The Ink Spots The Ink Spots were a popular vocal group in the 1930s and 1940s that helped define the musical genre that led to rhythm and blues and rock and roll , and the subgenre doo - wop . They and the Mills Brothers , another black vocal group of the same period , gained much acceptance in the white community . Their songs usually began with a guitar riff , followed by the tenor , who sang the whole song through . After the tenor finished singing , the bass would either recite the first half , or the bridge of the song , or would speak the words , almost in a free form , that were not part of the song , commonly using the words " Honey Child " , or " Honey Babe " , expressing his love for his darling in the song . This was followed by the tenor , who finished up singing the last refrain or the last half of the song . Early years . The Ink Spots formed in the early 1930s in Indianapolis . The original members were : - As " Kyle and Charlie " , Daniels and Fuqua had formed a vocal duo performing in the Indianapolis area around 1931 . About the same time , Jones and Watson were part of a quartet , " The Four Riff Brothers " , who appeared regularly on radio station WLW in Cincinnati , Ohio . In 1933 , that group disbanded , and Watson , Daniels and Fuqua got together to form a new vocal , instrumental and comedy group , which was initially called " King , Jack , and Jester " . They continued to appear regularly on radio in Ohio , and became a foursome when Jones was added to the group the following year . In July 1934 they accepted a booking at the Apollo Theater , New York , supporting Tiny Bradshaw . At that point they changed their name to " The 4 Ink Spots " at the request of bandleader Paul Whiteman , to avoid confusion with his vocal group " The King ' s Jesters " . Later that year , The Ink Spots achieved international success touring the UK with Jack Hylton ' s Orchestra , one review in the Melody Maker stating The sensation of the programme is the colored quartette , the Four Ink Spots . They sing in a style something between the Mills Brothers and the Three Keys , and accompany themselves on three tenor guitars and a cello — which is not bowed , but picked and slapped like a double bass . Their natural instinct for hot rhythm is exemplified in their terrific single - string solo work and their beautifully balanced and exquisitely phrased vocalisms . They exploit all kinds of rhythmic vocalisms — straight solos , concerted , Scat singing | scat , and instrumental imitations . They even throw in a bit of dancing to conclude their act , and the leading guitarist simultaneously plays and juggles with his instrument . They first recorded for Victor Records in 1935 , but although the group was growing rapidly in popularity their early record releases were not commercially successful . In 1936 Daniels left and was replaced by Bill Kenny ( singer ) ; in that year they also appeared on the first NBC demonstration television programmes . For the next two years , their popularity grew through radio programs and tours . After a series of unsuccessful recordings for Victor Records and Decca Records , they had their first smash hit with " If I Didn ' t Care " , a song written by Jack Lawrence , that featured Bill Kenny , on Decca , in 1939 . They released such other Decca singles as " Address Unknown " ( 1939 ) , " My Prayer " ( 1939 ) , " When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano " ( 1940 ) , " Whispering Grass " ( 1940 ) , " Do I Worry " ( 1940 ) , " Java Jive " ( 1940 ) , " Shout , Brother , Shout " ( 1942 ) , " Don ' t Get Around Much Anymore " ( 1942 ) , " I Can ' t Stand Losing You " ( 1943 ) , " Cow - Cow Boogie ( Cuma - Ti - Yi - Yi - Ay ) | Cow - Cow Boogie " ( 1944 - with Ella Fitzgerald ) , " Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall " / " I ' m Making Believe " ( 1944 - both with Ella Fitzgerald ) , and " The Gypsy " ( 1946 ) . Many of these records made # 1 on early versions of the US pop charts - " The Gypsy " was their biggest chart success , staying at the # 1 position for 13 weeks . Splintering . Charlie Fuqua was drafted in 1944 , and was replaced by Bernie Mackey . Hoppy Jones , an important personality to the group , died in late 1944 , near the height of their popularity . Bill Kenny and Deek Watson then began feuding , leading to fragmentation in 1945 , when Watson went on to form a group called the Brown Dots ( which later became the 4 Tunes ) . He later formed a host of offshoot Ink Spots groups in the 1950s and 1960s . Watson ' s place was taken in the original group by Billy Bowen ( born 3 January 1909 d . 27 September 1982 ) , and Jones was replaced by Cliff Givens ( who was replaced eventually by Herb Kenny , Bill ' s twin brother , consequently born on the same date and died 11 July 1992 ) . Mackey left at this time and was briefly replaced by Huey Long ( singer ) . Charlie Fuqua was discharged in 1945 and returned to the group later that year , replacing Huey Long . Sample . Many Ink Spots songs begin with the same four bar introduction , using the chords I - # idim - ii7 - V7 . " Fallout " . The song that plays during the intro sequence of " Fallout " is " Maybe " sung by The Ink Spots . The original theme was going to be " I Don ' t Want to Set the World on Fire , " also by The Ink Spots , but apparently Black Isle was unable to get the license , so it was scrapped . " Fallout 3 " . Their originally desired song was later used during the first teaser trailer released for " Fallout 3 " , as well as its opening and heavily throughout the game , being played on GNR along with " Maybe " and " Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall . " " Fallout : New Vegas " . The song " It ' s a Sin to Tell a Lie " is featured on all of the major radio stations in " " . " Fallout 4 " . The song " It ' s All Over But the Crying " is featured in the Fallout 4 trailer . The songs " Maybe " , " I Don ' t Want to Set the World on Fire " and " Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall " are played on Diamond City Radio