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Who's medalled on more than one voice part?

Nineteen men have won medals on two different voice parts. One, Brian Beck, has medalled on three of four voice parts. These men are:

Toby Balsley	bari lead	Bank Street Bank Street	2nd--89 4th--97	4th--88 5th--98	5th--90
Don Barnick	tenor bass	Grandma's Boys Keepsake	2nd--78 2nd--91	1st--79 1st--92
Brian Beck	bari lead bass	Dealer's Choice Side St. Ramblers Saturday Evening Post	1st--73 3rd--81, 82 5th--2004	1st--83
Bob Bohn	bari bass	Easternaires Easternaires	5th--56 5th--70	4th--59
Tom Dames	lead tenor	Easternaires Easternaires	5th--56 4th--59
Ed Easley	lead bari	Varsity Four Clef Dwellers	5th--49 3rd--51
Jay Giallombardo	bari bass	Grandma's Boys Chic. Chord Trade	3rd--76 5th--87	2nd--78 3rd--88	1st--79
Doug Harrington	tenor bari	Harrington Bros. Second Edition	4th--84, 85 2nd--87, 88	1st--89
Jay Hawkins	bass bari bass	Interstate Rivals Naturals Marquis	3rd--85 3rd--92, 93 4th--94	2nd--86 1st--95	1st--87
Dan Heyburn	tenor lead	Easternaires Easternaires	5th--56 4th--59	5th--70
Glenn Howard	bari bass	Capitol City Four Capitol City Four	2nd--39 5th--41
Bill McDowell	tenor lead	Westnghs. Qtt Westnghs. Qtt	2nd--45 4th--48
Doug Miller	bari bari bass	Sundowners Soundtracks Avant Garde	5th--66 5th--74 5th--69	4th--67, 68
Dave Mittlestadt	lead bari	Play-Tonics Easternaires	2nd--56 5th--70	5th--57
John Sherburn	tenor lead	The New Tradition 139th St. Quartet	1st--85 3rd--89	2nd--90	5th--91
Tony Sparks	tenor bari	Bank Street Bank Street	2nd--89 4th--97	4th--88 5th--98	5th--90
Joe Sullivan	lead bari	Four Renegades Avant Garde	3rd--62 5th--68, 69	4th--63
Glenn Van Tassell	lead bari bari	Auto Towners Gent's Agreement Center Stage	4th--65 4th--70 4th--80	1st--66 1st--71 2nd--81, 82	2nd--83
Greg Wright	tenor bari bari	Sundowners Sundowners Chicago News	5th--66 4th--67, 68 3rd--69 2nd--80	2nd--70, 71 1st--81

Who was the first person to medal on more than one voice part?

Glenn Howard, first singing bari in 1939 and then singing bass in 1941

Who's won gold on more than one voice part?

Three men have accomplished this feat. They are:

Don Barnick	tenor bass	Grandmas's Boys Keepsake	1979 1992
Brian Beck	bari lead	Dealer's Choice Side St. Ramblers	1973 1983
Glenn Van Tassell	lead bari	Auto Towners Gentlemen's Agreement	1966 1971

Who's medalled on more than one voice part according to voice part combinations?

Tenor/Lead	Tom Dames Dan Heyburn Bill McDowell John Sherburn
Tenor/Bari	Doug Harrington Tony Sparks Greg Wright
Tenor/Bass	Don Barnick
Lead/Bari	Toby Balsley Brian Beck Ed Easley Dave Mittlestadt Joe Sullivan Glenn Van Tassell
Bari/Bass	Bob Bohn Jay Hawkins Glenn Howard Doug Miller

How many father/son combinations have won medals?

Four proud families hold this distinction. They are (with fathers listed first):

Mike Connelly Joe Connnelly	Roaring '20s Naturals Interstate Rivals Keepsake	1978-1981, 1983 1990-1991 1985-1987 1991-1992
Pete Elder Jack Elder	Westinghouse Quartet Town & Country Four	1944, 1947, 1948 1959-1963
Fred King Kevin King	Oriole Four BSQ	1969, 1970 1996, 1997
Harlan Wilson Todd Wilson	Suntones Acoustix	1961 1990
Jack Slamka (father) Mike Slamka, Mark Slamka (sons)	Power Play	2003

What are the only father/son combinations to win gold medals?

Harlan Wilson Todd Wilson	Suntones Acoustix	1961 1990
Jack Slamka (father) Mike Slamka, Mark Slamka (sons)	Power Play	2003

What is the only father/son combination to win medals in different quartets in the same year?

Mike Connelly with The Naturals
& Joe Connelly with Keepsake in 1991

Who's won the most medals?

Jim Gentil (bass) with 11: From 1976-1981 and in 1983 with Roaring 20s; from 1990-1993 with The Naturals.

Who's won all five medals?

Eight men have accomplished this feat. They are:

Terry Clarke (bass) Rick Knapp (lead) Kent Martin (tenor) Larry Tully (bari)	with Boston Common 1st = 1980 2nd = 1979 3rd = 1974, 1978	4th = 1973, 1975, 1977 5th = 1972.
Gary Harding (tenor) Jack Harding (bari) Mike Senter (bass)	with The Golden Staters 1st = 1972 2nd = 1969 3rd = 1968, 1971	4th = 1966 5th = 1967
Greg Wright	with Chicago News (singing bari) 1st = 1981 2nd = 1980	with The Sundowners (singing tenor 66-68) 2nd=1970, 1971 3rd = 1969 4th = 1967, 1968 5th = 1966

Who won all five medals in order?

Greg Wright (see above)

Who's medalled with the most quartets?

Six men have medalled with three different quartets. They are:

Brian Beck	Dealer's Choice Side St. Ramblers Saturday Evening Post	1973 1981, 1982,1983 2004
Joe Connelly	The Interstate Rivals Keepsake PLATINUM	1985, 1986, 1987 1991, 1992 1999, 2000
Jay Hawkins	The Interstate Rivals The Naturals Marquis	1985, 1986, 1987 1992, 1993 1994, 1995
Dan Jordan	Grand Tradition The New Tradition 139th Street Quartet	1980, 1982, 1983 1985 1992
Doug Miller	The Sundowners Avant Garde Soundtracks	1966, 1967, 1968 1969 1974
Harold C. Nantz	Vaudeville Sidekicks Backbeat	1982, 1983, 1984 1989 1995
Glenn Van Tassell	Auto Towners Gentlemen's Agreement Center Stage	1965, 1966 1970, 1971 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

Which quartet has won the most medals?

The Boston Common with eight.

Which quartets have won all five medals?

The Boston Common	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th		1980 1979 1974, 1978 1973, 1975, 1977 1972
The Golden Staters	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th		1972 1969 1968, 1971 1966 1967

The gold medal

Who's won the most gold medals?

Joe Connelly

Interstate Rivals Keepsake PLATINUM

1987 1992 2000

lead lead lead

There are 12 men who have won two quartet gold medals. No one has won three or more. These 12 double gold medalists are:

Don Barnick	Grandma's Boys Keepsake	1979 1992	Tenor bass
Brian Beck	Dealer's Choice Side St. Ramblers	1973 1983	baritone lead
Kipp Buckner	Interstate Rivals Gas House Gang	1987 1993	Tenor tenor
Tony De Rosa	Keepsake	1992 2000	Bari basri
Tom Felgen	Four Renegades Chicago News	1965 1981	Bass bass
Paul Gilman	Interstate Rivals Marquis	1987 1995	Bari bari
Jay Hawkins	Interstate Rivals Marquis	1987 1995	Bass bass
John Miller	Grandma's Boys The New Tradition	1979 1985	bass bass
Jeff Oxley	Rapscallions Acoustix	1984 1990	bass bass
Mo Rector	Gaynotes Mark IV	1958 1969	bass bass
Al Rehkop	Auto Towners Gentlemen's Agreement	1966 1971	tenor tenor
Glenn Van Tassell	Auto Towners Gentlemen's Agreement	1966 1971	lead bari

Who was the first man to double-gold medal?

Mo Rector (1958 and 1969)

Who was the quickest to double gold medal?

Joe Connelly (1987 and 1992)
Al Rehkop (1966 and 1971)
Glenn Van Tassell (1966 and 1971)

Who is the first (and only) quartet to have all its members become double gold medalists?

The Interstate Rivals (1987)

How many quartets won a gold medal the first time they medalled in international competition?

18 quartets accomplished this feat. They are:

The Barflies	1939			Chord Busters	1941
Elastic Four	1942			Four Harmonizers	1943
Pittsburghers	1948			Buffalo Bills	1950
Schmitt Brothers	1951			Four Teens	1952
Orphans	1954			Suntones	1961
Gala Lads	1962			Dealer's Choice	1973
Happiness Emporium	1975			Most Happy Fellows	1977
Rapscallions	1984			The New Tradition	1985
Acoustix	1990			Revival	1998

How many quartets have won gold at their first international contest?

Seven quartets have earned this distinction. They are:

Barflies	1939
Chord Busters	1941
Elastic Four	1942
Schmitt Brothers	1951
Four Teens	1952
Dealer's Choice	1973
Acoustix	1990

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