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"Release Me"/"Whose Arms Are You Missing"
The Original 4 Aces
on Big Town 112
released in 1954
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"Release Me"/"Whose Arms Are You Missing"
The Original 4 Aces
on Big Town 112
released in 1954
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Above: Newspaper clipping from April 25, 1942: "The Four Aces are really going places. Right now they're riding high on a wave of popularity that has kept them busy in California night spots. Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, the Four Aces are: George Smith, Rubin Franks, Otha Jackson and Algia Pickett."Click HERE for an article about The Four Aces by Marv Goldberg. (Will open in a separate window)
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Above: Label image for Big Town 112. This was the first of two releases by this group on Big Town (1954-55). It must have been a hit (see label). James Rubin Franks sings lead on this side and Algia Pickett on the flip. As "The Four Aces", they had releases on Trilon (1946-47) and 4-Star (1949-50).Listen to this week's selections by The Original 4 Aces: [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]
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Release Me - Big Town 112 - 1954
Whose Arms Are You Missing - Big Town 112 - 1954
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Release Me - Big Town 112 - 1954
Whose Arms Are You Missing - Big Town 112 - 1954
AT LEFT is Algia C. Pickett and his wife, DeLauris Cole Pickett.
(Photo provided by their son, Tom Pickett)MORE SELECTIONS BY THE FOUR ACES (will open in a separate window):
- PUT YOUR CARDS ON THE TABLE - TRILON 144 [1946]
- THERE'S A RUMOR GOING AROUND - TRILON 145 [1946]
- WHO IS THERE TO BLAME/BECAUSE I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU - 4-STAR 1408 [1950]
- VGH RADIO SHOW "THE FOUR ACES (TEXAS GROUP)":
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