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Dick Foley left the group in 1990 and was replaced by Terry Lauber. The group is still active after 66 years in the business. Founding former member Kirkland died of cancer on August 20, 2020, at age 82.
1 gen 2012 · Chances are you’re familiar with Seattle native Richard Foley, better known as Dick. As founding member and lead singer of the internationally famous folk group, The Brothers Four, Dick traveled the world for more than 30 years.
Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, e Dick Foley si incontrarono all'Università di Washington, dove erano membri della confraternita studentesca Phi Gamma Delta nel 1956, da cui l'appellativo "Brothers" (fratelli).
The full-time lineup of The Brothers Four - as solid as ever - includes Mike McCoy, Karl Olsen, Mark Pearson and Bob Flick.
3 feb 2021 · Dick Foley and John Paine, both founding members, left the group in 1991 and 2004 respectively. Mike Kirkwood, the fourth founding member left the group in 1968. He passed away on 20 August 2020.
The Brothers Four are a Seattle folk music group founded in 1957 and best known for their 1960 hit song "Greenfields." Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley first met in 1956 at the University of Washington (UW), where they were members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (hence the "Brothers" appellation).
In 1990 founding member Dick Foley finally left the group. With guitarist/mandolinist Terry Lauber replacing him, the Brothers Four established a line-up that continued until 2004. With the departure of Terry Lauber that year, Mark Pearson's longtime friend and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brother Mike McCoy was invited to fill the vacancy.
