The Avalon Boys were a
quartet
In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments.
Classical String quartet
In classical music, one of the most common combinations o ...
of singers popular in the 1930s. They appeared in a number of comedy films and had a memorable role in
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...
's ''
Way Out West''.
Members
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Chill Wills
Theodore Childress "Chill" Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American actor and a singer in the Avalon Boys quartet.
Early life
Wills was born in Seagoville, Texas, on July 18, 1902.
Career
He was a performer from early chi ...
(bass)
*Art Greene
*Walter Weyland Trask (guitar), b. 26 November 1911, d. 27 June 1999
*Don Brookins (baritone, arranger, and piano) b. 29 January 1909 - d. 4 November 1994
Film appearances
*''
It's a Gift
''It's a Gift'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring W.C. Fields. It was Fields's 16th sound film, and his fifth in 1934 alone. It was directed by Norman McLeod, who had directed Fields in his cameo as Humpty Dumpty in ''Alice in Wonderlan ...
'' (1934)
*''Bar 20 Rides Again'' (1935)
*''Call of the Prairie'' (1936)
*''
Anything Goes
''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...
'' (1936)
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Way Out West'' (1937)
*''Hideaway Girl'' (1937)
External links
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Hopalong Cassidy Music
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