The Green Leaves of Summer (onscreen lyrics) by The Brothers Four

The Green Leaves of Summer (aka “Lá Xanh Mùa Hè“ in Vietnamese) ~ Performed by: The Brothers Four ~ Lyrics by: Paul Francis Webster ~ Music by: Dimitri Tiomkin ~ Let’s walk down the memory lane with the Brothers Four and the beautiful musics of the 60’s. The Brothers Four was formed in 1957 in Seattle, Washington. The original four members (Bob Flick, John Paine, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley) met at the University of Washington in 1956. They were members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. I was wondering how did they ever come up with the name “The Brothers Four,“ now I know--the “Brothers“ appellation from their days of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. And amazingly, after more than 50 years (half of a century, wow!) in musical show biz, this band is still active as of today. One of the band’s highlights include their performance of “The Green Leaves of Summer“ at the 1961 Academy Award. “Greenfields“ (aka “
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