The career triple threat died earlier this week in Los Angeles at the age of 95
in 1965, demonstrating tomahawk throwing to host Johnny Carson and striking a wooden outline of a cowboy right in the groin in the process.
The brothers charted 49 hits, performing the theme for 1957's Bing Crosby-led, before parting ways in 1963. Ames went on to have a successful solo career, charting singles like “Who Will Answer?After studying at the Herbert Berghof Drama School in New York in the 1960s, Ames brought his talents off-Broadway to roles in “The Fantasticks” and “The Crucible.
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