The Pied Pipers are an American vocal group formed in 1938, originally
consisting of Jo Stafford, John Huddleston, Chuck Lowry, and seven male singers
who had come from the Four Esquires and the Three Rhythm Kings. Their
breakthrough came when they joined Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra, cut the lineup to a
quartet, and recorded the hit "I’ll Never Smile Again" with Frank Sinatra, a
collaboration that was followed with 12 more chart successes and a solo hit for
Stafford, "Yes Indeed". After leaving Dorsey in 1942, they signed with Capitol
Records; they also backed Johnny Mercer and tour...