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The Four Freshmen Friday The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmonic September 9, 2016 jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and Organized at the Arthur The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw). They were one of Jordan Conservatory at the top vocal groups of the 1950’s, and formed Butler University, Indiana by the bridge between ‘40s ensembles like the brothers, Ross and Don Mel-Tones and harmony based rock & roll bands such as the Beach Boys, as well as, Barbour. groups like Spanky & Our Gang and the Manhattan Transfer. Their songs include: “It’s A Blue World” Their repertoire centered on standards such as “Mood Indigo” “Moonglow” and “The Christmas Song,” “Day By Day” and they began to show an unusually free, “Graduation Day” improvisational approach to their harmony “Angel Eyes” singing. Originally formed by brothers Ross & “I Remember You” Don Barbour, they were later joined by cousin, “Charmaine” Bob Flanigan alongside Hal Kratzsch, and “The Last Time I Saw Paris” suddenly the Four Freshmen were assembled ‘Somebody Loves Me” in all but name. They have recorded jazz harmonies since its founding in the halls of the Jordan School of Music at Butler University (Indianapolis). Our coach departs St. Michael’s Church parking lot at 10:15 am Friday morning. Lunch will be served family style at Croatian Lodge Ballroom in Eastlake, Ohio prior to the show. Following the show we will head our coach back to Canton for a 5:30 pm return to St. Michael’s Church parking lot. St. Michael’s Church parking lot is located at 3534 St. Michael’s Blvd., Canton, Ohio (off Fulton Road, east of the Fulton/Whipple Ave. intersection). The church asks that we park from the middle of the lot to the back. Deposit: $ 50 Price: $ 97 Full Payment Due: August 1, 2016 Make Checks Payable to: Palmer Travel Mail to: Palmer Vacations & Destination Planners 5366 Fulton Rd. Canton, Ohio 44718 Cancellation Policy: Deposit is fully refundable if the cancellation notice from the participant is received on or prior to the final payment date of August 1, 2016. Unless the participant is able to find a substitute passenger, the total cost of the trip is nonrefundable if canceled after August 1, 2016. Feel free to contact Mustafa Saraclar at 330-966-2252 / [email protected] or Pat Schrader at 330-704-2802 / [email protected] with any questions you may have. For additional trip flyers please visit www.palmervacations.com PALMER VACATIONS Presents: UPSCALE EXCURSIONS & DISCOVERY TOURS Designed / Managed by: Mustafa Saraclar & Patricia Schrader .

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Proposed Cultural Awareness Schedule for 2000
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Four Freshmen Will Present Concert Tonight The rise of the Four Freshmen, quartet literally ''sang for their succession of fast moving single trumpet player and Albers plays Tickets will be on sale in the who will stage a concert in the suppers" to stay in school. releases and top selling albums. trumpet and mello-phone. Union lobby today for 50 cents Ross Barbour handles all the Lubbock Municipal Alclitorium at Various appearances around the THREE MEMBERS OF the for students with I.D. cards, facul- introductions and Don Barbour ty and staff. 8 tonight. has been quick and speedway city convinced them original four still remain, Bob and Albers are featured solo-wise. TICKETS are also being sold to phenomenal. that they hid something different Flanigan, Don and Ross Barbour. THE PROGRAM will last about Lubbockites, Reese Air Force As a vocal group they began as and g- of in musical entertain- The newest member of the group, an hour and a half and will con- Base personnel and high school m Ken Alberts replaced Ken Errair sist of such tunes as "Somebody students for $1.50. Remaining Loves Me," "Holiday," "Easy tickets will sell from the box of- REFLaING 1(1 change .1) it with the Freshmen in April, 1956 The Four Freshmen Concert Each member of the quartet is Street," "Mr. B's Blues," "Some- fice at the Auditorium. will be in the Lubbock Munici- unusual style, the struggling an accomplished instrumentalist. times I'm Happy," "Malaya." Students must present their I.D. pal Auditorium and not In the auditioned before -Stan Kenton Besides simply vocalizing, they "Graduation Day," "Poinciana." cards at the door with tickets.
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THE JERRY GRAY STORY – 1947 [Updated Jun 15, 2018 – Version JG.002E]
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