The Four Palms

Doo wop combo the 4 Hands formed on grounds of Camp Pendleton in Twentynine Hands, California in early 1957 — according to Marv Goldberg’s profile on his R&B Notebooks site — business lead Hasker Nelson, tenor Louis Faison, baritone Wayne Jackson, and bass Nate Thomas formed the group to enter a U.S. Navy skill contest, winning best honors and representing their armed service division in the Worldwide All-Navy Talent Competition in NEW YORK. When the Four Hands claimed triumph in the worldwide showcase, these were the 1st African-American take action to win the function, aswell as the 1st doo wop group; the very best reward was an appearance around the Ed Sullivan Display, and in the weeks to check out the quartet headlined some armed service showcases and related festivities. In March 1958 the Four Hands authorized to Aladdin Information and slice their debut solitary “Jeanie, Joanie, Shirley, Toni,” advertising its release having a come back engagement on Ed Sullivan. The record fared badly, nevertheless, and by early 1959 all members gained their military release, settling into civilian existence. Without the army concert circuit to sustain them, the Four Hands faltered. “Probably It’s Incorrect,” a 1959 solitary for the Globe Pacific label, was acknowledged towards the Rainbeaus in order to avoid contractual issues with Aladdin, but few radio retailers or retailers understood of the change as well as the disc quickly vanished. The Four Hands divide in early 1960.