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    • Mar 28, 1928
    Vocalist Al Alberts is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. As a member of The Four Aces, he sings lead on the quartet's 1954 version of "Mister Sandman," a 1981 country hit for Emmylou Harris
    Jul 7, 1928
    Tenor Dave Mahoney is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. As a member of The Four Aces, he appears on one of several 1954 versions of the pop hit "Mister Sandman." Emmylou Harris offers a new version of the song for country fans in 1981
    Jun 10, 1930
    Bass vocalist Lou Silvestri is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He provides the low notes on The Four Aces' 1954 pop hit "Mister Sandman," a song that becomes a country hit in the hands of Emmylou Harris in 1981
    Oct 1, 1931
    Baritone singer Sol Vaccaro is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He becomes a member of The Four Aces, who gain their first pop hit in 1954 with "Mister Sandman." Emmylou Harris re-visits the song in 1981 as a country single
    Oct 23, 1954
    The Four Aces record their pop hit "Mister Sandman," destined to be remade nearly three decades later in country music by Emmylou Harris
    Nov 27, 2009
    Pop singer Al Alberts dies at his home in Arcadia, Florida. During his tenure in The Four Aces, he sang lead on their 1954 version of "Mister Sandman," a predecessor to Emmylou Harris' country hit with the song
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