▁a ▁similarly ▁named ▁group , ▁The ▁Jordan aires , ▁that ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁singing ▁background ▁vocals ▁on ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁hits ). ▁When ▁Mau ger i ▁and ▁Per kins ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁their ▁school work , ▁C od ar ini ▁and ▁To or ish ▁joined ▁with ▁Arnold ▁and ▁Bus ser i ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁quart et . ▁At ▁home , ▁they ▁pract iced ▁until ▁they ▁achieved ▁their ▁clean - cut ▁harm on ies , ▁whether ▁for ▁spiritual s , ▁sacred ▁music , ▁or ▁pop . ▁They ▁originally ▁called ▁themselves ▁The ▁Four ▁D uk es ▁but ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁a ▁Detroit ▁group ▁already ▁used ▁that ▁name , ▁so ▁changed ▁it ▁to ▁The ▁Four ▁L ads . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁local ▁clubs ▁and ▁soon ▁were ▁noticed ▁by ▁sc outs . ▁Rec ru ited ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁they ▁were ▁noticed ▁by ▁Mitch ▁Miller , ▁who ▁asked ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁backup ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁artists ▁he ▁recorded . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁artists , ▁John nie ▁Ray , ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁hit ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁with ▁" C ry " ▁and ▁" The ▁Little ▁White ▁Cloud ▁That ▁C ried " ▁with ▁the ▁Four ▁L ads ▁backing ▁him . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁the ▁Four ▁L ads ▁had ▁a ▁recording ▁session ▁and ▁decided ▁they ▁needed ▁young ▁voices . ▁L ill ian ▁Pas ci ol la , ▁and ▁her ▁friend ▁who