Larry Tully, l3aritone
CHA PIONS I I MOMEN"'S TO REME'MBER. I
1980 Champ Quartet,Chorus, and A.I.C. Records Recorded Live at Salt Lake City.
20 Quartets $7.95 U. S. $9.75 Canada
Recorded "Live" during International competition. The Society's finest quartet representatives will sing a total of 25 songs. Your 1980 Champion Barbershop Quartet, plus the next four medalists, will sing two songs eachj the other 15 contestants will each sing one, to make this a fine two-record set you will want to add to your musical collection. 16 Choruses $7.95 U.S. $9.75 Canada
The following choruses, representing each of our Society's 16 Districts, will be recorded HLive" on the International Contest Stage to make this a great two·record set.
ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS; Alexandria, Virginia LAKE WASHINGTON SKIPPERS; Lake Washington, Washington ARLINGTONES; Arlington Heights, minois MINNEAPOLIS COMMODORES; Minneapolis, Minnesota CHORUS OF THE GENESEE; Rochester, New York PRIDE OF INDY CHORUS; [ndianapolis, Indiana DENVER MILE-HI CHORUS; Denver, Colorado RACING CITY CHORUS; Saratoga Springs, New York DUKES OF HARMONY; Scarborough, Ontario THE PENINSULAIRES; Palo Alto, California GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHORUS; Research Triangle Park, NC THE SINGING BUCKEYES; Columbus, Ohio HEART OF AMERICA CHORUS; Kansas City, Missouri THE SUNCOAST CHORUS; St. Petersburg, Florida HOUSTON TIDELANDERS; Houston, Texas WONDERLAND CHORUS; Wayne, Michigan 1980 A.I.C. Album $5.50 U.S. $8.25 Canada rIlle 1980 Association of International Champions album will feature the following: Grandma's Boys -1979 Champs Happiness Emporium -1975 Champs Bluegrass Student Union - 1978 Champs Suntones -1961 Champs Most Happy Fellows -1977 Champs E\'ans Quartet - 1960 Champs Innsiders -1976 Champs Schmitt Brothers -1951 Champs
NOTE: The champions/lip recordings will be Mailable in LP records only. Cassette and 8-track tape
~ will no' ;:;e~age 25 for Order Blank l~a,1 BfiRBEiUHOPPEitS .sHOP The '@farmonizer JULY/AUGUST 1980 VOL. XL No.4 A BI·MONTHLY MAGAZINE PUBLISHED FOR AND ABOUT MEMBERS OF SPEBSQSA, INC., IN THE INTERESTS OF BARBERSHOP HARMONY.
The HARMONIZER (ISSN 0017·7849) is the official publication of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (S.P.E.B.S,Q.S.A.l, It Is pub lished in the months of January, March, May, July. September and November at 6315 - 3rd Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141. Second·class postage paid at Kenosha, Wisconsin. Editorial and Adver tising offices are at the International Office. Advertising rates available upon request. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or artvvork. Notice of change of address should be submitted to the editorial offices of THE HARMONIZER, 6315 - THIRD AVE., KENOSHA, WISCONSIN 53141, at least thirty days before tho next publication date. Subscription price to non-members is $3.50 yearly or $1 an issue. Copyright, 1979, by the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America, Inc.
Features 18 "YOU MUST DO THE THINGS 4 PUBLISHERS MOBILIZE TO YOU DID 35 YEARS AGO!". Top IDENTIFY, REPORT ILLEGAL comedy foursome keeps same act for PHOTOCOPIES. A strong warning years and guarantees to entertain. from major publishers concerning copyright infringements. 20 CHALLENGE: CARL'S DAILY EXERCISE. One of many heart· 6 REPORT TO OUR STOCKHOLD warming stories coming out of the ERS, A brief explanation of year Institute of Logopedics. end financial statements.
7 SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATE· Comment MENTS. The auditor's annual re 2 THINKING ALOUD port of the Society's financial condition. 6 THE WAY I SEE IT
8 ECHOES OF TIN PAN ALLEY. Departments A story about the man who wrote a barbershop favorite, Bye, Bye 3 LETTERS Blues. 12 HISTORICAL NOTES 9 BARBERSHOP INVASION OF IRELAND. An invitation to be part 22 NEWS ABOUT QUARTETS of a barbershop Holiday tour. 24 CHAPTERS IN ACTION 10 "THIS IS YOUR LIFE, LOU PERRY". A revealing look into the life of a prominent arranger of Miscellaneous barbershop songs. 16 NEW FIELDMAN A CANADIAN
11 "WE SANG SO THEY COULD 19 LOGOPEDICS CONTRIBUTIONS 'SIGN'" Six deaf students created an emotional experience as they 23 DETROIT REGISTRATION "signed" finale songs. Convention Calendar 28 NEW CHAPTERS BARGAIN INTERNATIONAL '14 LEARN MUSIC QUICKLYI IT CAN BASEMENT 1981 Detroit, Mich. July 5-12 BE DONE. A step-by-step approach 1982 Pittsburgh, Pa. July 3-10 to make learning new music enjoy Contributors 1983 Seattle, Wash June 27-July 4 able. Jack Fahey, Sr.... "Bud" Harvey MIDWINTER 16 NEARLY 600 RESPOND TO SUR· ... Bob Hockenbrough Hugh Ingra· 1981 San Diego, Cal. Jan 28-31 VEY. Interested HARMONIZER ham . . . Dick Johnson Joe Liles .. . 1982 Tucson, Ariz. Jan. 27·30 readers provide suggestions for the Ken Simmons ... Dean Snyder . . . Phil 1983 Sarasota, Fla. Jan. 26-29 magazine of the future, Steel, Jr.
THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y-AUGUST/19BO International Officers
President, Leslie Hesketh, Jr., 7467 Clifton Road, Clifton, Virginia 22024 Immediate Past President, Ernie Hills, Box 66, Medford, Oklahoma 73759 Thinking Vice President, Burt HUish, P.O. Box 1925, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 VIce President, Dr. Hank Vomacka, 1881 Rose Street, Sarasota, Florida 33579 VIce President-Treasurer, Merritt F. Auman, 604 Sherwood St., Sh1Jlington, Pennsylvania Aloud • • • 19607 Board Members
Cardinal, Robert Christie, 1890 Midway, While I was writing my notes for the creases during the 70s: in the sale of reo Columbus, Indiana 47201 Central States, Jerry Easter, 2426 W. 7th, Report To Our Stockholders it occurred cords and music, 312%; in other merchan Waterloo, Iowa 50702 dise sales, 335%. Another large increase Dixie, H. Steve Keiss, 4828 Cole Road, Mem to me that it might be interesting to look phis, Tennessee 38117 back on the decade just past: member took place in our conventions; in 1970 Evergreen, Jack Becker, 1427 Regan Ave., Coquitlilm, B.C, V3J 3B6 ship, new programs, finances. So if you'll gross income totalled $138,419 while in Far Western, Andy Dill, 4004 Galbrath, N. bear with me, I'm going to do just that. 1979 it was $250,295, In six of the ten Highlands, Cillifornla 95660 Illinois, Walter R. Martin, Box 208, Island The 1970s were a decade of growth years, the Society showed an excess of Lake, IJl1nols 60042 for the Society. But not that great. We income over expense for the year, while Johnny Appleseed, Howard "Bud" Deunk, 21235 Parkwood Ave., Fairview Park, Ohio increased by 4,606 members, or 14%. in four it did not. 44126 Some of the highlights of the decade? Land O'Lakes, Gordon Gardiner, Sub p.O, 26, Hardly something to set the world a Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 3RO fire. Actually, as you see on the memo Surely any list would have to include the Mid·Atlantlc, Raphael S. (Ray) Glynn, 2045 Arrowwood Dr., Westfleld, New Jersey bership graph nearby, we had a constant following: 07090 Northeastern, J. Curtis Roberts, 714 Tolland Stage Rd., Tolland, Connecticut 06084 38,000 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Ontario, Roy Cunningham, 369 PaInted Post Or., Scarborough, Ontario M1G·2M6 37,000------~----=~,.___---- Pioneer, Doran McTaggart, 890 Buckingham, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N8S 2C8 Rocky Mountain, Lynden Levitt, Box 8201, 3G,000------~':.------.:~::::=-- Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 Seneca Land, Keith Clark, 132 C Susan lane, 35,000------=...,=~'___ _ Rochester, New York 14616 Southwestern, Kent Cornwell, P.O. Box 7235, 34,000------;l,c.- _ Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 Sunshine, 'Steward Nichols, 617 DeSoto Lene, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida 32937 33,000 -----7<------And Past International Presidents 32,000 ---.!::===!..- _ Plummer F. Collins, 216 Conewango Ave., Warren, Pennsylvania 16365 Members 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Samuel Aramian, 7202 W. Libby Ave., Peoria, Arizona 85345 Roger Thomas, 3720 St. Andrews BlVd., Racine, Wisconsin 63405 growth from 1970 through 1976 and * Formation of the Society's 16th then hit a slump from which we re district, Rocky Mountain International Office covered only this past year. Had the * Salute to America growth continued into 1977, and through Executive Director I- Harmony College HUGH A, INGRAHAM the rest of the decade, our membership I- Harmony Hall West Music Education and Services figures might have been a lot better. I- The change in the judging cate ROBERT D. JOHNSON, Director Member equity increased in the ten· gories JOE E. LILES, Assistant year period, but again, not by much. It Music Services Assistants I- Individual member billing DAVE L. LABAR was $226,064 in 1970 and $264,711 at I- The Young Men in Harmony LYLE E, PETTIGREW the end of 1979. Two important and un Program DAVID M. STEVENS
usual factors affecting member equity I- COTS for all districts Communications BURT SCHINDLER, Director are its decrease by $240,772 in 1977 I- The District Music Educator Pro when we changed our method of account Communications Assistant gram ROBB OLLETT ing for member dues income; and its in • Affiliation of BA8S (8ritish Asso Editor crease in 1979 by $279,043 when we ciation of Barbershoppers) LEO W. FOBART Administrator, Field Services transferred the Expansion Fund. Our I- Introduction of Auditions for Ad- ten-year increase in member equity is just D. WILLIAM FITZGERALD mission Field Representative what you'd expect of a non·profit or· What of the highlights of the 1980's? TOM P.COGAN ganization; however, it also means no Whatever you make them. For it is mem RON J, ROCKWELL capital formation upon which to build. ber support which is the final yardstick Finance and Administration In other areas we had tremendous in- on any Society program. DALLAS A. LEMMEN, Director Accounting & Membership Services FRANK E. SANTARELLI, Manager Marketing Manager GEORGE W. DROLET
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2 THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y-AUGUST/1980 hope Denver will accept as a token of our Their interest in barbershop harmony eternal friendship, summoned into schools seemed rather unusual until we learned the children and students who later that the lady in the party was Mrs. John Letters sallied forth into the world to build the (Nancy) McKenna, the daughter of Past greatest empire and chain of successes Int'I President James Knipe. Naturally, the world has ever known. this led to some more songs and conver "Red" Duningham sation abou t the Society of years ago. friends In Need John was especially delighted to meet We, the Stockholm barbershop chorus, these new barbershop friends, as he had have been singing for eight years in Author Too Modest just arrived in COlorado Springs, where he Sweden and have been trying to "preach" The article about our chapter ("Alex is with the military, and was trying to the barbershop message with some andria, Va. - Three-Time Champion convince his wife to settle permanently success. We are now at the stage where we Chapter") in the May-June 1980 HAR in Colorado at the completion of his tour. want to transform ourselves into a morc MONIZER certainly captured the ex We can only hope that our songs and professional style, like our American citement and enthusiasm we all have for hospitality helped him. collegues. This concerns not only the our membership in Alexandria. But one AI Potts field of singing but also the general thing author Wilbur Sparks left out is performance area. very important. What we primarily have in mind con He was too modest to even mention Suggests Phone Listing cerns chorus uniforms of some kind, and his own name. As many of the Society My work takes me to many different that is the reason for our letter. will remember, he achieved the top leader cities in the U.S.A. and Canada. I've often We are looking for a chorus/es with a ship post of Society president. And all felt that after a day of business it would surplus of used uniforms which they are the while he has never lost his dedica be just great to drop in on a local chapter willing to donate (!), or for a symbolic tion and support of the local chapter. for some singing relaxation. Trouble is, amount, sell to their overseas brothers While he was international president it's so difficult to find out which one, in harmony. We are, of course, pre he was chapter bulletin editor, a position when and where. pared to pay the air freight and any he presently holds. And the very next Then I got this really great idea. Why custom duty charges that may go with year he was so excited about the need not have a listing in the white pages of such an offering. for improving membership programs at the phonebook: "Barbershop Singing" We look forward to receiving infor the chapter level, he agreed to serve as and a phone number. When the person mation concerning our request. our membership vice president. (That dials this number, a recording (perhaps Henry Sandberg, President was the first year we topped 120 mem might even include a few bars of our Aigrytevagen 19 bers, too.) theme) would provide the locations, S-127 32 SKARHOLMEN, Sweden Anyway, the list goes on and on. time and meeting place of nearby chap At the top of that list must come his ters. Enjoys Harmony Denver-Style willingness to encourage or help a new This kind of service would be very Two weeks have elapsed since my reo guy. Many a baritone has learned the much appreciated. I'm sure the chapters turn from one of the most memorable part for a new song because Wilbur in involved could figure out a way to split and happy periods of my life: a five· vited him over two or three nights as a the expense, or perhaps it could be week visit with my transatlantic broth· personal effort. Plenty of officers have handled on a rotation basis. ers of harmony, the Denver "Mile· done an effective job because he was wil Roy Swanson High" Chapter of your great Society. ling to help them and provide advice. And Editor's note: A request to the International When Bob Johnson came to Great Britain finally he gets out of the way and lets the Office for the latest Chapter Directory would new guys try their wings after they have probably give you most of the information, he taught us that "Barbershop is love though it may not always be up to date. The ..."; well, for five weeks in Denver and been trained and given enough help. directories are free, you know. Colorado Springs, I saw, heard, and ex· He's a great Barbershopper and a fan perienced barbershop harmony at its tastic friend. A Spelling Lesson very best. These Barbershoppers will Jack Pitzer Just received my copy of the May· always be No.1, the very tops for me. Editor's note: And who could possibly ever for June HARMONIZER and was pleased to I want to thank them publicly for the get his numerous contributions to the HARMO note on page 30 that you had our chapter NIZER. He rates top billing in my book, and unforgettable experience of being with what a pleasure ii's been having him on the listed among the new chapters. Thanks so them on the risers. I am convinced that team. much. whatever qualities of abilities may exist May I ask one small favor of you and in other great U. S. choruses, none can A Small World your staff? Would appreciate a correction match the spirit, friendship, fellowship After completing a singing perfor in the spelling of Lewistown. There are everything that is good and worthwhile mance on April 12 in Colorado Springs two "W's", not one. that abounds and flourishes within this for a Rotary International Convention, Our charter is lettered with the cor great chapter. Long may it continue! a group of our guys stopped at a local res· rect spelling, but only our chapter mem Finally, I await the return of my taurant for a .bite to eat. We soon started bers get to see that. The Evergreen Dis favorite antique brass bell from the en singing (with the blessings of the manage trict directory has the spelling wrong, gravers - the "red" alert bell, which I ment), and after our first song, we re and now the HARMONIZER came out shall send on to Denver with all speed. ceived a request from a party of three with the wrong spelling, HEL P! For one hundred years, that bell that I seated nearby to sing The Old Songs. Bob Dissley
THE HARMON/ZERIJUL Y-AUGUSTI/980 3 Publishers Mobilize to While academic and religious bodies are suspected of being among the major offenders, organizations and publications representing the educational and religious constituencies have cooperated fully in Identify, Report Illegal publicizing the new statute and have de nounced the widespread infringements of the earlier era as immoral, with good re suits. In the opinion of Burtch and Feist, some violations continue, and these de Photocopies fiant infringements have led to the pre sent mobilization. (Pollowillg is d juiu! NAJPA/MP/I "ews release rcecil/cd from "The publishers will be moving in a de· Hedther D, COli/lOr, Execlltil'(~ AssistclIlf, National Music termined, orderly, and responsible way to Publis//('rs Ilssoc;alioll.) enforce these hard-won and most valuable Hundreds of U.S. music pUblishers Feist concurred with Burtch's de rights," Feist said. "Certainly there will across the country are being asked to re claration and issued his own call to act be no MPA or NMPA investigators in the port immediately any incident of un ion. "Our members will no longer tolerate field without official credentials. With the authorized duplication which they ob wanton defiance of the law of the land or help and reports of our members, MPA serve or comes to their attention. Presi the theft of their composers' rights under and NMPA mean to pursue this crusade dent Leonard Feist of the National Music that law," Feist asserted. "We cannot and relentlessly. The era of pious pilferage Publishers' Association (NMPAI of the will not put up with continued stealing must come to an end." United States announced this joint by anyone, including those who 6eek to Industry observers predict publishers undertaking of vigilance and action. wrap themselves in the mantle of so will respond enthusiastically to the joint NMPA is the trade association of the pop called non-profit activity. Working with MPA·NMPA initiative, and believe that ular music publishers, while the MPA's our MPA colleagues, we intend to seek evidence for a number of legal actions (Music Publishers Association) members out a[1 those guilty of larceny and we're will be quickly assembled against un are active in the educational, church and urging our members to take legal action. licensed photocopiers and followed by concert fields. With that purpose in mind, in coopera the initiation of lawsuits. In light of the "Illegal photocopying must now be tion with MPA, we're collecting infor fact that NMPA and MPA have widely viewed as a matter of larceny and not of mation on a national basis." distributed literature on what photo ignorance," MPA Pres. Dean Burtch The "new" federal copyright statute, copying may be considered legal and declared in mobilizing the MPA's mem which went into effect on January 1, what is not, legal experts expect that bers. "In cooperation with NMPA, on 1978, provides for statutory damages of federal judges will show little patience or behalf of the standard music publishing $250 to $10,000 per infringement and as sympathy towards the infringers when community, we have completed a state much as $50,000 per infringement if the these cases come before them. bY'state, coast-to-coast educational pro court determines that the defendant was "Since violators may also be required gram designed to describe and explain the willful. Illegal photocopying of copy· to pay court costs and legal expenses," relevant provisions of the 1976 copyright righted musical works of every kind is one pragmatic attorney observed, "they're statute to teachers, choir directors, believed to cheat composers, lyricists going to find that illegal photocopying administrators, clergymen and many and their publishers out of tens of mil can have a high price tag in terms of legal others who might not have fUlly under lions of dollars annually. costs as well as damages." stood the new law and its penalties for infringement. After this ongoing ef· Publishers Sue College fort in print and in person, which started New York, N.Y. ~ Three music pub Presser Company, Oxford University three years ago in November 1976, it lishing firms have filed suits against The Press and Novello & Co. Ltd. Three of will be difficult for those who continue Visitors of Longwood College and Dr. the five copyrighted musical works in to make illegal photocopies to claim Louard E. Egbert, Jr. alleging willful and volved are owned by Novello, one by honest error or innocence. intentional copyright infringements by Oxford and one by Presser. "We gratefully acknowledge the full unauthorized photocopying, National The plaintiffs seek statutory damages cooperation which we have received from Music Publishers' Association President against the defendants jointly and sev the music educators' organizations ~ Leonard Feist announced today. erally of $50,000 for each work in· Music Educators National Conference Complaints filed in the actions all fringed, as well as court costs and at (MENCl, Music Teachers National Asso May 29th in the Richmond Division of torneys' fees as specifically provided in ciation (MTNAJ, and National Associa the U. S. District Court for the Eastern federal law. In addition, the publishers tion of Schools of Music INASMI. District of Virginia identify the de seek preliminary and permanent injunc "Those who go on violating the act fendants as the governing body of Long· tions barring future infringements of must be suspect as deliberate infringers, wood College in Farmville, Virginia these copyrights as well as impound if not amoral violators, who rip off the a state college, and "the acting chair ment and/or destruction of "all infring· property of America's creators and their man or chairman of the music depart· ing copies of plaintiffs' works made by publ isher-partners." ment." The plaintiffs are Theodore defendants."
4 THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y·AUGUST/1980 VM'DIVORT/EDolE WALL/JACK WAITmtJACK WARElOtARLlE \VHITEIDlU. WllKISONI fELL/PHIL ANDEllSON/ED APPEUON/Dlll ARD/OOD ARNOU>fTO~1 DMfFOIU)/I)AVIl> DA ID BARROW/DlU. BARSTOW/DARRY DATTERSllALl.IDllLY DAITF.RSHALIIDRIAN BECK/B II:1VDRlAN BELCHER/DAN BELl.I~DCKEY BON~OIDAVIDOOWEWCHARLFS DRlTnN/1) nN/DfNNlS BUSH/llOD CALDERONIAL CASrnODALflGREG CLANCY/JIM CLANCY/llOn CI lOU CLARKE/DENIS OONRAD\'ICLAYTON COOK/DICK COUCHtOOll COURNOYER/BILL LLCOWLE.Y/JIM aUNNTONiIIM aJlll9JN/JOHN I)AVISIOIUCK DENTON/IL\t DENTON,I MAN/lX)N ooetrnnMAN/fRANK EASntAN/LEROY ffi"FERTtDlll ENGLISH/GLENN I:OIt GLENN FORDHAM/DAVIDGREE'l/JAKEGRffNF/OON tlACKETT/EAllL IIAGN/TO~1 HALV 1M HAlVERSON/BROOKS HARKh"YIFRANK HARKNE$lGARY HAIHElU/I'I-llL HAWKINS/A NSIART HAYN£SISKIP H£A])rn/KEITH HOlJTSlJOHN HENDERSON/JOE 1-I0U..oWAY/SAM 1 ,I HOUSTON/QUINN HUNTfJVGREG IMMEl/11M Jfl'\lNl:.'Y/OOD}ElT/CAHLJOIINSON/jACK <10HI\'STON/OAVIDJONES1OON KARUSKlIOAVlO KENl'.'FWGRADY KElUVOON KNIGIITt NlGHT/OOn LANElIElUlY ------UES!-NI-l:ITISONNY UPI ONl'.'Y LIPFORD/PARKER 1.0WltANCElOIA1l.L1E a-tARliE IYMAN/OENNlS MALOi'o'EJjL"\t MARTIN/ Class. lTY/DlCK McCARTI'/RID McOONALO/KI-:N McKEI 4.LO/KEN McKEFJOfiJCK MITClfELlIWAUEll MO If you've got it, ,, record it! .lIWAlIElMORlWWU MOSELl:.'Y/SMOKI:""\' MOL \' MOUNTCASll-ElKI:VJN MOlJI','TCASnEll.l-IL'C And the Vocal Majority did just that F.lGIL'CK N~IDV"RAO NI(1fOLS'VAA"N NOR\\' VANN NORWooD/RODR OLLEIT/MlKE O'l\'EAlJ with their newest album, .. ~ONEAUGARYPARKER! H!\II'AlTERSON/LAllRY ~/LARRY PINQll\fEY/jOE l'OYNI:lVMO REClUIV(; "HERE'S TO THE WINNERS!" l/GARY REID/MIKE RElDI HM IlF.NI-ll.O/OOL:G It fFR.O/OOUG R.ISING/RlCK llOmJlTSON/LAIUl\' R It's a championship collection ofsongs N/lARRY 1l()(.EJlS'JIRRY ROI-.$I.EIVLAIUlY ROSt:. Y 1l0SEOOIlOUGW(UCKY 1l0SF.UOIlOU{iHtHALSC that include: "How Could You Believe ~IIHALSCHNElmJVjOHN ~HIlOY/I>AN SlIAi\'BU IIANtJVIJOIl 51 llJPl'lBllV s~n:..\n/B1LLSIUllGEOl"\ Me/Sin To Tell A Lie Medley", "Who'll \D/DlLLSlUl1.GEON/BlLl UIOIlNTON/JL\1 TUIGI NfON/JIM llJGGI:"Y/OllL VANDlVOIlT/ElJDlE WA Take My Place?", "Step To The Real''', )IEWALU}ACK WAlTIRI {ACK WAUF/OlAIlUE\\ "Here's To The Winners", "Danny lElDlAHLlEWIIrn:.I01LL_ V1LKl9JN/Clffi15 YARN US 'ti\RI'H·l.lJPHD.. AA'Of]lSON/Bl APPElSON/UlLt AltD/DOn AllNOU)/TOM BAMFORD/f' Boy", "Their Hearts Were Full Of W/DAVID OARIlOW/OflL llARSTQW/OAllRY UATTERSHALUBllU' DATrEHSHAlUDR'" I Df.cKI01UAN nUL1IER1DAN nEl..lIMICKJ:."Y IK>NESIO/DAVID OOWEN/(1IARlDO'" • Spring", "Pass Me By", and Greg and ISl-l/DENNlS BUSlItOOll CALDEHON/AL CASrnODAlf.lGRf.G CLAN<"1'I}lM 0 .- ~,,":"" 308 CLAIlKflDENlS OOi\'RADY/CLAYfON QX)KlDICK COUCH!l100 0" - .. ' ,~~,.: ...... "". Jim Clancy's arrnngement of. . LLCOWlEYI}IM CRINNlON/JlM aJlLOONl}OHN DAVlS'orucK l)P"~~,,"~:""~':'~"-:'~;' HOne Voiee'~ MAN/OON D(X..1nl'llMAN/AlANK EASTMAN/lffiOY Ell-l'lRT,r ~",.... ,~:;..<...... ~.~_.. . GLI-1\'N FORDlIA.\ItDAVIOGREEN/JAKEGRID-:EtIXJN I-u.r- f'~~\';':'>":;"'::"~:::' ,.tAl\ 1M HAI.VERSON/8IUJOKS IIARKEYlFRM'K HARKNP."'" ~, ..":, ~,,,,~.l',~... ~.~., \ ...v ~...\VKII\'S'A Class, .. if you want it, get it! NS'ART llAYNfS.'SKIP HF..AOEN/Kml-1 HOUTSttr" "".~~~'·~\'..~~\";~~~'~~~'·"'·:LO\\'AY/SAMI "HERE'S TO THE WINNERS!" t HOUSTON/OUlNN HUN'TBVGRf.G lMMEJ ,- \'~'~~"~'fo'.,,~,•.., orlLJOH!\'SON/IACK ;, }OHNSTON/DAVID JONES/OON KARl P- ,,~~ -oJt KUtlVOON KNIGIIT/ Albums $6.9Srrapes $7,95 rl )1\ I.A!\'I-:I I:1lRY (I . ...- ~'
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Standing Room Only - flO n A \Vonderful Day", uDelta Dawn", flToday", "South Rampart Street Parade", IfAll His Children", "Intermission", "Who's In The Strawberry Patch \Vith Sally?", flDidn't \Ve" and IfSweet Gypsy Rose". Quartets - Dealer's Choice, Folkel Minority & Stage Door Four
The d'str,buhon. sale 01 advl.'f'1lstng 01 uoolf!<.al recold,ngs IS nol alepresenr;lIl(1n thallhe conlenls 01 such lecord'ogs a.e appropnate lor conlcst use A Report to Our
Stockholders the way I See It By Soc. Exec. Oir. Hugh Ingraham • •• This year we've tried to make S.P.E.R. S.Q.S.A.'s financial statements more rele· vant by publishing not just the 1979 fig ures, but also the previous year's (1979 as compared to the year before). Actually 1979 was a good year finan cially for the Society. One thing which I'm sure will be good news is the dis appearance of the $74,100 in notes pay· By Ken Simmons, 19 Sisson Orive able to Harmony Foundation. These re Rochester, N. Y. 14623 presented a loan by Harmony Founda tion to the Society to help finance the I have always beon interested in sing SWE R: Who says we have to? purchase of Harmony Hall West. In 1979 ing. Barbershop quartet singing took hold And so it goes - ad infinitum, ad we paid this off completely. The building of me about three years ago when Past nauseum. is now ours. Not only that, but it's fully Int'I Pres. Phil Embury invited me to a I am frankly getting tired of being occupied and we are receiving a very nice meeting of the Warsaw, N.Y. Chapter one asked why our quartet did not compete income from its tenants. cold Tuesday evening. Almost immed· this Spring. I am also tired of being put Because we had a good year in 1979 iately, the quartet "bug" bit me. I enjoy on the defensive when I really shouldn't we were able to add considerably to ed singing in a quartet then and I enjoy it have to be. When I explain that we're member equity. You'll note that this even more now, primarily because I have not "into competition" yet, I get looks figure increased fral11 $180,667 in 1978 learned to sing the barbershop style of that make me feel as though I have just to $264,711 in 1979. Also on the positive music better and better as time has gone desecrated Motherhood, apple pie and the side, we were able to reduce inventory on. And, of course, singing in a quartet is flag in one fell swoop. I really haven't -I during the year by over $18,000. an ego trip. Make no mistake about that. just haven't given them the answers that Blldget figures were met in almost When our present quartet began to they expected to hear. every instance during 1979. Merchandise seriously consider staying together (in "The way I see it," competition sales showed a healthy gross margin (or the early part of this year), we made a should be a means to an end, not an end profit, if you willi of $98,480, led by commitment to one another - to stay unto itself. Many Barbershoppers, it strong sales in records and music. Conven together lmtil we could no longer enjoy seems, feel that it is the only end to be tions were also ahead of budget, as was each other's company. Oh, yes, we made achieved. I feel somewhat sorry for them. Harmony College. About the only dis: another commitment - to have fun sing If these men would take the time to step apppinting area was COTS (Chapter Of ing. Three months later, those commit back a bit and see what they're missing: ficer Training Schools), where expenses ments have not changed. As far as we all camaraderie, sharing good times with exceeded budget by $24,000. are concerned, they will never change, three new friends, meeting the friends The increased costs which dealt such a because they both mean the same thing. and families of the three other men heavy blow to the COTS budget (air As the word began to get around they may want to regroup and go back to transportation, hotel rooms and meals). about a "new quartet in the district "square one." On the other hand, four are among those which pose problems for which sounds pretty good," I was ap experienced quartet men probably won't. the Society in the years ahead. Inflation proached more and more frequently by That's fine with me. But please, guys, is galloping in these areas, and they are Barbershoppers whose questions (and my don't impose your values on me. (I wish key areas for the Society. As are such answers) follow: I could find a polite way of saying, "Get things as postage and shipping, paper and 1. You guys gonna' compete? AN off my back!") printing, energy, office supplies and equip WER: No. I realize that we live in an extremely ment and employee fringe benefits. To 2. When are you gonna' compete? competitive society. It seems that every meet these tremendous increases and ANSWE R: I don't know. thing that we do in our lives demands keep the Society on a firm financial 3. You guys getting ready for the that we do it better than the "next guy." footing were the reasons for the dues prelims? ANSWER: Why should Why does this attitude, then, have to increase voted by your international we? permeate our recreation as well? Can't board earlier this year. 4. The chapter expects you to be up we, just for once, do something for the If you have any questions on the there. ANSWER: Garbage l sheer pleasure of doing it? Why can't four Society's financial statement, or indeed 5. You guys need the exposure. men who love barbershop harmony get on the statement of Harmony Found ANSWER: To what? together once in a while and sing just for ation, please drop a line to me or to 6. Why aren't you competing? AN· fun? Or isn't that permitted any more? Director of Finance Dallas Lemmen.
6 THE HARMONIZERIJUL Y-AUGUSTI1980 In accordance with the by-laws of the Society, our accounts have been audited by Houfoton, Naegeli & Co., S.C., Certified Public Accountants, 2106· 63rd Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin, for the year ended December 31, 1979. T4le financial statements with audit report have been presented to the Board of Directors and a copy is on file at the International Office. A condensation of the financial statements is as follows:
SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC. OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC. CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE FOR THE VEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1979 AND 1978 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1979 AND 1978 ASSETS 1979 1978 1979 1978 Income: Current Assets: Finance and administration Cash on hand and in banks. .... $ 226,760 $ 97,788 department-- Accounts receivable - Less al· Other than merchandising. $ 987,367 $ 898,943 lowance for doubtful accounts 263,285 253,953 Merchandising ..•..... 445,475 436,423 Communications department. Inventories, at cost ...•.• 234,981 253,272 409,825 352,011 Prepaid expense and deferred Music department .. 94,475 102,126 charges ..•...... 52,609 40,422 Totat"income •...• $1,937,142 $1,789,503 Total current assets •.. $ 777,635 $ 645,435 Direct Cost of Income: Investment in subsidiary • ...... 7,168 5,207 Finance and administration department- Other than merchandising. $ 69,991 $ 51,718 Fixed Assets, at cost, less Merchandising •...... 348,995 324,285 478,852 accumulated depreciation 464,934 Communications department 323,778 268,703 Music Department ... 86,890 82,420 $1,129,494 Total assets •...... $1,249,737 Total direct cost LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY of income. $ 829,654 $ 727,126 $1,107,488 $1,062,377 Current liabilities: Sub-total . Current maturities of Operating Expense: Long·term debt. $ 4,153 $ 6,422 Finance and administrative Notes payable •.... -0 74,100 department·· Accounts payable ... 118,807 60,244 Other than merchandising. $ 710,487 $ 675,221 District dues Ilayable . 36,220 31,942 Merchandising ... , ... 41,133 38,671 Others...... 77,724 62,083 Communications department. 143,530 132,318 Deferred income ... .. 748,122 709,884 Music department. . 136,806 111,274 Total currontliabilities. $ 985,026 $ 944,675 Total operating expense ~Q.illl.?J!. $ 957,484 Long·Term Debt - net of Excess of income over ex· current maturities. 4,152 pense before subsidiary income .....• ,, ... $ 75,632 $ 104,893 Members' Equity •.. 264,711 180,667 Income from Subsidiary ..... 1,961 --~ Total liabilities and Excess of income over membors' equity.. $1,249,737 expense . $ 77,493 $ 105,097
HARMONY FOUNDATION, INC. CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1979 ASSETS Current Anets: Cash in bank ....• $309,136 Account receivable. 164 Interest receivable.. 2,942 Marketable securities, at cost 168,028 HARMONY FOUNDATION, INC, Prepaid expense and deferred CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE charges . 1,959 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1979 TC'ltal current assets . $482,229 Fixed Assets, at cost, less Income: accumulated depreciation 60.272 Rent received $ 6,000 Interest earned .. 13,567 Total assets .... $542,501 Dividends received ~ Total income $19,601 LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES Current Liabilities: Operating expense including District and chapter contri insurance, depreciation, etc•• $ 7,003 butions payable to the Institute of Logopedics. .. S145,699 Grants, awards and contributions. Account payable. ....•.. 188 Total current liabilities. $145,887 Excess of income over ex· Fund Balances: pense for the year ended Unappropriated. •..... $124,857 December 31,1979 ...• Appropriated...... 271,757 Total fund balances. ~6,G1I\ Total liabilities and fund balances . $542,501
THE HARMONIZERIJUL Y-AUGUSTI1980 7 Chauncey Gray (and Vera, his singing Echoes From star) recalls with fondness his vaude ville days and the popularity of barber shop qunrtcts on many bills. "Barbershop quartets were great vaude· ville turns," he said. "I remember the Tin Pan Alley Avon Comedy Four. I was on the same bill with them. Comedy? No, there By "Bud" Harvey. 8 River Terrace Lane wasn't much comedy about them, but Te
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By Jack Fahey, St.. '26 Elmer Road Dorchester. Mass. 02124
For several minutes I stood outside the east, Lou was not born into barbershop First medicine, then English door listening with ears cocked to a man ping; on the contrary, he landed on this Upon completion of his high school at work within. Perhaps it may be best planet in Charlotte, N.C., where "coun training, nearby Tufts University, in described as an "aural double-take" as try" and "spirituals" dominated. It was in Medford, beckoned. With two years of piano keys searched for chordial support the year 1910 that he gurgled his first pre-med behind him, he changed to an to a melody unrecognized. After a decent solo under the tutelage of his doting Englisl1 major. (We cannot measure just interval of eavesdropping - not to Grandmother (in what key it was never what effect this decision has made on the overlook the possibility of being bagged determined). It was on the family farm in medical profession, but what's wrong as a burglar - my knock was promptly Morganton that Grandma coached him in with being an excellent grammarian, heh?) answered by the man himself, LOll Perry. reading, writin.9 and math. His formal schooling completed, it was After we had talked and gabbed and the jazz craze that turned him on. Dance sprinkled om rhetoric with "remember bands were springing up allover the whens" Lou beckoned me to the piano, country, and even today many of them where he pointed to an unfinished manu are still in action. script on which he was working when 1 Switching to the trumpet, he joined a arrived. local jazz group, also doing the vocals and, His agile fingers began to snap at the alas, the arrangements. This was the keyboard like chickens at feeding time in jumping off point to I,is special em a series of ducts. triads and the ultimate inence as one of the top arrangers in our four notes, a developing process toward Society. While making a tour of the New perfection. In essence, I suddenly found England dance hall circuit, the word was myself attending what was a private out that New York was badly in need of workshop conducted by a recognized arrangers. Without urging he packed his authority on our beloved four-part suitcase, horn included, and soon found a harmony persuasion. There were intervals spot in a night club orchestra. While when he sang lead and I tenor, with the ~,.:~,..,"""a-.' blaring away one night his eyes fell bari and bass notes coming from the L-';"""'; upon a lovely lady in the audience in piano with rather surprising results. (I company with a friend, and his heartbeat believe it was my rare tenor qualities that In 1920 the family pulled up stakes began to pound even louder than the bass put the frosting on the cake.) and headed for the long trip northward in drum. (Even in New York love finds a It was time now to close the lid and the general direction of Boston, or pre way.) In less time than it takes to say "1 depart the premises, so I thought, but cisely Newton, Mass. Once settled he was do" the chapel bells sounded and the two Lou promptly remanded me to a com whisked off to the local grammar school were wed into a union without compar fortable chair. For the next hour or so I and, as a result of acquired basic train ison. (Ruth Perry is almost as well known was to learn first hand the fascinating ing, was placed in the fifth grade, pronto. as her music man; rarely is one seen background, with a great deal of coax From there on he lost his Southern twang without the other, a delightful couple.) ing, of my genial host. Like all good and little by little the well known Boston Dance rhythms were changing rapidly; bulletin editors my sense of duty reacted, accent took over (oh, deah!l. Let us band leaders, seeking individualism, were and this time I used the pencil. All of now move on to Newton High School and breakihg away from the so-called stand which leads up to the reason this piece the school band where our young man ard arrangements, a movement reputedly has been put together: to share with you would eventually occupy a spot in the started by Paul Whiteman. what I thought would be a deeper look brass section playin9 mellophone. see into the "Life of Lou Perry." It was the beginning of Lou's involve Arrangers did not have to travel ment in music in what would become a Before leaving for New York Lou had Music not a part of Lou's early life legendary career in nearly every phase of done arrangements for local band dir Unlike a great many of us in the north- it. ectors: Joe Rines, Joe Solomon, Ranny
10 THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y-AUGUST/1980 Weeks and Frank Ward. Thus equipped he was soon engaged by the likes of Isham Jones, Don Bestor (Jack Benny's House Band), Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, and several others. Radio musical shows "We Sang So They Could 'Sign'" were flourishing and became a haven for musicians and arrangers less inclined to trflvel all cross country tours. Work was plentiful until the depression set in. In By Phil Steel, Jr., 7601 West Ave., any case, our music man suddenly pulled Elkins Park, Pa, 19117 stakes and headed back to Boston to re sume, of all things, his earlier musical training. What started out as one of those to play games and watch TV since their Obviously unsated, he found himself a "crazy ideas" ended up to be one of the bit was several hours away, Our six reputable instructor and in a course that most successful ventures that the Abing students were made up along with the extended over the next twelve years he ton, Pa. or any other chapter could hope chorus members and were in the wings was virtually smothered in counterpoint, to imagine, The end of the story is that ready to go well before the finale. As theory and composition. Incredible! six students of the Pennsylvania School Master of Ceremonies Ken Stitzer intro It was when he moved to Needham, for Ihe Deaf (PSD) performed as parI of duced them they marched out with broad just outside Boston, that he was bitten by the finale of Abington's recent annual smiles and took their places stage right. the barbershop bug after attending the show. But that isn't really the end, so The two young ladies sat on folding local chapter meeting at the invitation of let's go back to the beginning. chairs while the young men stood along a friend. (What that friend did for barber· Incoming Chapter President Marc side, Ms. Finnegan stood in the pit area shopping is beyond assessment.) Lou Lederman and current Bulletin Editor and conducted them by doing the sign soon concluded that barbershop harmony, Jim Hartley were driving back from language herself. being based on the best of musical prin· COTS school last winter when it all It was a unique and thrilling ex· ciples, might become one of the few in· started. Marc mentioned that he had been perience for all. Audience, family and digenous American art forms. So, in thrilled to hear Debbie Boone singing her friends related later how the sOlllld and 1951 he became one of us, song on the Academy Awards TV show scene brought tears to their eyes while with a chorus of deaf children acting out the same thing was happening to the A long learning process the words in sign language, Marc has had chorus members. Although we could not As he humorously says, he spent the a special interest in this subject as his son see the children, we were well aware of next fifteen years trying to find out what is deaf and attends the Pennsylvania what they were doing, and sometimes one it (barbershop harmony) was. Meanwhile, School for the Deaf. More discussions could catch a glimpse of a waving arm he was directing, coaching, arranging and with show committee members resulted and hand. By the third show, Saturday teaching. He was, and is, generous in in a decision to purSlle the project. PSD night, the kids were seasoned troopers praise of Northeastern's Bob Dunning, was approached about having some and a special bond had grown between and other Society notables such as Val students come out on stage at the end of Ihem and the Chorus of Old York Road. Hicks, Burt Szabo, Dave Stevens and Bob the show (three performances) and do They were brought into the,chorus re Johnson. His one big wish is to live long "We Sing ... ThaI They Shall Speak" and hearsal room just before showtime and enough to see and hear the ultimate "Keep America Singing." The school presented with gi fts by Show Chairman quartet or chorus, He became involved agreed and posted a sign asking for Dennis Ellman, The looks of love on their with the judging program in 1969. volunteers. faces as they thanked the chorus were Certified in arrangement, he served as For a while, there was little response. to become expressions we would never category specialist in 1976-'77. Finally, six children came forth, We forget. He first directed the Belmont Chorus learned that most of these kids are hesi Another bonus of this happening is (which later became the Newton/Wal tant to get out into the world, so this was that the kids proved to themselves that tham! Wellesley Chapter), continuing a big step. One of the teachers at the they could go before the public, do their there for ten years. Quartets which school volunteered to work with the stu thing, and be accepted, There is now talk benefited by his excellent coaching dents, and special thanks go to Margaret of starting a drama club at PSD, some· include the "Four Rascals," "Four Finnegan for her time, patience and love, thing that was not possible previously. Statesmen," "Merrynotes," "Adventur Marc's wife Jane also worked with them, For John Dragon, Dana Post, Mark ers," "Midas Touch," "Crosscountry and it was a group of nervous youngsters Lederman, Edward Cornett, Denise La· men" and "Boston Common." For the who appeared at the dress rehearsal. They Porte and Joseph DeCordona, their past eight years Lou has been on the did fine, but doing their thing for an appearance on the Abington show was a faculty of Harmony College, empty house as compared to three thrill beyond description. Perhaps, in a It has been my pleasure for a number crowds of more than 1000 patrons small way, they helped to find some of of years to know this rather remarkable each would be another story (or song), that "substitute" of which Helen Keller gentleman and to call him my friend. It They arrived bright and early Friday spoke when she said: "It is possible to was, therefore, a shock when he told me evening along with Ms. Finnegan, who supply the blind with the means of reo that Ruth and he were leaving for Tucson, had to quickly make costume skirts for placing nearly everything. With the deaf, All of us here in the Northeast wish the two girls who had arrived without it is ever so much harder to find a sub thlJm both the best in all things. them. They were given a room in which stitute."
THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y-AUGUST/1980 11 '['he purpvse vf these Nvtes is tv hrillg together SOl1le little By Dean Snyder, Assoc, Historian, IwollJII or smilctilllCS /mguttell J~lCts (HId oddities cVllcemi/lg 1808 Hunting Cove Place, IJarbcrshop trdditioll dlld the Society mul its IIle/nbcrs. Cam Alexandria, Va. 22307 Ille/Its m/(l cOlltriblltiollS tIre illtlited for fll til re 1f:!}{;\}ONJXcl{ Ilse. {fellls sl/ould be ofSociety-wide illtere~·t. Former President of the United States Harry S. Truman dent for two terms - Joe Lewis. Four others served with dis was also a member of the Society. President Truman once tinction on the international board: Joe Jones, Joe Griffith, stated: "Men make history, and not the other way round." Joe Hermsen and Joe Murrin (who also sang with the 1945 That is why in these Historical Notes there will be a profusion international champion "Misfits"). of names, Whenever a nugget of information comes to light, it will be linked, if possible, with the name or names of in· The district organization within the Society has grown in dividual Barbershoppers. A recent letter from Jay Gauth numbers and in strength over the years. Of the present 16 Dis· reaux of Metarie, La., (who describes himself as an "ex tricts the most recent one is the Rocky Mountain District. chapter historian") is an example. Brother Gauthreaux points The first group of chapters to organize on a district basis was out that Tommy Henrich, great Yankee outfielder and first Michigan (now the Pioneer District). The meeting for this basemen, sang tenor with the Massillon, O. "TomCats" when purpose was held in Detroit on June 8, 1940. A page of min they won the district championship, and that another Barber utes survives from which it appears that delegates had been shopper, Pittsburgh Pirates star player Bill Virdon, is now the named from four chapters: Lansing, Detroit, Flint and Grand Houston manager. Baseball is the great American game, and Rapids. Carroll Adams (later to become international presi barbershopping is America's great musical pastime. Are there dent and subsequently international secretary) was elected not other baseball names to be lined with SPEBSOSA? How first president of the new Michigan District. The group de about Bobby Bragan who has held several top management bated and settled one interesting point: Shall future gather jobs? And how about Sam Breadon, owner of the St. Louis ings be called "contests" or "conclaves"? It was also de Cardinals baseball team, and member of the Society's first termined (very wisely) that the district constitution and board of directors in 1939-40? rules and regulations be subject to the approval of the National Headquarters. Among the delegates present was Joe Wolff of Looking forward to our Golden Anniversary as a Society in Dctroit who was later to propose and draft the first statement 1988, be it remembered that our Silver Anniversary in 1963 of a Society Code of Ethics. was held in Toronto, Ont., and that our Canadian members staged one of our most successful international conventions In addition to "celebrity" names of members previously in that city. Wayne Foar of the Seneca Land District was mentioned on this page in earlier issues of the HARMONIZER internatiqnal president that year. Wayne, now retired and add the following: Arthur Godfrey, Burl rves, Fred Waring, living in Naples, Fla., remains active on the international Meredith Willson, The Sportsmen (professional quartet with scene and in the Sunshine District. Jack Benny for many years), and others to be mentioned in the future. Ken Burchard of Pueblo, Colo, sent along a three-page "bit of history" written in 1961 by Past International Board The original name of the Society (when it was still largely Member Harry Sparrow (now deceased). Several of Harry's a local group in Tulsa and the personal promotion of O.C. reminiscences will be used on this page in future issues, but Cash through the issuance of membership cards on an indi one of them deserves mention this time and tells of a quartet vidual basis) was: "The Society for the Preservation and contest held in Tulsa in May 1940 in which one entry was a Propagation of Barbershop Quartet Singing in the United qtlartet of "full-blood Osage Indians." "Their singing was States." gutteral, but they were a colorful outfit," wrote Sparrow. This was probably a contest preliminary to our second an In a tape recording made for the Society's historical ar nual convention and competition held at the New York chives, Joe Wodicka, elected the Society's Secretary-Treas World's Fair later that summer. urer at the 1941 Mid-winter meeting in St. Louis, reports as follows: His predecessor had no files or archives, as SUCh, to "Joe Barbershopper" describes the typical member of our turn over to Joe - only a few office supplies such as unissued Society. It might be anyone. But actually there are eight men charters and membership certificates. It was at this early meet named Joe on the "Decrepits" roster as past international ing that a draft "constitution" for the Society was presented officers or board members. Three of these men helped might and discussed and a dues structure of fifty cents per member ily in the first several years of our history to give the Society per year was agreed to, "but with stiff opposition from some its form and substance: Joe Wodicka, Joe Stern, and Joe board members who felt that 50 cents was colossal," as Deac Wolff. One man named "Joe" served as international presi- Martin the Society's first Historian reports.
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THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y·AUGUST/1980 13 Learn Music Quickly? It Can Be Done
BV Joe E. Liles, Ass't Dir., Music Education and Services
One of the quickest, most accurate ment, with that of the demon music, the quartet members separate to and efficient ways for Barbershoppers strator. Again, watching the written stand in front of their respective sec to learn their music correctly is with the part will enhance the learning. tions. From this point on, only one quartet teaching method outlined below. 3. SINGING THE WORDS. While the quartet member at a time sings the words, THE QUARTET MUST BE ABLE TO part is being sung by a leader, you but at the same time the other three are SING THE CORRECT NOTES. If they can listen carefully but sing the singing their parts on a neutral vowel pre cannot, then this method should NOT words along with him. Watching ceded by a consonant as, "too-tao-too" be used. It isn't necessary for the quartet the music helps. This is more or "doo-doo-doo", etc. This keeps the to have the music memorized, however. challenging. More eye span is reo chord uncluttered and aids the quartet First, let's examine the levels of quired and more demands are in staying together. START WITH partir:ipation for the chorus member being made on the skills. THE MELODY (LEAD) singer. The and then the function of the quartet. With these three basic steps in mind, LEAD should sing the portion of the song 1. SILENT PARTICIPATION. There is we are ready for the quartet. But remem selected for teaching at that moment a difference between listening to a ber, ONLY IF THE QUARTET CAN (could be 4, 8, 16 or 32 measures de pitch and thinking a pitch for the SING THE CORRECT NOTES. Seat the pending on difficulty). Using the words, purpose of performing it. While a chorus in sections. One of our favorite he would sing the passage at least three part is being sung for you, it is pas· ways is shown here: times. The first time through, the lead sible for you to practice that part section would PARTICIPATE SILENT· without making any sound. When LY. Then, they may participate by you think a pitch in preparation humming or singing the neutral vowel on for performing it, your vocal folds subsequent repetitions until they finally accommodate and are ready to help sing the words with the quartet LEAD you perform it. You can even T B singer. practice proper vowel sounds along • a 3. As stated above, at the same time with it and feel the shaping of the n r the lead singer is performing this demon 0 I mouth, throat, tongue, soft palate, , stration, the other three quartet men are etc. You may even be more accu 4 4 4 555 singing neutral vowels on their respective rate in pitch and vowel formation parts. They must sing aggressively enough than if you haphazardly began It is best not to have more than to allow their sections to hear them, but phonation and adjusted late in the three rows deep. A larger chorus, for in be attentive to tuning with the lead. (The game. The key here is PARTICI· stance, could use the seating as shown lead singing the words helps everyone PATION. The singer must attempt above for 30 leads and 30 basses. Shorten keep up with where they are in the music.) the pitch without making sound. the row~ for smaller groups. Use the quar The bass, baritone and tenor sections will The learning is strengthened if the tet as follows: PARTICIPATE SILENTLY at least the singer is watching the written note 1. Let the quartet (using their music is first time through and HUM or use at the same time. fine) sing the song for the group to give NEUTRAL VOWELS on subsequent 2. HUrnMING or NEUTRAL VOWEL. them an idea of how it goes. All chorus repetitions. They will not sing words until While someone demonstrates the members should watch their respective their turn in the rotation of parts. part, you can participate by sound parts on the written arrangement and 4. After the LEAD section has had the ing the pitch with a neutral sound. PARTICIPATE SILENTLY, preferably opportunity to sing the words they, in This is a little more challenging on a silent neutral vowel. In other words, cluding their section leader, return to a since you must monitor the sound shape the vowel and think the pitch as neutral vowel and one of the harmony your voice is making in your head if actually performing it. part leaders takes over the use of the and reconcile, or bring it into agree- 2. After this introduction to the words. This is the time when the music
14 THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y·AUGUST/1980 director, who has been running the show This can be great fun and promotes so that every part can relate all this time, must decide, based on the quartet activity. This idea may be ex to it. difficulty of the music, the ability of the panded by letting the teaching quartet sit 5. IT IS LOTS OF FUN because section and what he has heard so far, out after the twelve have sung together there is very little talking, every whether to have this section return to and call up another man from each one is always participating (never SI LENT PARTICIPATION, continue section for still a different twelve. sitting idly by), and success is HUMMING or using a NEUTRAL VO· IN SUMMARY: almost immediate. WEL, or go all the way and SING THE 6. CORRECT NOTES are being WORDS WITH the section leader. This 1. THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR ha, learned and rehearsed from the same procedure is passed on to the two complete charge and sees to it very start. remaining sections. that everything runs smoothly 7. MORE MEN ARE INVOLVED 5. After each section has been through with almost no talking at all. in the teaching process. this procedure and has finally sung the 2. THE QUARTET must be abo 8. QUARTET ACTIVITY is en· words, let the entire chorus sing the words solutely secure in their per· couraged. and music together once or seveml times. formance of the notes and 9. MEMORIZATION IS SPEEDED The quartet should remain in front to vowel sounds and perform ag by the fast repetitions as well as help listen for any problems. gressively so they can be heard. the constant sound of the right 6. At this point there are several op 3. THE CHORUS SECTIONS must harmony. tions. al Have everyone close their understand the three levels of 10. ABSENT MEMBERS upon show· music, with the possible exception of the participation, realizing that their ing IIp next week can apply the quartet, and sing the words and music participation must at all times be three levels of participation as while watching the mouth of their re soft enough in volume to allow thay sit within their own section, spective quartet man. This aids fast mem them to hear their respective lIsing their section as the "de orization. bl Start with the next portion section leaders. The depth of no monstrator." of music to be taught, using the same more than three rows will facil· 11. VARIETY IS EASILY ACHIEV· procedure outlined above. c) Bring up itate this. EO by the options as stated in two more men from each section to sing 4. THERE IS PROBABLY NO the discllssion. with the quartet. The chorus mayor may FASTER or more accurate way 12. REVIEWING OLD REPERTOIRE not participate with this "twelve-tet" in to learn barbershop music. The can be handled most effectively one of the stated levels of participation. chord is being sung at all times by this quartet method. GET THE COLLECTION A CLASSIC SELECTION OF BARBERSHOP HARMONY STEREO $7.00 (S8.S0 in Canadal PLEASE SEND ME __ AL8UMS AT 57.00 EACH. 158.50 in Canada) I HAVE ENCLOSED A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF' _ SEND TO: NAME _ ADDRESS _ CITY STATE ZIP _ Make checks payable to; THE CLASSIC COLLECTION Mail order form to: THE CLASSIC COLLECTION 7322 S. IVANHOE CT. ENGLEWOOD, CO 801 12
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New Fieldman a Canadian The INSTITUTE OF LOGOPEDICS We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ron J. Rock is looking for houseparents to work well to the position of administrative fieldman in the Society's with special children. Apartment, Communications Department. living expenses, training, and oppor Ron is a member of the Halifax, N. S. Chapter and brings an ex tunity to continue education pro tensive Society background to his new position. He has held every vided. Houseparents must be mature chapter office, directed the chorus, served as area counselor, bul men, women, or couples who are letin editor, public relations officer and COTS (Chapter Officers challenged by the care of a special Training School) instructor. In addition, he has also headed up child. Inquire: several district and divisional contests. Institute of Logopedics Ron Rockwell In the business world, Ron has many years experience as a 2400 Jardine Dr. salesman; he has also spent some time as a radio announcer. Wichita, Kans. 76219 Ron, his IfJife and children will move to the Kenosha area in the near future. He (319) 262-B271 started his service with tile Society on July 7 at the international convention in Salt Equal Opportunity Employer. Lake City_
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Hawaii, I Address _ and Canada call I City Slale Zlp I COLLECT 1- .. (507) 451·3010.) THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y·AUGUST/1980 19 A communication board using visual symbols takes advantage of Carl's interest in art forms and provides a means for effective communication of needs ... Challenge: thoughts ... feelings. Sign-language symbols, pictorial universal symbols like those used on international roadways even photographs he's taken himself form the basis for Carl's communication Carl's Daily Exercise board. ColorfUl, hand-drawn symbols are used for prepositions, verbs and adjec tives on the portable language aid. This is one means to an expanded world for Challenge is not a sometimes thing Not a solitary soul by any means, Carl Carl. for 16·ycar-old Iowan Carl Young,. a likes to be in the middle of things, and At the Institute of Logopedics, ther student at the Institute of Logopedics his friends at ti,e Institute frequently apy sessions are helping Carl to develop since September. seek his company for his ready wit and in other ways that make daily living acti Carl views the world from the van positive attitude. vities less restrictive. Physical therapists tage point of a wheelchair due to his In a recent letter to Barbershoppers work to increase the strength in his handicapping condition of cerebral palsy. who have supported Institute programs, trunk muscles. Other professionals work with spastic quadriplegia involvement. we shared Carl's thoughts, "On Being to help Carl develop whole life leisure And the view isn't always so great. a Teenager": activities and to raise the level of his During the two years prior to Carl's en "Being a teenager is good. intellectual development. Carl reads at rollment at the Institute, he attended 15 A teenager gets to come to school. a third grade level and other achieve different schools and spent additional He doesn't have to go to bed so early. ments match his placement in a classroom time in state hospitals! That spells con A teenager is bigger so he eats more. for the educable mentally handicapped. stant challenge I We also get to watch a different kind Carl has been dealt a world of limits, What's really exciting is that Carl is of TV show. a world of challenges. But as limited as learning to do many things ... for him Teenagers have ~irl friends." his horizons are, they can be expanded. sci f. Though his torso is held upright by These words ir)dicate an active mind, There's a lot of world for Carl to ex a molded acrylic body jacket, am.! his interested in the world. But Carl some· perience. And he seems determined to arms and legs must be strapped quiet, times finds it difficult to communicate meet the daily challenges. The Carls he uses his face and neck muscles to his interests. His language development of the world have a wider window on the help him accomplish surprisingly creative delayed due to the involvement of the world, by virtue of experiences afforded ANNOUNCES A SPECIAL TOUR IN CONNECTION WITH THE MIDWINTER SAN DIEGO CONVENTION TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Depart San Diego: Sunday, February 1, 1981 Return West Coast: Sunday, February 8, 1981 VISIT THE 8EAUTIFUL ISLANDS OF MAUl AND HAWAII! STAY AT LOVELY HOTELS LIKE KAANAPALI 8EACH IN MAUl; SHERATON WAIAKEA IN HILO; AND KING KAMEHAMEHA IN KONA. INCLUDED: Sightseeing, transfers, hotels, and airfare from hometown which includes transportation to the San Diego Convention and to Hawaii. NOT INCLUDED: Your hotel or transfers in San Diego and meals in Hawaii. Rates are based on air tar'iffs in effect on May 1, 1980, and are subject to change. Rates are based on a group of at least 50 adults travelling together from San Diego. Atlanta $ 983 Kansas City $ 887 Philadelphia $ 994 80ston 995 Los Angeles 877 Pittsburgh 985 Chicago 930 Miami 1,008 San Francisco 905 Cleveland 985 Minneapolis 929 Seattle 1,041 Dallas 926 New Orleans 929 Toronto 864 Denver 789 New York 994 Washington 993 Detroit 978 Omaha 928 If your city is not listed, contact Astra Travel. 1 TO: ASTRA INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INC. 332 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE, (Phone: AC 312-922-30901 CHICAGO, IL 60604 Please register persons on the Harmony Services Special Tour to the HAWAIIAN ISLANDS following the mid-winter San Diego Convention. I enclose my deposit check in the amount of $100 per person made out to ASTRA INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INC., or for further information contact ASTRA. Name(s)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_ Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_ City/State/Zip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_ Home telephone no. ( ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_ News About Quartets sort of payment and the quartet broke into song right there in downtown "River City." The 1964 champion Sidewinders got together for a reunion a short time ago and liked what they heard so much they decided to reunite permanently. It was good news, indeed, when an excited Jerry Fairchild called to tell us the Sidewinders were back together again with their original personnel (Gene Boyd, bari; Joe Daniels, lead; Jay Wright, bassi. They're accepting show dates and anxious to get The "Harmony Exchange" 1"0" Suburban back in the show circuit. Jerry Fairchild The "Springfield Music Company" (Springfield, and Lombard, 111. Chapters) sang two songs is the contact man and can be reached at Mo.) literally took their show "on the road" during a six-minute appearance on WGN-TV. 671 W. Cypress, Redlands, Cal. 92373 on two occasions in late February at the re channel 9 in Chicago on the popular "BOlO'S quest of a local manufacturer who included, Circus" children's program. Shown above, from Phone: (714) 793·8618. It's great to have during a sales meeting, a "shopping sl>reo" left, are Don Duff, tenor; Ron Rank, lead; you back, guys! for spouses of the visiting salesmen. The quartet Jjm Ahlgrim, bari; and Ken Vonderohe, bass. entertained during the 20-minute bus ride A welcome to a new Rocky Mountain to and from a major shopping mall. No truth to the rumor that our 1979 District foursome, the Bootleggers, from champions, Grandma's Boys, are breaking Craig, Colo. Lead "Butch" McKune, bass between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the up. Bass John Miller will be leaving the Bob King, tenor Dick Hanna and bari Kansas City Chiefs. quartet right after the Salt Lake City Gordy Mauser spent Good Friday enter Convention, but will be replaced by taining the kids at a local elementary The Friends of Yesterday and Coach Randy Laos, bass of the Gatortown Good school (grades one through fourl and Fred King were involved in an auto Time Harmony Four of Atlanta, Ga. were pleased to receive over 100 fan mobile accident on April 14 which nearly Miller has taken a new position on the letters for their efforts. Mauser is con wiped them out of this year's inter West Coast with CBS television. tact man for the new fou rsome (227 national competition. Lew Shipp sus West 20th St., Craig, Colo. 81625 Phone: tained broken ribs and Gene Jackson, The Good Guys (Arlington, Tex.) ap· 824·9309.) Gene O'Dell and Fred King were bruised peared on local television during the noon and shaken. The serious injuries to Dick show, "Unity Capsule." The quartet Singing for a crowd of 10,000, the Bentz (removal of his spleen and other· (McBride, Walch, Lux and Walker! used Crooked River Music Company (Herb internal repairs) forced cancellations of the opportunity to conduct a "show and Ramerman, lead; Jack Donohoe, bass; all May bookings and hindered pre-con tell" session about their local chapter and Chet Campana, bari; and Frank Chlad, test rehersals. They even rehearsed be- the Society. tenor) of the Cleveland East Suburban fore Dick waS out of the hospital. As Chapter provided the half-time enter contact man Lew Shipp said: ''We've Kent Martin, tenor of the silver medal tainment in an NBA basketball game performed in hospital wards before, but ist Boston Common, had a chance to I RUIi,HI'1 "get back" at the rest of the quartet Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson (second from while they were doing shows in Mason right) appeared as a guest City, la. the April 11·12 weekend. The artist on Atlanta's Silver quartet was killing time on Saturday Jubilee show with (from when Kent became separated from the left) Jim McGraw, Tom Roberts and Bill group. It wasn't long before he showed Schreiner, dubbed the up escorted by two policemen, who "Jackson Four" for the claimed they were taking him to jail for occasion. shoplifting. You can imagine the excite ment created among the other three un til Kent explained he'd "rigged" the deal. At that point the police insisted on some 22 THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y·AUGUST/1980 DETROIT CONVENTION REGISTRATION ORDER BLANK Dato _ International Office, S.P.E.B.S.a.S.A., Inc. Box 675, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141 Gentlemen: Enclosed Is a check for $ for which please issue; Adult Registration @$30.00ea. Junior Registration @$15.00 (18 and under) for myself and my party for the 43rd Annual Convention and InternatIonal Contests at DetroIt, C h;lIJ\1'hlll~l11I' 1:",.'rf.HIIl•.ltKl:' 'f.1fl \\"Ilh ,!II,IIIlY '1:1l;t.' W\>'I, ,1\,· MIch. on July 5·11,1981. I understand that the registration fee 'll-:ol,.1 ;llld [,ld,nl·,1 I,ll d"'flIH'S ;In,1 qll:1fII"r, hy \Vdh:llll Includes admission to official events; a reserved seat at all contest ThlHlIlllll. \Ve 'l(f", a \'lllll'ktc war.I,,,h,, I"\ll'bgl' 1'1.1Il lh:ll \\'111 sessions; a regIstration badge and a souvenir progrom. I clearly 11It· .... t .... llh \',Il11 hllll}.:"1 fl·qlllr':n ....·nl~ ;lnd yuur,,'I....·,Jfk '1.1J.:~· I'rc, understand that the registrations are transferable but not re 1"KI'/,h,'IlW plan'. \'(/0: ,"n:n ,'Ikr ,llll'xdusln,' \'(/ar.h"h," ~lJ\"II" deemable. 11\1-'1\1 PI,m"I"1 J..:! WILLIAM THORNTON (City) (State or P,ovince) (Zip/Postal Codel 10400 North Central Expressway Suite 112 CHAPTER __- __- ====_--- Dallas, Tex. 75231 Make check payable to "SPEBSaSA" (214) 361·8941 never with the lead in pajamas!" Shipp with contact Jim Ingham, 250/10 Satok can be reached at 5504 Luckpenny Crescent, Milton, Onl. L9T 3P4. Place, Columbia, Md. 21045 Phone: AC 301 730·3661. California Barbershopper John Gurule was surprised to find four neatly attired "Appearing weekly at the Holiday Inn gentlemen in the halls of the National in Vee Haw Junction, Fla. ,. ," sounds Museum of History and TeChnology in like a pretty fancy engagement for the Washington, D.C., where he visited during Sunshine District 1979 champion Great the Christmas holidays. After seeing Escape. Not quite true, though. Actually, Society lapel pins, he inquired and learn the guys do appear on a weekly basis at ed they were the Federal City Four of the Inn, but they meet in the laundry the District of Columbia Chapter. John room for rehearsals. Vee Haw Junction is and his wife were serenaded by the quar about half way between West Palm Beach tet, all of whom are retired and enjoy· and St. Petersburg, where the quartet's ing their retirement much more because NBC news COrreSIJondent Peter Hackes blended new tenor, Mike McGarry, lives. McGarry of barbershopping. And that must be his singing talents with the "Patch Chords" replaced "Buddy" Laurain, who is pur (Lansing, Mich.l during a recent United Way good news to those of us fast approaching Achievement party in Lansing. A bass in the suing a solo vocal career. McCarry is the retirement age, Glad to hear the Federal "Singing Capital Chorus" of the Washington, quartet's contact man (2919· 4the Ave. City Four (Fred Peters, lead; Howard D. C. Chaptln, Hackes is better known as a North, 51. Petersburg, Fla. 33713 Phone: Cranford, tenor; Lew Sims, bad; and Fred veteran on NBC Radio's hourly news broad AC 813 461-4348). Hart, bass) are still making great barber casts. The "Patch Chords" (from left) are Doug Pearson, bass; Don Horton, bari; Jerry shop sounds and that our singing hobby Tiemann, lead; and Rich Harlow, tonor. We apologize to the Ontario District continues to be fun and enjoyment for champion Nickelodeon for mislocating them in their retirement years. And this quartet visited bakeries, restaurants, them and spelling tenor Jim McKee's quartet is busy, with 70 appearances, beauty salons, pharmacies and other name wrong (it's not "McKenn") in the over half at no charge, during 1979. businesses in their ad selling campaign. In Yearbook edition. The guys are members each business place the quartet sang a of the Oakville, Ont. Chapter and asked The Tacoma, Wash. Chapter used the song or two before approaching the that we "move them" out of Etobicoke services of The Old Grand Dads to sell owner with a "pitch" to purchase adver and Oshawa. Let's hope this squares us advertising in an unusual manner. The tising in their show program. THE HARMONIZER/JUL Y·AUGUST/1980 23 Cha ters • In ction By Leo Fobart, Editor land, Graham Hubbel, Joe Jordan, Torn LaMotte, Ernie Matson, Bill Rowell, Dave Sameuels, Dave Schuman, Fred Steinkamp and Bob Stevenson. Can any chapter top that? Shown left are some of the floats that were part of the SI. Louis Subur The Parkersburg, W. Va.-Marietta, O. ban Chapter's 25th Chapter played host to the "Young Men Annual "No Fishing Trip" In Harmony" chorus and quartet from held at SUllivan, Mo. Edison Jr. High at Parkersburg, which the June 20-22nd. The "float parade" and other "non chapter has nurtured and encouraged for fishing" events attracted the past five years. The 3D-member more than 400 men from chorus was presented in a workshop-type 13 states. setting and provided a great evening's en tertainment for their older counterparts. The Macon "Heart of Georgia" Chorus Hats off to the Canby, Ore. Chapter, sang for the sunrise service on Coleman which recently donated uniforms to the Barbershoppers from Rogers, Ark. and Hill in their city for the twelfth con newly developed chapter in nearby Bend, the Joplin, Springfield and Carthage, Mo. secutive year - this time with the help Ore., according to information gleaned Chapters will soon be gearing up for their of a local Sweet Adeline Chapter. Macon from a quarterly activity report. Have annual trek to Shell Knob, Mo. and the member Howard Williams has been in also heard of a similar display of gener "Tunes, T-Bones and Troutlines" week charge of the music for the annual Easter osity in the Land O'Lakes District, where end (July 25·27, 1980). This stag affair service for the past sixty-three years! the Stevens Point, Wis. Chapter shipped is in its ninth year and, in addition to their old uniforms to the recently licensed swimming, fishing, boating, horseshoes His Honor Mayor David Hayward of Watertown, Wis. Chapter. Attaway to go, and singing, features a mass sing on Redondo Beach, Cal., an avid fan of men! Saturday evening. The popular singout barbershop harmony, had an opportunity receives publicity in 23 newspapers to be a part of barbershopping when he They're saving both aluminum cans throughout the "Heart of the Ozarks." appeared at South Bay's (Cal.) new and newspaper for recycling in the Eden meeting place to personally read and sign Hayward, Cal. Chapter, with proceeds Palomar-Pacific, Cal. bulletin editor a "Harmony Month" proclamation be going to Logopedics (and an effort to Lloyd Davis hit the nail on the head with fore the entire group. He also was very help solve our ecology problems). an article, "Why Do We Intentionally proudly displaying two tickets he had Offend Guests," in a recent bulletin. The purchased for their June show. The Westchester, N.Y, Chapter is general gist of the article strikes out at proud of the fourteen past presidents still the two-song rehearsal and how this can With both husbands and wives partici· active. In alphabetical order they are: be offensive to guests. He suggests that if pating, a "grudge" volleyball tourney Mike Calhoun, Doug Chapman, Jerry we really expect to attract and hold held April 13 between the Algona and Ft. Clarke, John Finkbiner, Dave Frank- guests as members we have to plan meet- Dodge, la. Chapters found Algona on top The 1979 Int'l Champion "Vocal Majority" sang the "Star Spangled Banner" opening the after winning three of five matches. The World Championship Tennis matches in Dallas AIHil 26·27. The "VM" also 'lerformed at the songs, refreshments and fellowship that opening ceremonies of the Reunion Arena, a new facility housing 14,000 seats in downtown followed convinced everyone that this Dallas. activity could well become an annual event. The Denver "Mile-Hi" Chapter's first annual high school quartet contest was held on May 17 and attracted several entries. We were interested to see that, in addition to cash awards for the winners, their schools would each be receiving -. complimentary subscriptions to the HAR MONIZER. 24 ..' i : -0..... ings so as not to offend them. He said it the six Braniff Airlines employees this way: "Let's let the Program VP 'earn five of them pilots - who are mem his pay' by having a full-length program bers of the 1979 international champ with guest involvement - planned for ion "Vocal Majority" chorus from the every meeting." Dallas (Metro) Chapter. A neat bit of publicity and should remind us to gen- Found some interesting remarks in a trip report filed by Field Rep. Tom Cogan after he visited the Viborg, S. Oak. Chapter in early March. First of all, Tom noted that though the chapter only had An alert chapter PR man, Torn Hansbury, 21 members at that time, there were 20 kicked off Harmony Month in Sarasota, Fla. men in attendance, and the average at by presenting famed comedian Bob Hope with tendance at meetings is 90% or better. a plaque honoring him as "World Wide Am· The chapter was busy working toward an bassador of Harmony in Song and Good Will." up-coming annual show which ordinarily unknown tenor pulled him aside to sing attracts more people than Viborg's en a song he had sung with them during an tire population. When they broke for a earlier visit to the New Orleans Chapter. refreshment break Tom was amazed to Art didn't miss the entire parade, but a find that he was the only smoker in the good share of it got by while he was en group! These men don't have anything joying his four-part singing hobby under against smokers, and it's not a member most unusual circumstances. ship requirement, they just don't have any smokers in the chapter. Can you We received the wrong information imagine an entire chapter with that kind concerning the dates for the annual of breath control? Would you believe that's the dapper, debonair, salmon barbeque in Anacortes, Wash. We director of the Phoenix, Ariz. "Phoenicians," listed it in the Yearbook edition as the The February 1980 issue of "Air Past Int'l Pres. Lou Laurel, directing a 50's August 3 weekend. We have since learned medley during a recent show? line Pilots" carried a colored picture of it'll all take place on the July 25·27 erate similar stories in employee maga· weekend. The "Racquet Squad" of the A Society "first" took place in Auburn, N. Y. zines. Many company employee magazine Westchester, N.Y. Chapter will be head· on Feb. 16,1980, when a plaque, inscribed in editors would be pleased to learn of the lining this year's big event, both braille and script, was presented to "Bar singing activities of their employees bershopper of the Year" Franklin Sherman, a blind member. Membership VP John Lents where more than one are members of our We like the note in the "Barber is shown below (Ieh) as he made the pre Society. Come on, you PR men, let's not Poll" bulletin of the Medford, are. sentation. overlook this great opportunity (or Chapter reading: "Stand up and be re "oppor·chancity" as Comm. Oir. Burt cognized - every mother's son who Schindler would say). sings barbershop harmony, pays his dues and spends time on stage has helped the Imagine, if you will, that you're stand Society contribute over $3 million dol ing in a rather large crowd as you wait for lars to Logopedics. And we're only the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans having fun, .. fantastic!" when you're suddenly pulled aside by someone saying, "Hey, Art, sing bass on Bowing out before a "challenge be this song." It happened to Orlando, Fla. comes a chore," award·winning Editor Barbershopper Art Barko on Sunday, Jim Smith is turning over his pen to Ron February 17, when Ron Redmann (bari) Whiteside after eight years of putting and Art Swanson (lead) of the "Wonder together the monthly Scarborough, ant. ful Daze" quartet (New Orleans) and an (Continued on next page) S.P,E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc. P.O. Box 575 Kenosha, WI 53141 SHWTO: NAME STREET 1980 CITY STATE!PRO" _ ZIP/POSTAL CODE Order Blank for Records SPEBf,QSA ~lEi\lBERSHII' NO. _ D 1980 QUAH.:n:T CHA1\lI'IONS 2·l{ecord Sl'l M~ CI-ItWTER NA1\1E & NO. _ ~ ...." SlOt'k No. 48'l6 $7,95 1I.S.;S9.75 Canada 1980 CHORUS CI-lA1\U'IONS 2-Rewrd Sd py,a CRElJIT CARD CUSTO,\IERS ONLY O StOl'k Nil. 4H47 $7.95 U.S.:$9.75 Canada •~S'''.Q·~I.~..S.1\. 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Followed by a pot-luck dinner, We're happy to see Editor Jim Fulk's the curling activities proved the men ("Starting Gate" - LOllisville, Ky.)ar better with a pitch pipe and their voices tide, "Your Membership - How Price· than sweeping the ice with a broom. less?", appearing in many bulletins. With the recent dues increase, Jim 'points out They liked the "tater-pig" idea for the number of intangibles (pleasure of raising money in the Bowling Green, singing, showmanship, good fellowship, Ky. Chapter. We wrote about it in the the thrill of winning) that make it vir March-April issue, and they gave the ~ually impossible to place a price tag on booth a try with good success. They not our singing hobby. We're also happy to only created a means for publicity. but see many references in bulletins to the painless "Pay-As-You-Go" method of Arlington, Tex. Membership VP John McBride raised a tidy sum while they did it. is proud of the "Super-Man-of-Note" award dues payment as a means of making the he received from his chapter after bringing Livingston, N.J. Barbershoppers Bill dues increase just a bit easier to handle. 25 new men into the Society. Winterberg and George Smith and their wives were given the royal treatment by What a job the Fairbanks, Alas. Chap British Barbershoppers when they visited ter did with charitable contributions at CHAPTERS IN ACTION (from page 25) "Merrie Olde England" at the end of the end of 1979 - specifically, $2,651.62 Marcil. They spent an evening with the to the Alaska Crippled Children's Asso "Quoter·Note." You've done a heckuva Bromley Club and urge anyone planning ciation and $589.25 to Harmony Founda job, Jim, and have earned a rest. to visit England not to overlook the op· tion for Logopedics - for a whopping portunity to meet, greet and enjoy our total of $3,240.861 Not counting any do Another chapter on the aluminum can British counterparts. nations which might have been made recycling "kick" is Sterling-Rock Falls, earl ier in the year, that boils down to a ,III., where Logopedics Chairman Paul Soybean Days are coming up soon in per capita contribution of $124.65 McCracken has already turned over $165 Sheldon, la., and the "Chordmasters, and that's going to be hard to top. (in the first three months) to our Insti Inc," Chorus will again enter a float in tu te's kids. the June 13 parade. There may be a Checks with the Society logo are avail special quartet contest held in con able and can be obtained through your The Rockford, III. Chapter has raised junction with this year's event. local banking establishment for either over $14,000 for the North Rockford personal or chapter checks. The Deluxe Convalescent Home after presenting an They're talking about raising $7,500 Check Printers Inc. (home ollice). P.O. nual benefit performances during May for from a beef rallie to help defray ex Box 3399, St. Paul, Minn. 55165 is a the past eight years. penses of the Regina, Sask. "Wheat national concern with plants all over the land Chorus" to the Fall contest in SI. country supplying the majority of banks The Greater Baltimore, Md. Chapter Paul. with their customers' checks. Deluxe's has a local "rock" group backing them in 1979 catalog includes a picture of 1he their support of the Institute. Really, The Fairfax, Va. "Jubil-Aire Jour logo (No. PT-524) which can be ordered they're not a rock group in a literal nal" reports the world's tallest barber· through your local banks. Our thanks to sense, but a local Job's Daughters organ pole is located outside a barbershop in Roland, A. LeClerc, ex-Northeastern Dis ization which held a rocking-chair mara Alexandria, N.Y. - a small town near trict officer, for providing us with the thon and presented the chapter with Buffalo_ Built in 1973, the pole is re- details. $335 raised during the event. This parti Famed choral director cular group has adopted Logopedics as Johnny Mann witnessed its favorite charity for this year and has his first authentic barber· other fund-raising projects planned. shop event on April 19, when he attended the Southwest California Di Wives of the Snohomish County, Wash. vision Contests in Challter had a chance to become "Queen Newhall, Cal. He is for a Day" by presenting the best ending shown right (cented with to the following statment: "I'm glad my the "Four Points West" (from left, Earl Moon, husband (or boyfriend) is a Barbershop Willie Kleen, John per because, ,, ." It was Program VP Revheim, C. J. Samsl. Wayne Howell's idea to show apprecia- 26 lbuain't no • yet! We hope you'll be as excited as we are with the new sound Please send me 0 Touch of Old Songbooks at $5 each. Please send me lhe following albums and/or tapes (post paid). and look ofthe Suntones now that Drayton Justus has joined Canadian orders please add $2.00. Mark checks "U.S. Funds." us. We're already doing shows and having an absolute ball. Mail to Sunrise Records. P.o. Box 15736. W. Palm Beach, Fla. 33406 We hope to have the opportunity to share our fun with your NAME _ audience soon. All it'll take is a note to Harlan Wilson, STAEET _ 37 W Coconut Dr., Lake Worth, Fla. 33463 or call (305) CTIV sTATE ZIP 964-1978. We think you'll like the brand-new Suntones. ALBUM STAACK CASSETIE AS TIME GOES BY We know that you've always liked our recordi ngs ATOUCH OF OLD because the requests keep coming in and we just want you SOMEWHERE WATCH WHAT HAPPENS to know that all of our albums are still available. Any single AFTERGLOW record album or tape-$7; any two-$13; any three-$18; KEEP AMERICA SINGING A TOUCH OF GOLD additional albums and tapes-$4 each. Orders shipped 4th FIDDLER class. Please allow 3 to 5 weeks. WHERE IS lOVE The distlibulion. sale Of advertising 01 unoffICial (ecofdings Is nol a reptcsenlalion lhallhe contents of such recordings are appropriate lOf contest use. New Chapters Bargain Basement COMEDY AT IT'S BEST SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA .. NEEDS OLD HARMONIZERS - Have chapter The NIGHT HOWLS . Dixie District ... Chartered April 16, and afea project going and need HARMONI 1980 Sponsored by Florence, South ZERS from the years 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1946. Should you have one. two, three or all Carolina 30 members ... Edward C. sixteen issues, let me hear from you. Will Cates, Jr., P. O. 80x 123, Summerville, answer all correspondence. Write: William B. South Carolina 29483, Secretary ... Watson. 201 Maple Ave., La Porte, Ind. 46350. Robert F. Veitch, 231 Old Oominion Dr" Charleston, South Carolina 29405, MOVING TO FLORIDA? Come to beautiful little Naples, a great place to sing. Contact: President. Jim Davenport, Public Relations Director, Nailies Chapter, 172 Pebble Boach Blvd., TRI·CITY, VIRGINIA ... Mid·Atlantic Naples. Fla. 33942. Phone: (813) 774·3544. District. ,. Chartered May 13, 1980 . The "Howls" have performed in WE BUY AND SELL - vintage phonographs 20 states, Canada, Sweden and for Sponsored by Richrl}ond, Virginia . with horns, out of print LPs, 45s and 78s, the usa in Japan, Okinawa, the 38 members ... Phil Justice, 3613 barbershop albums, jazz sheet music, piano Phippipines, Guam and Hawaii. Settlers Lane, Hopewell, Virginia 23860, rolls. The Olde Tyme Music Scene, 915 Main Plain folks have been heard to say: Secretary ... Douglas W. Kanatzar, St., Boonton, N. J. 00705. Closed Mon., Tues. "Tiley were OK, bllt tlleir cuffs were 1601 Cobbs Ave., Chester, Virginia - open rest of week (2011 335-5040. uneuetJ. .. H. Pickalittle, former SP Judge 23831, President. FOR SALE - Choice of four formal wear "Tlleir material is as clearl as my uniforms. All jackets are lined, machine· newly laundered ouercUs. II LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS washable and in excellent condition. With or Basil Sludge, Sanitation Engineer NQrtheastern District ... Chartered June without black tuxedo trousers. Up-to-date "Tiley use more sleight of lIaud tlla" 10, 1980 ... Sponsored by Worcester, styles available in coral, sky blue, light beige a Blaclljacll dealer. .. and teal. Can fit each uniform to size of Shifty Roulette, former gambler Massachusetts ... 30 members ... member. Contact: Murray Litin,22 Kennedy "Tile Who?" Alvin L. 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