Ken Albers...who contributed harmonies to the Four Freshmen vocal group that was popular in the 1950s and '60s, died Thursday in Simi Valley after a long illness...
Until 1982 he performed with the group, which had top 40 hits with "It's a Blue World,"
"Day by Day" and "Graduation Day," which the Beach Boys covered. Brian Wilson often cited the Four Freshmen as an influence on the California surf band's harmonizing sound.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituar...ry?coll=la-news-obituaries&ctrack=1&cset=true
Until 1982 he performed with the group, which had top 40 hits with "It's a Blue World,"
"Day by Day" and "Graduation Day," which the Beach Boys covered. Brian Wilson often cited the Four Freshmen as an influence on the California surf band's harmonizing sound.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituar...ry?coll=la-news-obituaries&ctrack=1&cset=true