Latest Release
- 3 APR 2024
- 2 Songs
- Jazz Vocalists · 1941
- What Is This Thing Called Love? · 1945
- The Song Is You (Remastered) · 1940
- Whatcha Know Joe: The Best of the Dorsey Years · 1967
- Introducing... The Pied Pipers · 2006
- Mairzy Doats / My Happiness (Rerecorded Version) - Single · 2024
- What Is This Thing Called Love (Sped Up) - Single · 2023
- What Is This Thing Called Love (Slowed Down) - Single · 2023
- Ammor Records 1940 · 2021
- Ammor Records 1940 · 2021
Compilations
- 2006
Appears On
- Paul Weston and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
- Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
About The Pied Pipers
Originally consisting of eight members, the Pied Pipers had their greatest success after nearly half of the members left the group. The remaining Pipers (Billy Wilson, Chuck Lowry, Jo Stafford, and her then-husband John Huddleston) joined the Tommy Dorsey Band in 1939, backing Sinatra on many classic recordings. In 1942 the Pied Pipers broke away from Dorsey, and Huddleston joined the army, to be replaced by Hal Hopper, one of the original eight members. The group backed Johnny Mercer on several tracks during the early 40s, including "Candy" and "Blues in the Night." Their first single ("Deacon Jones"/"Pistol Packin' Mama") was released in 1943. Stafford had become quite busy with her solo career and left the group in 1944, to be replaced by June Hutton. Throughout the rest of the decade the Pied Pipers charted frequently, yet their popularity waned in the '50s. A group bearing the Pied Pipers' name still tours today. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- ORIGIN
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- FORMED
- 1938
- GENRE
- Vocal