The Four Lovers - Joyride (1956)

"This Is My Story" by The Four Lovers

The Rolling Stones closed out the T.A.M.I. Show's parade of stars; thus ends this themed leg of the Tour.  In contemplating the Tour's exit route from the Show, I wondered whether there were some artists that almost joined history but never made the concert lineup.  Word is that The Beatles were touring Europe at the time (explaining the replacement Brian Epstein acts that represented Liverpool) and were probably too big a get.  But the only act that I could find that was actually asked to be on the Show yet ended up missing out was The Four Seasons.  Apparently, the foursome asked for too much money and priced themselves out.

The Four Seasons started as The Four Lovers, a vocal rock group with a fluctuating lineup anchored by Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito.  They released some singles and their only album Joyride in 1956 on RCA Victor.  After a couple of years underperforming expectations, they dropped The Four Lovers moniker and started anew working under a flurry of band names with producer Bob Crewe as session artists for an array of singers and studio creations.

Here is the complete discography for The Four Lovers:

My Mother's Eyes (1953 single by Frankie Valley)

Somebody Else Took Her Home (1954 single by Frankie Valley and The Travelers)

You're the Apple of My Eye (1956 single)

Honey Love (1956 single)

The Four Lovers (1956 EP)

Jambalaya (1956 single)

Joyride

Joyride (1956 EP)

Happy Am I (1956 single)

Shake a Hand (1957 single)

Pucker Up (1958 single)

I Go Ape (1958 single by Frankie Tyler)

Come Si Bella (1959 single as The Romans)

Please Take a Chance (1959 single by Frankie Vally)

Tell Me You Care (1959 single by Nickie and The Nite Lites)

Talk to Audrey (1960 single by The Hollywood Playboys)

Too Young to Start (1961 single by The Village Voices)

Ten Million Tears (1961 single by Turner DeSentri)

Trance (1961 single by Billy Dixon and The Topics)

An Angel Cried (1961 single by Hal Miller and The Rays)

Betty Jean (1961 single by Johnny Halo)

Lollypops Went Out of Style (1961 single by Matthew Reid)

(I Wish It Were) Summer All Year 'Round (1961 single by Miss Frankie Nolan)

Little Pony (1961 single by Alex Alda)

The Ballad of Mr. Nixon (1961 single by Nick Masi)

Lost Lullaby (1962 single by Billy Dixon and The Topics)

Are You Happy Now (Yeah Yeah Song) (1962 single as The Rays)

The Girl in My Dreams (1962 single as The Topics)

You Can't Fool Me Baby (1963 compilation song by The Hollywood Playboys)

Too Pooped to Popeye (1963 single by Hughie Garrity and The Hollywood Playboys)

The Four Lovers 1956 (compilation album)

"You're the Apple of My Eye" and "Please Don't Leave Me" by The Four Lovers (Live on Ed Sullivan)

"Joyride" by The Four Lovers

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