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| - American vocal harmony group formed in 1952 in Canonsburg (Pennsylvania) by George Mantalis (born December 22, 1934 - died December 10, 2016, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA), James Gregorakis, George and Michael Mahramas. Originally the quartet were horn players in a Bobby Vinton' Orchestra. Then, in 1953 brievly naming themselves The Four Keys, making vocal accompaniment to Ella Fitzgerald. Their first single with Epic was in 1954 We'll Be Married (In The Church In The Wildwood), but the group must wait until 1957 for earning a gold record with their biggest hit: Shangri-La, which reached # 11 in the US charts, .
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