Show The Four R’s Richard Penrod Roger Arnold and Ronald Schultz Roland Hadley in cultural arts festivals Specialists programs for socials fund raisings concerts clubs and civic groups They feature a variety of music from popular country western modified barbershop religious Broadway show tunes and comedy They vary the emotions from sidesplitting laughter to those which stir the soul and bring a tear to the eye of young and old alike 4 R’s History In September of 1998 the 4 R’s will have been performing for forty years They began entertaining in September of 1 958 Since the first names of members all begin with the letter R they were immediately dubbed “The Four R’s” Roland Hadley Ronald Read Ronald Schultz and Roger Arnold were the original members In 1961 Ronald Read had personal obligations that forced him to leave the group A short time later Richard n Penrod was invited to join the other three This was the start of a wonderful run of plus years together and many incomparable experiences R’s four have the of shows those thousands have performed Throughout They produced four years albums of favorite tunes that their fans have enjoyed over and over Their first alubum is a soft easy listening collection of country tunes The title of the album is “Try me on for Sighs" The second is a group of songs that their families had grown up listening to their dads perform It is titled “From Our Family to Yours" The third is a combination Christmas and Religious album entitled “Sacred Seasons" The most recent release is another album of favorite songs most requested by their many fans It is entitled “Moving On" In addition to performing locally (in and around the State of Utah) the Four R’s have traveled extensively performing in ten foreign countries plus Alaska Hawaii and the Caribbean Islands Their brand of entertainment includes popular songs country Broadway show tunes comedy routines patriotic music sacred numbers etc They pride themselves on performing almost every style of music with the exception of rock and rap Their blend of harmonies and individual performances is unsurpassed They feel they owe their success throughout the years to a strong religious faith and the love and support of their families For the entire forty years the accompanist for the group has been Roland’s wife Murna Hadley Ronald Read’s wife Jane assisted in that regard for the years he was with the group When Richard Penrod married Donna following the death of his first wife Lois Donna also uses her talents in piano accompaniment for many of the numbers During the years the members of the group have served their church as Bishop Stake Presidents High Council Members Ward Clerks and Bishop’s Counselors Two of the couples have served missions one in Nauvoo Illinois and the other in Yeravan Armenia They have been blessed with wonderful families extremely supportive fans good health and the desire to be examples of good clean entertainment suitable for all audiences regardless of age or musical preference Their albums are available at each of their performances We look forward to coming to Delta again and performing for the wonderful folks in your area Roger Arnold for the Four R’s |