# The Brothers Four | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 12:47 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Brothers Four
- Visible lyric pages: 61

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-brothers-four`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 12:47 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-3da198faba00c366
- Visible lyric pages: 61
- Pages with stored lyric text: 61
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 66319
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 71
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 10
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 500 Miles, Abilene, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Blowin' In The Wind, Don't Let the Rain Come Down, Don't Think Twice It's All Right, Frogg No.1, and Lemon Tree
- Current-month titles with activity: 500 Miles, Abilene, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Blowin' In The Wind, Don't Let the Rain Come Down, Frogg No.1, Lady Greensleeves, and Marianne
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Brothers Four formed in 1957 when four University of Washington students, Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley, started playing folk music together. They built an audience in local coffeehouses and folk festivals before signing with Columbia Records in 1960. Their debut album that year included 'Greenfields,' which became a hit and helped establish them nationally. Their sound was built around clean vocal harmonies and traditional folk...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 500 Miles — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/500-miles
2. Abilene — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/abilene
3. Beautiful Brown Eyes — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/beautiful-brown-eyes
4. Blowin' In The Wind — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/blowin-in-the-wind
5. Don't Let the Rain Come Down — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/don-t-let-the-rain-come-down
6. Don't Think Twice It's All Right — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/don-t-think-twice-it-s-all-right
7. Frogg No.1 — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/frogg-no1
8. Lemon Tree — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/lemon-tree
9. Puff (The Magic Dragon) — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/puff-the-magic-dragon
10. Blue Water Line — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/blue-water-line
11. Both Sides Now — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/both-sides-now
12. Come For To Carry Me Home — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/come-for-to-carry-me-home
13. Come To My Bedside, My Darlin — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/come-to-my-bedside-my-darlin
14. East Virginia — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/east-virginia
15. Feed The Birds — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/feed-the-birds
16. Girl — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/girl
17. Green Leaves Of Summer — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/green-leaves-of-summer
18. Greenfields — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/greenfields
19. Island In The Sun — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/island-in-the-sun
20. Jamaica Farewell — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/jamaica-farewell
21. Lady Greensleeves — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/lady-greensleeves
22. Marianne — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/marianne
23. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/michael-row-the-boat-ashore
24. My Tani — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/my-tani
25. Nine Pound Hammer — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/nine-pound-hammer
26. Ole Smokey — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/ole-smokey
27. Riders In The Sky — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/riders-in-the-sky
28. Shenandoah — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/shenandoah
29. St. James Infirmary — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/st-james-infirmary
30. Summer Days Alone — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/summer-days-alone
31. The Banana Boat Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/the-banana-boat-song
32. The Green Leaves Of Summer — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/the-green-leaves-of-summer
33. The Honey Wind Blows — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/the-honey-wind-blows
34. The John B. Sails — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/the-john-b-sails
35. The Song Of The Ox Driver — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/the-song-of-the-ox-driver
36. The Tavern Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/the-tavern-song
37. The Tavern Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/the-tavern-song
38. Tomorrow Is a Long Time — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/tomorrow-is-a-long-time
39. Try To Remember — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/try-to-remember
40. Turn Around — https://lyroverse.com/the-brothers-four/turn-around