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Encyclopedia > Buffalo Bills (quartet)

The Buffalo Bills were a barbershop quartet formed in Buffalo, New York. In 1950, they won the SPEBSQSA International Quartet Contest, earning them the title of International Quartet Champions.! The Dapper Dans, a barbershop quartet at Disneyworld Barbershop harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1940s-present), is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. ... {{Infobox City | official_name = Buffalo, New York | image_skyline = Buffalo_skyline_edit1. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Barbershop Harmony Society, also known as the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA), was the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. ...


The group is especially famous for its involvement in Meredith Willson's The Music Man. In the musical Vern Reed sang tenor, Al Shea lead, Wayne Ward baritone and Bill Spangenberg as bass. The quartet changed performers a few times, which is common in barbershop quartets. They were the first quartet in the role of the school board when the musical opened in 1957, logging more than 1,500 performances on Broadway. They also appeared as the quartet in the 1962 feature film adaptation. Their final performance in 1967 capped a career of more than 4,500 performances. Robert Meredith Willson (18 May 1902 – 15 June 1984) was an American composer and playwright, best known as the writer of The Music Man. ... The Music Man is a musical play with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson (story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey), which opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre on December 19, 1957. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Preceded by:
Mid States Four		 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
1950		 Succeeded by:
Schmitt Brothers


Midstates Four is a Barbershop quartet that won the 1949 SPEBSQSA international competition. ... The Barbershop Harmony Society, also known as the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA), was the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. ... This page lists the Barbershop Harmony Societys international quartet champions by the year in which they won. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Schmitt Brothers is a Barbershop quartet that won the 1951 SPEBSQSA international competition. ...

Barbershop Harmony Society
Districts: Cardinal District, Central States District, Dixie District, Evergreen District, Far Western District, Illinois District, Johnny Appleseed District, Land-O-Lakes District, Mid-Atlantic District, Northeastern District, Ontario District, Pioneer District, Rocky Mountain District, Seneca Land District, Southwest District, Sunshine District
Champions: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Links: Official website

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