Day By Day / Four Freshmen stage version

[@iansprakes7249]

How can anyone put a thumbs down to these guys !? They are truly amazing.

[@larrysintay4456]

Four deaf people

[@FourFreshmen1956]

4 dead people, have some respect @@larrysintay4456

[@FourFreshmen1956]

That's me!

[@joeyukich]

My dad was working at Capitol Records and brought this record home and spun it for the family and just plain WOW!

[@dickhaymesclassics6409]

I heard this on the radio in '55 and their sound haunted me. Fabulous Four Freshmen.

[@enjoy7024]

These guys have a direct line to the emotions!

[@caiovaz3812]

the bassist is playing trombone here, they can play and sing everything!!

[@stevekenyonmusic]

Yes! I was fortunate enough to tour with them for 6 weeks in 1985, and Bob Flanigan was still playing bass and trombone and singing at the highest level.

[@Yea___]

​@@stevekenyonmusic that's amazing

[@JerriBerriBoBerri]

Happy theyve been around almost all of my life. They're amazing. ❤

[@malotonga4957]

brian wilson said that the freshmen were his inspiration n i now see how they are amazing bless up to everyone

[@fourfreshmencopycat5722]

This got a lot of airplay from 1955 and beyond. Classic Freshmen hit.

[@WPM_in_ATL]

There once was a radio station in Chicago known as WJJD (AM 1160)...they played a "music of your life" format. Heard this a lot in the 1989-1992 period (when I lived in Chicago).

[@isuriadireja91]

I just LOVE this take of the tune.

[@henrybrowne7248]

I recently discovered them for the first time . . These guys were just amazing. I also discovered Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn, and the [first]Clark Sisters. I love the Clark Sisters too, then in the interview with Bob Flanigan here on YT, we find that, among many groups including the Beach Boys, these 4F also mentored the Clark Sisters. All these musicians came just before I was born so I just missed 'em. They got buried under the avalanche of what came next . .

[@miropribanic5581]

there is a whole universe of (sometimes underrated or forgotten) vocal jazz (and related) groups, e.g. the Merry Macs, The Satisfiers, The Ray-O-Vacs, The Four Grads, The Blue Stars...and many more...stunning stuff!

[@henrybrowne7248]

@@miropribanic5581 I'll try to check'em out.

[@willemvandevere]

All I can say is, the beginning is funny. After that......amazingggggggg!!!!

[@rodeliovicta4048]

AMAZING! I did not know that this group existed!

[@beverlymanchel7103]

Such memories……love you,guys ❤

[@1FrankFan]

How great were these guys??? Great song.

[@brooksrountree2709]

I remember this hit still reverberating as a tot in the early 60s, I was around 3 , vague memories of Beatles, Byrds, Carlos Jobim / Stan Getz , Mamas Papas by 65, loved my AM radio .. So many more.

[@HarrisFreedman-s1o]

The best group of all time

[@tomfinn6077]

I like how the drummer uses the rim of the snare drum as another way to keep a light beat.

[@ca58girl]

That was Ross Barbour on drums. My Dad went to High School with him in Indiana. Both were in choir class together.

[@johnnoone2214]

I have missed out on an awful lot but thank goodness some ody recorded their fabulous performances so I could see what I missed doing homework.They are so special.

[@hastobe303]

We're lucky their performances still exist. They were very popular but I've heard that already by the 80's-90's, their LP's were pretty difficult to come by. These days, even harder. I'm pretty young, so naturally I got to know The Freshmen through The Beach Boys, but I've got a real soft spot for the Freshmen's vocal blend, basically made unique by Bob Flanigan's high voice. Very special sound indeed. If someone were to ask exactly what a vocal group is, The Four Freshmen is what they should be shown.

[@roberthelms1737]

Bob is the real genius in this fine group.

[@patriciasylvia45]

When this one came out of the radio I knew that these 4 were something unique.

[@tacocat069]

this is so beautiful

[@Frenite]

I wish I could have seen them back then.

[@officalhumblefish565]

You can tell Brian Wilson was heavily influenced by them

[@skyla61]

Yep.

[@sneakerking85]

That's an understatement.

[@mike584]

There'd be NO Brian without The Four Freshmen.

[@luisqueimada1]

Top class musicians, fantastic singers. They've (not only) performed cool, fresh and tuned up, but also created "a style" that many others followed up through the years. Unforgettable band... Forever glory to the Four Freshmen!. (Luis, from Spain)

[@tonyshuttleworth6913]

Saw them iat the Free Trade Hall in Manchester UK - this brings back memories of a great live show

[@fernandoiturburu3718]

Now, this is the way you do it.

[@greatscott175]

Bob Flanigan's performance in the '57 Ray Anthony show is perfect - it's 9 years later here, where he's about 40, and it's crazy how much of a struggle it is for him to even approach the higher notes here. He talked in an interview a bit before he died about how "carefully" he had to sing tenor, since it wasn't his ideal range to begin with - it's surprising they didn't shift things down a semitone or so with him struggling this hard.

[@b1sing53]

Hopefully it was just a rare off night for him.

[@mike584]

There's so much irony in this, especially when you consider there's no Brian Wilson without Bob - and Brain at one point was a PURE falsetto!

[@JustChadC]

Really brings a nice ambiance to use around The Mojave… damn radscorpions

[@TheJadariusExperience]

Sounds even better live

[@huflungdung8252]

Beach Boys documentary brought me here.

[@jsamc]

me 2

[@eduardolaffitte3185]

Los mas grandes!!! ❤❤❤

[@buddypearson]

God damn this so good! 👏👏❤️

[@michelmotta4339]

Maravilhoso wonderfol

[@HankZeTank]

Just came across this tune while i was playing through one of my fathers tape recorders. But that version was more like faster a big band swing version and i can not find it ANYWHERE! Is there anyone that might know anything about that? I would love to find out more about it!

[@marcc.3513]

1 microphone, amazing

[@WPM_in_ATL]

Top quality...looks like a Telefunken/Neumann U-47.

[@golds04]

No Four Freshman- perhaps no Beach Boys. Great.

[@tbirdtim]

Very true observation. Day By Day was the record that Brian Wilson heard in a record store. It stopped him in his tracks. He was immediately obsessed by these vocals.

[@kanematu2011]

凄すぎる！！

[@philippeodry6493]

Superbe

[@hypnagogic8028]

those harmonies , tHosE harMonieS, ThOSe HARmONIEs

[@elchingon6759]

This was when Don had already passed away. RIP to all the Four Freshmen.

[@philOKC]

Brian Wilson said it was the first 4 Freshman record to inspire him.

[@jmua8450]

Brian Wilson’s sound came from Bob Flanigan

[@JerriBerriBoBerri]

❤❤❤❤

[@AngelTorres89]

The Four Freshmen invented Salsa music

[@BH21206]

hired them like rite like rite now

[@rodeliovicta4048]

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[@lucimarasilva5369]

1:55

[@steviemacaroni1899]

Man you can hear Brian wilson in there

[@sneakerking85]

I'm only hearing Bob Flanigan over the top

[@isaacbanks4031]

#JeffPiegari here's this song

[@ttrung0101]

Jimmy Merchant brought me here.

[@장순국-u6b]

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[@lauramarzz2220]

HEY ! SOUNDS REAL GREAT ! YOU GUYS JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO GRADUATE , BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL MAKING TOO MUCH $$ DOUGH $$ = 'M O R E' ~ $$ MON 'Ya' HON'Ya !

[@bcstechnologylimited896]

Three thumbs-down: obviously folks who think Taylor Swift is the last word in good music.