In early 1962 The Remo Four teamed up with former Searchers vocalist Johnny Sandon. A combination that would last for almost two years.

Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four were signed by Brian Epstein to his management "stable" and released a couple of singles before Sandon left the band for a solo career.

After Sandon's departure, Epstein teamed The Remo Four with another of his signings, the boyish looking Tommy Quickly, formerly the singer with a group named The Challengers. He had first seen Quickly (then named Johnny) when he and the Challengers appeared on a bill with the Beatles at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead early in 1963 and signed the singer, but not his group, to NEMS. Quickly was a dynamic live performer but, in spite of Epstein's enthusiastic support, none of his records achieved very much success.

 Disillusioned, Quickly retired from music in 1965. The Remo Four went on to replace The Dakotas as Billy J. Kramer's backing band, changing their name to "The New Dakotas" in the process before eventually splitting in 1968. Meanwhile, the Challengers joined forces with another Liverpool singer, Steve Aldo, and went over to Germany. On their return, they changed their name to the Big Boys and backed a girl singer from Chester named Rita Hughes as Jeannie & The Big Boys.