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The Four Townsmen began their musical
adventure in 1959. They have been dedicated in keeping the oldies alive for five decades now! The Journey began in the
small town of Canonsburg, which also delivered Perry Como, Bobby Vinton and The Four Coins into the world wide musical
industry. The group began with the band members of Pete Kouklakis, Lou Gadani, Bob Krashaar,and Chuckie Marshall.
| The Original Four Townsmen 1958 |
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| "Tony Grant's Stars of Tomorrow" |
Throughout the years, the group evolved, with the loss of Chuck Marshall as lead
singer in 1986, Hug McKinney became the first of the new replacements. Later adding Nevin VanRiper and then again Pete Povich
to the front Four.
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| The Four Townsmen - 2001 |
Today the band consist of Rob Throckmorton, John Marcischak and Ray Margiotta
as the band members. The Front Four consist of Hug McKinney, Pete Povich and the remaining two original footstones of the
group Lou Gadani and Pete Kouklakis.
Throughout the years this multi-talented act has appeared in 1000's
of arenas and different venues and has performed before millions of its listeners. Today, they continue to pack houses throughout
their path and undoubtedly please their audiences from year to year. Some of their past venues include, The Vocal Group Hall
of Fame, Three Rivers Stadium, The Civic/MellonArena, and The Carnival Legend/Carnival Cruise Ships.
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