The Four Lads were a Canadian male singing quartet formed in Toronto, consisting
of Corrado “Connie” Codarini (bass), John Bernard “Bernie” Toorish (tenor and
vocal arranger), James F. “Jimmy” Arnold (lead), and Frank “Frankie” Busseri
(baritone and manager). The members were educated at St. Michael’s Choir School.
After performing locally, they were discovered by Columbia Records’ Mitch
Miller, who engaged them to back Johnnie Ray. Their first Columbia single, "The
Mocking Bird" (1952), peaked at number 23 on the Billboard pop chart, and their
track, "Istanbul (Not Constantinopl...