The earliest reference to a barbershop quartet appears to have been in 1892. The Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat comments, “Foreman’s barber shop quartette is getting to the front very rapidly. On Tuesday and Friday evenings they will entertain those who can stand it to listen.”[1] Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat, p. 1, 8 April 1892Continue reading “Barbershop Harmony (1890-1963)”
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Precursors to Barbershop Music
NOTE: This is part one of a series of articles based on the original, which was published at http://www.aoh.org in October 2013. The material below has been revised and updated by the author beginning in July 2020 to reflect new research and developments that have occurred since the fiftieth anniversary of the St. Charles ChapterContinue reading “Precursors to Barbershop Music”
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