The Four Coins
Encyclopedia
The Four Coins were a popular
vocal group, consisting of Jimmy Gregorakis, George Mantalis, and brothers George and Jack Mahramas. They were all of Greek
heritage and came from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
. A local orchestra leader, Lee Barrett, took them to audition in Cincinnati, Ohio
and this led to their cutting some high-charting records and appearing on television
.
In 1970, however, they left show business to tend to family obligations, not performing again until 2003, when they did two final shows back in their home town.
They appeared in the 1957 Warner Brothers rock and roll
movie
Jamboree
singing the song "A Broken Promise".
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
vocal group, consisting of Jimmy Gregorakis, George Mantalis, and brothers George and Jack Mahramas. They were all of Greek
Greek American
Greek Americans are Americans of Greek descent also described as Hellenic descent. According to the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimation, there were 1,380,088 people of Greek ancestry in the United States, while the State Department mentions that around 3,000,000 Americans claim to be of Greek descent...
heritage and came from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....
. A local orchestra leader, Lee Barrett, took them to audition in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
and this led to their cutting some high-charting records and appearing on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
.
In 1970, however, they left show business to tend to family obligations, not performing again until 2003, when they did two final shows back in their home town.
They appeared in the 1957 Warner Brothers rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Jamboree
Jamboree (1957 film)
Jamboree is the name of a black and white 1957 rock 'n' roll motion picture directed by Roy Lockwood that runs for 71 minutes in mono RCA sound...
singing the song "A Broken Promise".
Recorded songs
- "I Love You Madly"/"Maybe"— Epic 9082 U.S. #28
- "Memories of YouMemories of You"Memories of You" is a popular song with lyrics written by Andy Razaf and music composed by Eubie Blake and published in 1930.-Song history:The song was introduced by singer Minto Cato in the Broadway show Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1930...
" U.S. #22 - "Shangri-LaShangri-La (1946 song)"Shangri-La" is a popular song written by Carl Sigman , bandleader Matty Malneck, and Robert Maxwell in 1946. The term comes from "Shangri-La," the hidden valley of delight in James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon." The term "Shangri-La," especially in the 1930s and 1940s, was slang for heaven...
" U.S. #11 - "The World Outside" U.S. #21
- "My One Sin/This Life" Epic 5-9229 U.S. #28
- "My Anxious Heart/Oh Mother Dear"—Epic 9091
- "That's the Way/Promises Promises"— Epic 9104
- "Story Untold/Magnolia"— Epic 9107
- "The Song that Brought Us Together/Need You"—Epic 9116
- "Memories of You/Tear Down the Fence"—Epic 9129
- "Dream World/One Life, One Love"—Epic 9276
- "They Say"/"Jimmy San"-Vee-Jay 474
- "Nina"/"(Little Darlin') Take A Bow"-Vee-Jay 551
- "My One Sin"/"A Broken Promise", H101, UK. "A Broken Promise" was performed in the Warner Brothers movie Jamboree (1957 film)Jamboree (1957 film)Jamboree is the name of a black and white 1957 rock 'n' roll motion picture directed by Roy Lockwood that runs for 71 minutes in mono RCA sound...