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1939 Bartlesville Barflies - The First
Champs
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AIC Members
And The Winners Are . . .
Few quartets get the chance to be champs, even fewer
quartets earn the honor of wearing the gold
medals. Here's a list of those who had the
opportunity, talent and a little luck to claim the
International Quartet Championship of the Barbershop
Harmony Society (BHS).
Click on the quartet name to read more about the
quartet and their history.
red =
Deceased
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Quartet
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Tenor
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Lead
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Baritone
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Bass
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1939
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Bartlesville
Barflies
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George
McCaslin
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Harry
Hall
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Bob
Durand
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Herman
Kaiser
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1940
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Flat
Foot Four
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(Johnny)
Whalen
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Britt
Stegall
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(Red)
Elliott
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Sam
Barnes
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1941
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Chord
Busters
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N.T.
(Doc) Enmeier
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Robert
Holbrook
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Robert
Greer
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Tom
Masengale
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1942
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Elastic
Four
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Herman
Struble
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Roy
Frisby
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Jim
Doyle
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Frank
H. Thorne
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1943
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Four
Harmonizers
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Charles
Schwab
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Leo
Ives
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Huck
Sinclair
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Fred
Stein
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1944
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Harmony
Halls
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Ed
Daikema
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Bob
Hazenberg
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Ray
(Curly) Hall
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Gordon
Hall
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1945
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Misfits
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Joe
Murrin
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Arthur
Bielan
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Ellis
(Cy) Perkins
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Pete
Buckley
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1946
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Garden
State Quartet
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Ted
Rau
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Bob
Freeland
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Jack
Briody
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Joe
Marrese
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1947
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Doctors
of Harmony
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H.H.(Jumbo)
Smith
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Max
(Junior) Cripe
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Elton
(Butch) Hummel
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Lee
(Rev) Kidder
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1948
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Pittsburghers
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Harry
Conte
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Tom
Palamone
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John
(Jiggs) Ward
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Bill
Conway
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1949
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Mid
States Four
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Bob
Mack
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Marty
Mendro
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Forry
Haynes
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Art
Gracey
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1950
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Buffalo
Bills
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Vernon
Reed
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Al
Shea
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Dick
Grapes
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Bill
Spangenberg
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1951
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Schmitt
Brothers
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Joseph
Schmitt
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James
Schmitt
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Paul
Schmitt
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Francis
Schmitt
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1952
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Four
Teens
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John
Steinmetz
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Jim
Chinnock
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Don
Lamont
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Don
Cahall
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1953
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Vikings
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Robert
Maurus
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Bruce
Conover
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Robert
Lindley
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Robert
Livesay
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1954
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Orphans
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O.H.(Bud)
Bigham
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Robert
Groom
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Pete
Tyree
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(Jay)
Bond
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1955
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Four
Hearsemen
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Wendell
Heiny
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Deane
Watson
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Dwight
Elliott
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Dick
Gifford
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1956
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Confederates
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George
Evans
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Dave
LaBonte
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Bill
(Buzz) Busby
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Wally
Singleton
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1957
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Lads
of Enchantment
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Don
Pitts
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Dan
Aycock
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Carlton
Wright
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Gil
Wallace
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1958
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Gay
Notes
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Harold
Jones
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Howard
Rinkel
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John
Loots
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Morris
(Mo) Rector
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1959
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Four
Pitchikers
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Larry
Hedgepeth
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Keith
Keltner
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Wendell
Keith Young
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Joe
V. Delzell
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1960
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Evans
Quartet
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Thayer
(Turk) Evans
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Preston
Evans
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Gene
(Smitty) Smith
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Jack
Evans
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1961
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Suntones
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Gene
Cokeroft
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Bob
Franklin
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Harlan
Wilson
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Bill
Cain
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1962
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Gala
Lads
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Dave
Panther
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Tom
Keehan
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Gordon
Lees
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Bill
Cockrell
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1963
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Town
And Country Four
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Leo
Sisk
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Larry
Autenreith
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Jack
Elder
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Ralph
Anderson
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1964
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Sidewinders
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Jerry
Fairchild
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Joe
Daniels
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Gene
Boyd
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Jay
Wright
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1965
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Four
Renegades
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Warren
(Buzz) Haeger
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Ben
Williams
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Jim
Foley
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Tom
Felgen
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1966
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Auto
Towners
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Al
Rehkop
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Glenn
Van Tassel
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Clint
Bostick
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Carl
Dahlke
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1967
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Four
Statesmen
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Frank
Lanza
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Richard
A. Chacos
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Richard
J. Sause
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Donald
Beinema
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1968
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Western
Continentals
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Al
Mau
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Ted
Bradshaw
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Paul
Graham
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Phillip
Foote
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1969
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Mark
IV
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Franklin
Spears
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Al
Koberstein
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Dale
Deiser
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Mo
Rector
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1970
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Oriole
Four
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Bob
Welzenbach
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Jim
Grant
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H.
Fred King
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Don
Stratton
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1971
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Gentlemen's
Agreement
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Al
Rehkop
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Drayton
Justus
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Glenn
Van Tassel
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Bob
Whitledge
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1972
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Golden
Staters
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Gary
Harding
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Milt
Christensen
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Jack
Harding
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Mike
Senter
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1973
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Dealer's
Choice
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Al
Kvanli
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Bill
Thornton
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Brian
Beck
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Gary
Parker
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1974
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Regents
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Harry
Williamson
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Joe
Mazzone
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Ron
Knickerbocker
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Hal
Kauffman
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1975
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Happiness
Emporium
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Bob
Dowma
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Rod
Johnson
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Bob
Spong
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Jim
Foy
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1976
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Innsiders
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Mike
Cox
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John
Devine
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Guy
McShan
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Tom
Pearson
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1977
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Most
Happy Fellows
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Robert
Hodge
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Larry
Hassler
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Jack
Lyon
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Ken
Hawkinson
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1978
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Bluegrass
Student Union
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Allen
Hatton
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Ken
Hatton
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Dan
Burgess
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Richard
Staab
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1979
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Grandma's
Boys
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Don
Barnick
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Hank
Brandt
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Jay
Giallombardo
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John
Miller
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1980
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Boston
Common
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Kent
D. Martin
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Richard
C. Knapp
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Larry
Tully
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Terry
M. Clarke
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1981
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Chicago
News
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Ray
Henders
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Butch
Koth
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Greg
Wright
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Tom
Felgen
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1982
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Classic
Collection
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Curt
Hutchison
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Larry
Wilson
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George
Davidson
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Terry
Heltne
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1983
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Side
Street Ramblers
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Keith
Houts
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Brian
Beck
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Dennis
Malone
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Earl
Hagn
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1984
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The
Rapscallions
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David
Smotzer
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David
Wallace
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Timothy
Frye
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Jeff
Oxley
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1985
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The
New Tradition
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John
Sherburn
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Dan
Jordan
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Bobby
Gray Jr.
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John
Miller
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1986
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Rural
Route 4
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Don
Kahl
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Calvin
Yoder
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Jim
Bagby
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Willard
Yoder
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1987
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Interstate
Rivals
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Kipp
Buckner
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Joe
Connelly
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Paul
Gilman
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Jay
Hawkins
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1988
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Chiefs
of Staff
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Tim
McShane
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Chuck
Sisson
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Dick
Kingdon
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Don
Bagley
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1989
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Second
Edition
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Fred
Farrell
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David
Harrington
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Doug
Harrington
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Jamie
Meyer
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1990
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Acoustix
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Todd
Wilson
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Rick
Middaugh
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Jason
January
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Jeff
Oxley
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1991
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The
Ritz
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Jim
Shisler
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Doug
Nichol
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Don
J. Hiner
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Ben
Ayling
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1992
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Keepsake
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Roger
Ross
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Joe
Connelly
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Tony
DeRosa
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Don
Barnick
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1993
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The
Gas House Gang
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Kipp
Buckner
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Rich
Knight
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