ABSTRACT
A male vocal ensemble active from 1906 to 1928. It was organized by Frank C. Stanley, who sang bass until his death in December 1910. The other members were Albert Campbell, tenor; Henry Burr, lead tenor; and Steve Porter, baritone. In 1910 Burr became manager, John H. Meyers took the bass line (also acting as arranger), and Arthur Collins replaced Porter as baritone. Having begun as an offshoot of the Columbia Quartet (which came from the Invincible Quartet or Invincible Four), they retained that name for Columbia records until 1912, when they became the Peerless on that label also. They made thousands of records for all labels, including eight Edison cylinders in 1909-1910, four Edison Diamond Discs in 1914-1915, and a great quantity of discs for Victor (125 titles in the 1917 catalog), with whom they signed as exclusive artists in 1920.
