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The Four Aces - Mr. Sandman, 1954

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Mister Sandman (Bailard) – Die Four Aces  mit Chor und Orchester Jack Pleis, Brunswick 1954 (Rec. in USA; pressed in West Germany) 

NOTE: The Four Aces were an American harmony group who dominated the hit parades on both sides of the Atlantic in the mid-1950s, most famously with the million-selling theme songs from the films Three Coins in the Fountain and Love is a Many-Splendored Thing. The group consisted of Al Alberts, Dave Mahomey, Sod Vocarro, Lou Silvestre and was led by Al Alberts - whose strong tenor graced such evergreens as "Stranger in Paradise", "Mister Sandman" and "A Woman in Love". He, alas, left the group in 1958 but failed to establish himself as a solo artist and eventually turned to a career in broadcasting. He was replaced as lead singer by Fred Diodati, yet shortly after Alberts had left the group, Mahoney and Vaccaro also left. Silvestri never left the group, but led three new members: Diodati, Tony Alesi, and Joe Giglio. 
At present, the Four Aces members are Diodati, Giglio, Heisler, and Danny Colingo. These members sing all the songs the original Four Aces had made popular at one time. Diodati, Giglio, Heisler, and Colingo continue to legally use the name of the Four Aces and perform the songs made popular by the original Four Aces. The song “Mr. Sandman” is one of the musical icons of the early 1950s, especially in its most memorable version by The Chordettes (1954) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaHS1K3H66c . 
See also Ciao ciao Bambina - another fabulous rendition by The Four Aces from 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APQUQi0RA1Q

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