THE FOUR FRESHMEN DEBUTED ON CAPITOL RECORDS IN 1950 / THEY DARED TO BE DIFFERENT / THEY CAME UP WITH AN ETHERIAL SOUND / THE FIRST 4 PART HARMONY GROUP TO USE A MALE VOICE SINGING THE HIGH LEAD. HIS NAME WAS BOB FLANIGAN.
HE STRETCHED HIS TENOR RANGE WAY UP OUT OF HIS RANGE - GIVING US THAT
STRATOSPHERIC SOUND. 2ND VOICE: DON BARBOUR / 3RD VOICE: ROSS BARBOUR
AND 4TH VOICE: HAL KRATCH. THEY PLAYED THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS.