, while Other hearts go wandering You'll f…
Go Tell It On the Mountain Go tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere G…
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest you merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Rememb…
Good King Wencelas Good King Wenceslas looked out On the feast of Stephen, Wh…
Good King Wenceslas Good King Wenceslas looked out On the feast of Stephen, When…
Hawaiian War Chant There's a sunny little, funny little melody It was started b…
hawaiian war chant (ta-hu-wa-h There's a sunny little, funny little melody It was started …
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I'm Gonna Love You I found myself dreamin Silver and gold Like a scene from a…
I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover I'm looking over a four-leaf clover That I overlooked befor…
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
It Only Hurts for a Little While It only hurts for a little while That's what they tell…
It's Only a Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea B…
Man With the Banjo Who's that comin' Who's that strummin' That's the man with…
Mark! The Herald Angels Sing Hark, the herald Angels sing "Glory to the newborn King Pe…
Melodie D Melodie d'amour, take this song to my lover Shoo shoo little…
Melodie D'Amour (Melody of Love) Melodie d'amour Take this song to my lover Shoo shoo, little…
Melody D'amour Melodie d'amour, take this song to my lover Shoo shoo littl…
Moments to Remember The New Year's Eve we did the town The day we…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
Music Music Music Put another nickel in, in the nickelodeon All I want is…
My Bonnie Lassie Drums in my heart are drummin' I hear the bagpipes hummin' …
My Little Grass Shack I want to go back to my little grass shack…
Naughty Lady From Shady Lane The naughty lady of Shady Lane Has hit the town…
Naughty Lady of Shady Lane The naughty lady of Shady Lane has hit the town…
Naughty Lady of Shady Lane The The naughty lady of Shady Lane Has hit the town…
No Moon at All No moon at all, what a night Even lightnin' bugs have…
O Holy Night Oh, holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the…
Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
Ol' Man River Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River He must know somepin',…
Rag Mop M I say M-O M-O-P M-O-P-P Mop M-O-P-P Mop Mop Mop Mop R I …
Rag-Mop M I say M-O M-O-P M-O-P-P Mop M-O-P-P Mop Mop Mop Mo…
Red River Rose [CHORUS] Marching along To my Red River Rose Waiting for …
Rockin La la la la Now when school is over And the weekend's…
Rockin' Shoes La la la la Now when school is over And the weekend's…
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Sentimental Journey Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease…
Sentimental Me Sentimental me, Guess I'll always be So in love with…
Silver Bells City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In…
Sing Me a Song of the Islands Sing me a song of the islands My serenade that the…
Somewhere My Love Be my love, for no one else can end this…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Stella By Starlight The song a robin sings, Through years of endless springs, Th…
Summer Sweetheart Tell me that you love me Say I'm not a summer…
Tammy I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above Tammy! Tammy! Tammy…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at yo…
The Hawaiian War Chant There's a sunny little, funny little melody It was started …
The Man with the Banjo Who's that comin' Who's that strummin' That's the man with t…
The Naughty Lady The naughty lady of Shady Lane has hit the town…
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane The naughty lady of Shady Lane Has hit the town…
The Naugty Lady of Shady Lane The naughty lady of Shady Lane Has hit the town…
To Each His Own A rose must remain with the sun and the rain Or…
Try to Remember Try to remember the kind of September When life was slow…
Undecided You say yes Then it's no You say you'll stay Then you go You…
Very Precious Love Every show must have a song Most everyone agrees For what …
Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring are you listening In the lane snow is…
You You you you, I'm in love with you you you, I…
You Are My Sunshine You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy Wh…
You You You You you you, I'm in love with you you you, I…
You, You, You You, you, you I'm in love with you, you, you I could…
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Mister -_- McGill
Perfect closing to a Monday...now it's time to chill out...stay blessed folks
Allison Seamark
One of my favorites by the wonderful Mills Bros. The sound quality on this is great!
k vooo
I sing this song while driving
Andy Ashton
Yeah buddy!
CK Sussman
This is the one song that I could stick on repeat and never get tired of it, so to honor "The Mills Brothers" and "Hoagy Carmichael" (one of the all time great composers) I have written an arrangement of it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDLm08UftJM
Nathan Marineau
Like releasing a deep breath.
Ess Gee
Bring this music back to 2014 please!!!!!!! Just great!!!!!!
Thomas Leary
It's already here - you just listened to it.
One Army
A gentle song performed by Gentlemen. Spectacular.
Dave Scott
First song my Dad taught me on Guitar i was 7 1960..