1… Read Full Bio ↴Musical groups in three genres have shared the name The Four Aces.
1. The Aces, initially known as "The Four Aces" were a Jamaican vocal group who are best known for their work with Desmond Dekker, but who also recorded without him. The initial line-up of the Aces was Clive Campbell, Barry Howard, Carl Howard, and Patrick Howard. The group came to the attention of Dekker, who supported them when they auditioned for Leslie Kong at Beverley's studio in 1965. The producer employed the group as backing singers for Dekker, recording many hits with him including "The King of Ska" (where they were credited as His Cherry Pies), "Get Up Adinah" (on which they were credited as the Four Aces"), huge hits such as "007 (Shanty Town)" and "Israelites", and the winner of the 1968 Festival Song Contest, "Music Like Dirt". By 1967 the only remaining original member was Barry Howard, along with Winston Samuels. Dekker's international success led to overseas tours, but the Aces were not taken along, Samuels refusing to fly, stating "Rastas did not fly on iron birds", and Barry Howard having already decided to emigrate to the United States. Instead they stayed in Jamaica and recorded without Dekker. They had a Jamaican hit in 1970 with "Mademoiselle Ninette", and by 1971 the line-up had again changed, with Barry now rejoined by Carl Howard. A string of hits followed with "Reggae Motion", "Take a Look", "Oh I Miss You", Call Me Number One", "Be My Baby", and "Sad Sad Song", and they had a near hit in the pop charts in 1973 with "Working on it Night and Day". Little more was heard from the group until 1982 when they released "One Way Street".
2. An American singing quartet which was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001. The group is well-known for a plethora of hits, including: "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", " Three Coins in the Fountain", "Stranger in Paradise", "Shangri-La", "Perfidia". All of the group's major hits were first performed by the original four members: Al Alberts (originally Albertini), Dave Mahoney, Lou Silvestri, and Rosario "Sod" Vaccaro. Although all were from Chester, Pennsylvania, Alberts and Mahoney actually met in the Navy. They formed a duo, with Alberts singing and Mahoney playing behind him. Later adding Vaccaro on trumpet and Silvestri on drums, the group played in the Philadelphia area. When they could not find a label which would release their record, "(It's No) Sin," Alberts started his own label, Victoria Records. "(It's No) Sin" sold a million copies! DECCA Records soon signed the group, billing them as The Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts. In 1956, Alberts left The Four Aces to try to make it as a soloist, but never made the charts. He was replaced as lead singer by Fred Diodati, another Philadelphia product. Over the years, as the remaining original members left, Diodati chose new singers to replace them. The right to "The Four Aces" name eventually landed in court. In 1975, Diodati was awarded the right to the name and continued to tour under it. The founding members, who again wanted to tour, were allowed to use the name, "The Original Four Aces, Featuring Al Alberts." The latter group retired in 1987. The Four Aces are still touring. (A link to their appearances is listed below.)
3. Cajun fiddler Leo Soileau was the second Cajun musician to record his works. This occurred in the late 1930s. The Four Aces was the name of his second string band (the first had been The Rhythm Boys). Soileau reitred from music in the 1940s with the demise of the string band sound.
Mister Sandman
The Four Aces Lyrics
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Make him the cutest that I've ever seen (bung, bung, bung, bung)
Give him two lips like roses and clover (bung, bung, bung, bung)
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
(scat "bung, bung, bung, bung")
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
(scat "bung, bung, bung, bung")
Mr. Sandman (male voice: "Yesss?") bring us a dream
Give him a pair of eyes with a "come-hither" gleam
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace
Mr Sandman, someone to hold (someone to hold)
Would be so peachy before we're too old
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr Sandman, bring us, please, please, please
Mr Sandman, bring us a dream
(scat "bung, bung, bung, bung".)
The Four Aces Feat. Al Alberts's song "Mister Sandman" is a plea to the mythical figure of Mr. Sandman to bring the singer a dream lover who will end their loneliness. The lyrics start with a simple request to Sandman to bring a dream lover who is cute and has lips like roses and clovers. The plea then becomes more personal as the singer asks Sandman to tell their dream lover that their lonesome nights are over. The repetition of the gentle "bung, bung, bung, bung" adds to the dreamy quality of the song.
As the song progresses, there is a shift to a group plea for Mr. Sandman to bring them someone to hold before they are too old. The inclusion of references to Pagliacci and Liberace adds a touch of glamour and showmanship to the song, enhancing the dream-like quality of the lyrics. The song ends with a final plea to Mr. Sandman to "bring us a dream," as the "bung, bung, bung, bung" fades away.
Line by Line Meaning
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream (bung, bung, bung, bung)
Requesting for Mr. Sandman to bring a dream while making a repetitive scat sound.
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen (bung, bung, bung, bung)
Asks Mr. Sandman to make the dream the cutest ever with a repetitive scat sound.
Give him two lips like roses and clover (bung, bung, bung, bung)
Requesting for the dream to have lips like roses and clover with a repetitive scat sound.
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Ask Mr. Sandman to inform the dream that he will no longer have lonely nights.
Sandman, I'm so alone
Expressing the feeling of being alone to Mr. Sandman.
Don't have nobody to call my own
Telling Mr. Sandman that there is no one to call his own.
Please turn on your magic beam
Requesting for the magic beam to be turned on.
Mr. Sandman (male voice: "Yesss?") bring us a dream
Asking Mr. Sandman to bring a dream for all of them, with a male voice response 'Yesss?'
Give him a pair of eyes with a "come-hither" gleam
Asking for the dream to have eyes with an alluring gleam.
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci
Asking for the dream to have a heart like the character Pagliacci, who was a famous clown in Italian opera.
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace
Requesting for the dream to have lots of wavy hair like the famous American pianist and showman, Liberace.
Mr Sandman, someone to hold (someone to hold)
Asking Mr. Sandman to bring someone to hold, and repeating it.
Would be so peachy before we're too old
It would be great to have someone hold before becoming too old.
So please turn on your magic beam
Requesting again for the magic beam to be turned on.
Mr Sandman, bring us, please, please, please
Asking again for Mr. Sandman to bring a dream for all of them, with multiple 'please'.
(scat "bung, bung, bung, bung".)
Repeating the repetitive scat sound again.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PAT BALLARD
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Aidan Barrett
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her complexion like peaches and cream
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Please Mr. Sandman won't you bless me with a dream
Make her complexion just like peaches mixed with cream
Give her two lips that look like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me, please please, bring me a dream
Eme Martínez
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her complexion like peaches and cream
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Please Mr. Sandman won't you bless me with a dream
Make her complexion just like peaches mixed with cream
Give her two lips that look like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me... please please bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
Larry Fine
Mr. Waiter bring me a drink
Make it a Pepsi, and make it free
Give me a future of roses and clover
Tell me that this timeline is over
Waiter, I'm so depressed
'No automobile to call my own
So please give me my Pepsi free
Mr. Waiter, bring me a Pepsi (free)
Mr. Waiter
"Yes?"
Bring me a Pepsi
Give me a future of happiness and gleem
Make my loneliness disappear like my troubles
And lots of money like Reagon and Trump
Mr. Waiter, waiter this is getting old
Would be so peachy to get my Pepsi
So please get me my Pepsi free
Mr. Waiter please get my Pepsi
Waiter, waiter I'm so thirsty
No car, no Pepsi, it sucks to be me
So please please please why don't you bring me a Pepsi
Mr. Waiter, bring me
Oh please please please
Mr. Waiter bring me a pepsi
Bring me a Pepsi
Bring me a Pepsi
Bring me a Pepsi
With Love, Marty McFly
Oscar Guardian
Mr Sandman the 4 aces 1954
Lyrics
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her complexion like peaches and cream
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Sandman
Please Mr. Sandman won't you bless me with a dream
Make her complexion just like pictures mixed with green
Give her two lips that look like roses and clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman
Sandman
David Mahoney
I am the grandson of Dave Mahoney - one of the ORIGINAL Four Aces. I used to go on stage with the aces in a tuxedo as a toddler. They are all gone now, and I miss them immensely. My grandfather, in particular, will always remain my hero. A man I emulate but fall far short in many ways. Here is to the Aces, the best quartet in history!
Jaafar Albazooni
Don’t worry man the four ace’s and your grandfather is in a better place now :)
Santiago Robles
Wow, eso es increíble, tu abuelo de seguro tuvo muchas historias de que contarte cuando eras jóven, pero que buenos tiempos 😢
partical7
"Back to the future" best movie ever made...
Eggplant
Yes
Vesin_
Damn Near
Presley News
One of the best all time movies.
Andrew Hernandez
Nah its Shawshank
Presley News
@Andrew Hernandez that too
Patrick Spragoo
a classic song. Why doesn't music today have the swing that old music has?