The Gerard Singers, who provide one of the most unusual male-voice combinations on the air, came into being in August, 1937. It was originally Ernest Longstaffe who suggested to Maurice Gerard that he form a male-voice quartet that he could use in ' Palace of Variety', and the result was the formation of this group consisting of tenor, first baritone, second baritone, and bass. All four singers are heard from time to time as solo broadcasters. Gerard himself accompanies the singers and does all their musical arrangements.