[1] Kirby Stone founded the group in the years after World War II and began playing clubs in the New York area.
They won slots on local television, including The Ed Sullivan Show,[1] and soon after signed to Columbia Records.
[3] Among the backing musicians that played on Kirby Stone Four albums were Jimmy Carroll's orchestra, the Kai Winding Quartet, Alvino Rey, Shelly Manne, and Al Klink.
[1] Their style, which melded swing jazz, vocalese, and early rock and roll, was referred to as "The Go Sound".
In 1966, they recorded a rock & roll album with The Tokens as the United States Double Quartet.