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Both a sociological and musical phenomenon, the history of barbershop harmony singing is well-documented.
Did it really start in barbershops? Is it really an American musical art form? How did you get those funny letters? Enter and learn.
Updated: 5/1/2008 2:06:12 PM
A quick round of Barbershop Trivia
Updated: 5/9/2003 4:56:00 PM
About those Pittsburghers
And, to think, if it hadn't been for a matching maroon tie......
Updated: 5/14/2003 4:17:00 PM
At 100 years, Bing lives on in Barbershop
A proud member of SPEBSQSA
Updated: 8/18/2003 4:13:00 PM
Barbershop TV Appearances
Find out who graced the tv airwaves through the years.
Updated: 9/8/2006 9:40:55 AM
Collected writings of O. C. Cash
The Founders column from The Harmonizer and more -- what O. C. REALLY said.
Updated: 5/9/2003 4:54:00 PM
Dean Atlee Snyder
Updated: 8/16/2005 9:46:24 AM
District Historians 2003
Contact information for your District Historian.
Updated: 6/16/2003 9:32:00 AM
Eulogy for Jim Foley
The Rev. Edward Foley pays tribute to his father, an extraordinary singer and beloved Society member.
Updated: 6/1/2004 4:05:00 PM
Ever danced to the Bills? These pros Do
When was the last time you saw anyone dance to barbershop? Find out how the music of the Buffalo Bills was involved.
Updated: 9/10/2003 10:42:00 AM
Everything old is new again in replica recording
The aim was not to reproduce the tinny sound of old 78-rpm recordings, but to replicate the artistry and sound of performances as they would have been heard when performed live.
Updated: 11/9/2005 4:13:58 PM
Executive Directors and CEOs of the Barbershop Harmony Society
The men who have steered the business since the beginning.
Updated: 6/17/2005 2:17:00 PM
Exhibits
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Flying L Ranch Quartet
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Founding of SPEBSQSA plaque restored to Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City
Founding of SPEBSQSA Plaque resumes its original position.
Updated: 5/14/2003 2:14:00 PM
From Lederhosen To Barbershop: Walter Latzko
Legendary arranger Walter Latzko reflects on a life in music, the great quartets he's known, and his wonderful wife Margie.
Updated: 8/15/2002 8:54:00 AM
Garden State Quartet
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Happy Birthday to us
Executive Director Ed Watson takes a moment to reflect on our birthday.
Updated: 4/11/2006 1:58:16 PM
Harmonizer editors through the years
List of editors of the Society magazine.
Updated: 4/12/2006 3:00:00 PM
Jean Boardman
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Judging of Society Contests
The evolution of barbershop judging.
Updated: 6/16/2003 2:25:00 PM
List - International Chorus Competition Medalists
Complete list of all medaling choruses from 1953 to 2004
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Updated: 7/9/2004 9:49:00 AM
List - Seniors Quartet Champions
Listing of all seniors quartet champions from the first contest in 1986.
Updated: 1/28/2008 10:50:16 AM
List of Society Presidents
The men who led the Society from the beginning.
Updated: 10/14/2006 7:19:24 AM
Misfits
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Museum archives chronicle Society history
New additions to Museum
Updated: 10/1/2002 11:10:00 AM
Preserving The Sound: from wax to light in 100 years
Barbershop was part of the beginning of recorded sound.
Updated: 5/16/2003 3:12:00 PM
Remembering the Maple City Four
Who were the Maple City Four
Updated: 9/30/2002 10:17:00 AM
Silver Screen Appearances
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Society Mourns Passing Of Three Notables
Updated: 9/29/2005 4:41:42 PM
Society Past President Gil Lefholz Dead At 74
Friend Jim Bagby shares an appreciation of a great leader of the Society.
Updated: 2/25/2005 5:07:00 PM
The Story of the Pin - and the old Society logo
Before the "Temporary Type Treatment" came the the familiar lyre-and-pole -- the SECOND Logo. Where did that come from? The truth unburied.. plus the FIRST logo revealed.
Updated: 11/23/2004 3:37:00 PM
The Web and far-flung friends keep barbershop a long-haul adventure
Where is there a barbershop meeting tonight?
Updated: 8/26/2004 1:56:00 PM
The world of O.C. Cash
Learn more about our founder and permanent third assistant temporary vice-chairman.
Updated: 1/3/2007 5:09:21 PM
Trivia - chorus directors
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Trivia - Quartet medals and singers
Updated: 5/30/2007 4:26:21 PM
What Are We Trying to Preserve
The core of the hobby -- the center of the umbrella -- described by the immortal Dave Stevens in a 1983 Harmony College lecture.
Updated: 2/4/2005 10:53:00 AM
What does it take to make a museum?
Find out what it takes to make a museum
Updated: 10/1/2002 2:09:00 PM
What is a crummy old suitcase doing in the museum?
What about that crummy old suitcase?
Updated: 9/30/2002 10:06:00 AM
Where will we put the coffee table
Updated: 3/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
With pen in hand: Deac Martin
A man who, while neither champion nor president, made an impact that is still reflected in the Society we know today.
Updated: 5/7/2003 3:10:00 PM
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