Ames Brothers  

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The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits.

Discography

Hit singles

• "You, You, You Are the One" (1949)
• "Can Anyone Explain?" (1950)
• "Rag Mop" (1950)
• "Sentimental Me" (1950)
• "Hawaiian War Chant" (1951)
• "Undecided" (with the Les Brown Orchestra) (1951)
• "Wang Wang Blues" (1951)
• "I Wanna Love You" (1952)
• "String Along" (1952)
• "You, You, You" (1953)
• "The Man with the Banjo" (1954)
• "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" (also a hit for Archie Bleyer) (1954)
• "My Bonnie Lassie" (1955)
• "Forever Darling" (1956)
• "It Only Hurts for a Little While" (1956)
• "Melodie D'Amour" (1957)
• "Tammy" (a bigger hit for Debbie Reynolds) (1957)
• "Pussy Cat" (1958)
• "A Very Precious Love" (1958)
• "Red River Rose" (1959)
• "Washington Square" (1963, their last national chart song, and only entry on Epic Records)

Albums

• Sing A Song Of Christmas (1950)
• Exactly Like You (1956)
• There'll Always Be A Christmas (1957)
• Destination Moon (1958)
• Smoochin' Time with Sid Ramin's Orchestra (1958)
• Hello Amigos (1960)
• For Sentimental Reasons (1964)