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Active Performers
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More Active Groups with AIC Gold Medalists
Here are
some active group that include past gold medal
champions.
The AIC
does NOT represent any of these groups directly but can
highly recommend ALL of them for your show or corporate
booking. All are active singing many shows each year and
handle their own calendar and booking details. To
see more on each group click on the link below. Please contact them
by clicking on their image or the contact information
provided. Listed here alphabetically.
Available
recordings by these groups can be found
HERE
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7th
Heaven
Ten years ago in 1997,
Bob Dowma and Jim Foy of the Happiness
Emporium figured they didn't have enough to
do so they got together with two beautiful
ladies from Bob's church and formed a mixed
quartet and named it "7th Heaven". Besides
Bob singing bari and Jim singing bass, the
quartet is made up of Jeanie Spong singing
lead, and Lynn Quam on tenor.
The members of 7th
Heaven formed primarily to sing at their
respective church's summer services. But
they had so much fun, they joined the MHBQA
(Mixed Harmony Barbershop Quartet
Association) and their first year placed
second at the MHBQA contest in Aspen, CO.
The following year they were the featured
quartet at the Good News! Gospel Sing at
the Anaheim, CA. BHS convention.
Jeanie Spong is a
member of SAI City of Lakes Chapter and Lynn
Quam is unaffiliated but they, along with
Bob Dowma sing together in their church
choir.
7th Heaven performs at
many church functions, class reunions, and
social events around the Twin Cities of
Minnesota. Their program includes songs of
the '40s, comedy, and gospel numbers.
Contact: Jim Foy
763-571-0829
heqbass@usfamily.net
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Buckeye Blend
buckeyeblend@aol.com
John Everett (T), Dave
Kindinger (L/Bs), Lionell Lyle (Br), John
Dudrow (Bs/L)
The quartet has been
performing for 17 years (nine with current
configuration). This quartet specializes in
tailgate songs and shows about football and
other athletics at the Ohio State
University. Using clever and humorous OSU
parodies, this quartet has entertained
Buckeye coaches, presidents and Buckeye fans
in general, at tailgate shows and social
events all over Ohio and in one foreign
country. [A short distance up north]. The
Quartet’s motto is that “humor cures all
woes and enhances the celebration of
victory”. You will surely enjoy a somewhat
different and very entertaining approach to
a very serious subject at this great
University. Go Bucks! Dave also sang lead
with Joker’s Wild, 1996 International
quartet Champions.
They have TWO
Recordings:
"Tailgatin' With the Blend" (released in
2002 with over 3,000 copies sold)
"Buckeye Ooo Mow Mow!" (released October
2007) To order and find more information visit:
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Brazen Overtures
Placed
4th in the 2007 Buffalo Bills Era
quartet contest at Mid-Winter in
January. They are Gene Woolcott (T),
Ralph Brooks (L), Dick Kingdon (’88
Chiefs of Staff - Br) and Ed Chapman
(Bs).
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Continental Connection
The
Western Continentals are still around
but have
made some changes recently. Ted Bradshaw
(lead) and
Paul Graham (bari) are the only active
singers from the
original WC of 1968 gold. So, according
to the Society rule (ala Riptide), they
must change their name if they wish to
register and compete. They have decided
to call themselves the Continental
Connection. The “new” foursome is still
working and appeared on shows.
The new guys of the Continentals are
Gordon
“MONGO” Bergthold (Bs) and Steve Schneck
(T).
el-dorado1@cox.net
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Crossroads
(Fred Farrell
(tenor, Second Edition) Mike
Slamka (lead, Power Play),
Brandon Guyton (bari, Four Voices)
and Jim Henry (bass, The Gas House
Gang).
Crossroads is a highly
anticipated new vocal quartet steeped in the
tradition of the Barbershop genre.
Crossroads entertains audiences with a wide
variety of musical styles in addition to
Barbershop, including Vocal Jazz, Blues,
Gospel, standards from the Great American
Songbook, and Pop classics. Although they
are “geographically challenged” living in
four different states within the U.S.,
Crossroads boasts four very versatile
champion vocalists, all of whom have earned
the coveted “gold medal” awarded each year
to the Barbershop Harmony Society’s World
Champion Quartet.
For bookings and
information contact: Fred Farrell
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Four Aces
Ed Cazenas (T), Nick
Aiuto (L), Richard Lewellen (Br), Jay
Hawkins (Bs)
They represent the
Mid-Atlantic District of the BHS and sing
primarily barbershop. Jay (just joined - not
pictured) won his gold medal with Interstate
Rivals in 1987.
www.fouracesquartet.com
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Glory Days
is Steve DeCrow (tenor), Tim Reynolds
(lead), Rick Middaugh (baritone), Joel T.
Rutherford (bass) and formed in August 2006.
The quartet competed in Jacksonville, FL in
May 2007
and qualified to compete at the
International Barbershop Quartet Competition
in Denver, CO in July 2007.
The
quartet continued on to Denver, CO in
July of 2007 competing in all three
rounds of quartet competition to finish
in 6th place overall.
Rick
Middaugh sang lead with the 1990 champs,
Acoustix. Joel is an associate member of
the AIC as the bass of Acoustix.
http://glorydaysquartet.com/
bookings@glorydaysquartet.com
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Good News! Quartet
The
Good News! was originally formed in 1986
by Mo Rector (Mark IV - 1969), and
included Joe Mazzone (Regents - 1974),
Dale Deiser (Mark IV - 1969), and Jerry
Fairchild (Sidewinders - 1964). Their
ministry was to arrange and sing
Christian hymns and gospel songs in the
Barbershop style, and produce learning
tapes and song folios for other groups.
They also began the Good News! Gospel
Sing at the annual Barbershop Harmony
Convention.
Jim Foy
replaced Mo Rector in 1991 and the
Happiness Emporium (1975) took over the
ministry in 1999.
As the
Good News! Gospel Quartet, the foursome
travels the country singing gospel shows
and church services, as well as hosting
the annual Good News! Gospel Sing. They
continue to produce learning CDs and
song folios of the arrangements as well
as listening CDs. Their latest CD is a
blend of great Barbershop accompanied by
a wonderful Southern Gospel style band.
Several of the songs on this CD, titled
“Golden Gospel”, are written by Gospel
Music Hall of Fame member, Mosie Lister.
Click
on “Good News!” at the Happiness
Emporium website:
www.happinessemporium.com
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Great Honk
(watch your phrase-ology)
won the Buffalo Bills Era quartet
contest at Mid-Winter in January of
2007. They are Shane Scott (T), Eddie
Holt (L), Drew Ellis (Br) and Jay
Hawkins (Bs, ’87 Interstate Rivals).
jay.hawkins@insightbb.com
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Kenny Ray Hatton
of
Bluegrass Student Union ('78) fame has
gone solo and produced several
recordings featuring his unique and
masterful voice.
He has
THREE outstanding recordings;
Pure
Price (songs of Chilton Price)
The
Best Is Yet To Come
Raise The Roof
khatton@att.net
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HumDingers
This
very entertaining group consist of
several talented guys from a popular
theme park in the Orlando Florida area.
They perform several shows a year with
one of the greatest song and dance
routines you'll ever see. Some members
are past gold medalist like: Roger Ross
(Keepsake), Drew Kirkman (Michigan Jake)
and Kevin Miles (Platinum).
http://www.humdingers.org/
aaron@humdingers.org
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Ignition!
Is the
current 12th place quartet
from the 2007 International quartet
contest.
They
are: Dan "the Laser" Testa (T), Curtis
"Chopper" Terry (L), Matt "the Mouth"
Swann (Br) and Denny "Papa" Malone (Bs).
Ignition! was formed in February 2004.
Despite a couple of personnel changes,
Ignition! has stayed together. In the
summer of 2005, Ignition! added Dan
Testa as the new Tenor and recently
added Matt Swann as the new Baritone.
Ignition! has been fortunate to perform
several shows and travel to many places
thus far…and hope to do a lot more of it
in the future! Denny sang bari in the
1983 champion Side Street Ramblers.
http://www.ignitionquartet.com/
2370 S.
Gilpin St. - Denver, CO 80210
(720) 364-5800
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Old School
This is a new up and coming quartet hoping
to compete for the gold in Nashville '08. They
are: Rick Taylor (T),
Joe Connelly (L), Jack Pinto (Br) and Joe Krones
(Bs),
Joe has won THREE gold medals (so far-
Interstate Rivals, Keepsake, Platinum)
Contact: Joe Connelly
513-417-2211
OldSchoolLead@aol.com
5726 Signal Pointe Dr. #83
Cincinnati, OH 45247-3258
www.OldSchoolQT.com
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Kent Martin
(tenor
of the 1980 Boston Common) is singing
solo to his wife these days and has
produced a CD entitled Love Emotions.
Contact: Kent Martin,
2280
Rabenton Road,
Deltona
Florida, 32738
or via
themastercarpenter@cfl.rr.com
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Masterpiece
Rob Menaker
(tenor - Nightlife), Mark Hale
(lead - Michigan Jake / Masters’
director), Alan Gordon bari of
Gotcha! and Brett Littlefield
(bass Nightlife).
rob@masterpiecequartet.com
www.harmonize.com/masterpiece
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NeXus
George Davidson (T), Ryan Wilson (L),
Mike Davidson (Br), Mike Zenik (Bs)
2004 Rocky
Mountain District Champions, 2005
and 2006 international competitor, and
now ranked as one of the top quartets in
the world, Presenting a wide variety of
a cappella music, including Barbershop,
Jazz, Contemporary, Gospel, and more.
George sang bari with the 1982 champion
Classic Collection.
www.nexusqt.com
info@nexusqt.com
303-912-0461
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Our Town
Jamie Carbone (T),
Scott Brannon (L), Larry Tully (Br), Terry
Clarke (Bs)
They have been together
a little over a year and sing 4 part a
cappella. To date they have no records or
website as yet. Larry and Terry sang with
the Boston Common, 1980 International
Quartet Champions.
tclarke409@yahoo.com
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Redline
Rick Spencer (T), Chris
Vaughn (L), Tim McCormic (Br), Kevin Stinson
(Bs)
They have been together
a short time and sing primarily barbershop.
Chris Vaughn still sings lead with Gotcha!
No website just yet but they can be
contacted via
kevinstin@gmail.com.
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Sage
Placed
second at in Buffalo Bills Era quartet
contest at Mid-Winter in January of
2007. They are Dick Webber (T), Dave
Middelstadt (L), Freddie King (Br, ’70
Oriole Four) and Tom Felgen (Bs, ‘65
Four Renegades, ’81 Chicago News).
bassmantom@aol.com
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Saturday
Evening Post
Scott
McCarthy (T), Allen Gasper (L), Bobby Gray
Jr. (Br), Tom Wilkie (Bs)
This popular
quartet has been traveling the world and
performing for ten years. They sing
barbershop, jazz, gospel and doo wop. Bobby
Gray sang bari with The New Tradition – 1985
International Champs. Saturday Evening Post
competes under the name SEP.
Wilkie is an associate
AIC member having sung with Most Happy
Fellows.
They have
THREE recordings:
1st Edition
2nd Edition
3rd Edition
They are one
of the top show quartet in the country and
will sing on any show - rates negotiable.
sep@sepquartet.com
www.sepquartet.com
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John Sherburn
As many
know John (tenor 1985 New
Tradition) has been singing away
from the barbershop quartet style of
music for a while and dabbled in
rock-n-roll.
He was
active with The Diamonds for
three years on the road (famous for Why
Do Fools Fall In Love, The Stroll,
Silhouettes and Little Darlin').
Most
recently John has been actively singing
jazz in several Seattle jazz clubs. The
reaction was so positive he decided to
record and has just released his own
solo project.
It’s
entitled “Time After Time” and
features John’s smooth voice on ten
timeless jazz songs.
Contact
John Sherburn at
tenorjohn@aol.com
A
website is
www.johnsherburn.com
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The Downstate
Express
Ed Wirtz (T), Bruce
Odell (L), Richard Treptow (Br), Gary
Rogness (Bs)
These guys have been
performing 10 years and won the 2004 Int'l
Senior Quartet Champions. They sing
primarily classic barbershop. Trep is an
associate member of the AIC with the
Happiness Emporium, 1975 champs. They don’t
yet have a recording.
www.arneberg.com/bbshop/downstate/
downstateexpress@juno.com
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The Perfect Gentlemen
Phil
Gold (T), Dan Jordan (L), Tim Reeder
(Br) and Jim Campbell (Bs)
The
Perfect Gentlemen provide the perfect
blend of harmony and humor harkening
back to the days of Vaudeville.
Preserving America’s great vocal sounds
from a time when music was music, The
Perfect Gentlemen recreate the close
harmonies of such legendary groups as
The Ink Spots and the Pied Pipers, while
including the era’s great comic songs
made famous by the likes of Louis Jordan
and The Hoosier Hotshots.
A
typical performance by The Perfect
Gentlemen includes marvelous melodious
music mingled with masterful mirth,
mischief, and merry-making. The group’s
versatility allows for effortless shifts
between vocal styles with an air of
ease, whether singing a cappella or
accompanied by guitar or ukulele. Their
signature piece, Salute to the 20th
Century, is a humorous take on the
de-evolution of music over the last
century, illustrated by singing the same
song in the style of Barbershop,
Dixieland, Blues, Big Band, Doo-Wop,
Bluegrass, Disco, Techno Punk, and Rap,
complete with visuals that delights
audiences of all ages time and time
again. Dan Jordan won the gold medal in
1985 with The New Tradition.
They have FOUR recordings
Beside Ourselves
. . . Style!
4 Beers & 10 Tags
"Live! In Paradise" DVD
Book
these guys, they do a GREAT show. Also
see their web site for more information.
dan@theperfectgentlemen.us
www.theperfectgentlemen.us
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TKO
Garry
Texeira (T), Jon Zimmerman (L), Aaron
Hughes (Br) and Dave Jarrell (Bs),
The
current JAD District Quartet Champion
has been together for only a year and a
half. They competed in last summer's
Int'l (Denver ’07) and placed 22nd on
their first time out. They sing
primarily barbershop and hope to
sing for as many chapters as possible in
the coming years. They don’t have a
recording as yet but are working on one
presently. Garry is also the tenor of
Gotcha!
www.tkoquartet.com
tkoquartet@yahoo.com
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Tone-Henge
Bruce Wenner (T), Dan
Henry Bowser (L), Jim Bagby (Br), Keith
Schweer (Bs)
A popular comedy
quartet and 2001 Central States District
senior champs, they have been active for
nine years. They have one cut, "Senior
Citizen Blues," on the "Welcome to
Nashville" CD. Dan is formerly of the Merry
Mugs and they have preserved several of the
Mugs' routines. Jim was the bari of 1984
champ Rural Route 4
jbagby3@kc.rr.com
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Voce
Joel Beets (T), Keith Harris (L), Paul
Harris (Br), Jay Giallombardo (Bs)
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139th Street Quartet
(semi-active) Doug Anderson (T), Dan
Jordan (L), Pete Neushul (Br), Jim Kline
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