Barbershop Trivia
(revised 07/08/04)
It's updated here! As has been done for years, the following is the
updated medalist trivia list through Louisville. Hope this helps your
appreciation of barbershop medalist accomplishments, and perhaps gives a
PROBEite or two some fodder. As you can see, a few categories got soem
changes for the year. Please send any needed comments to my address
below.
Regards
Bob Sutton bsutton@a...
Alexandria, Virginia
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The Heritage Hall Museum of
Barbershop Harmony
presents
Individual Medalist Trivia
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Original compilation: Ruth Blazina-Joyce, Society HQ
Periodic updates: Robert Sutton, Alexandria, VA chapter
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Most medals of any kind won by one person: 11
Number of guys to win 11 medals: 1
1. Jim Gentil (11)
1976-1981, 1983 Roaring '20s
1990-1993 The Naturals
2. Doug Anderson (10)
1971-1973 Far Westerners
1977,1979,1987,1989-1992 139th Street Quartet
Most gold medals won by one person: 3
Number of guys to win 3 gold medals: 1
Joe Connelly
1987 Interstate Rivals (lead)
1992 Keepsake (lead)
2000 Platinum (lead)
Number of guys to win 2 gold medals: 12
Don Barnick
1979 Grandma's Boys (tenor)
1992 Keepsake (bass)
Brian Beck
1973 Dealer's Choice (bari)
1983 Side St. Ramblers (lead)
Kipp Buckner
1987 Interstate Rivals (tenor)
1993 Gas House Gang (tenor)
Tony DeRosa
1992 Keepsake (bari)
2000 Platinum (bari)
Tom Felgen
1965 Four Renegades (bass)
1981 Chicago News (bass)
Paul Gilman
1987 Interstate Rivals (bari)
1995 Marquis (bari)
Jay Hawkins
1987 Interstate Rivals (bass)
1995 Marquis (bass)
John Miller
1979 Grandma's Boys (bass)
1985 The New Tradition (bass)
Jeff Oxley
1984 Rapscallions (bass)
1990 Acoustix (bass)
Mo Rector
1957 Gaynotes (bass)
1969 Mark IV (bass)
Al Rehkop
1966 Auto Towners (tenor)
1971 Gent's. Agreement (tenor)
Glenn Van Tassell
1966 Auto Towners (lead)
1971 Gent's. Agreement (bari)
First to double-medal: Mo Rector
Quickest to double-medal: Al Rehkop, Glenn Van Tassell & Joe Connelly
First quartet to have all members double-medal: Interstate Rivals
Most silver medals won by one person: 5
Number of guys to win 5 silver medals: 2
1. 5 Ben Franklin (lead)
Bert Phelps (bari)
1941-3, 1946-7 KC Pole Cats (lead) and KC Serenaders
2. 4 Denny Gore (lead)
1976 Vagabonds, 1982-4 Center Stage
Most 3rd-place bronze medals won by one person: 4
Number of guys to win 4 3rd-place medals: 3
John Hohl
1976 Nova Chords (bari)
1983, 1984, 1986 Vaudeville (bari)
Scott Werner
1976 Nova Chords (lead)
1983, 1984, 1986 Vaudeville (lead)
Jim Gentil
1980 Roaring '20s (bass)
1990, 1992, 1993 Naturals (bass)
Most 4th-place bronze medals won by one person: 4
Number of guys to win 4 4th-place medals: 1
Dan Jordan
1980, 1982, 1983 Grand Tradition (lead)
1992 139th Street Quartet (lead)
Most 5th-place bronze medals won by one person: 4
Number of guys to win 4 5th-place medals: 4
Doug Anderson
1971, 1973 Far Westerners (tenor)
1979, 1991 139th Street Quartet (tenor)
Jim Gentil (bass)
Don Gray (tenor)
Gerry Kelly (lead)
1976, 1977, 1981, 1983 Roaring 20s
Number of guys to win all 5 medals (in any order): 9
Terry Clarke (bass)
Rick Knapp (lead)
Kent Martin (tenor)
Larry Tully (bari)
1 = 1980 Boston Common
2 = 1979 Boston Common
3 = 1974, 1978 Boston Common
4 = 1973, 1975, 1977 Boston Common
5 = 1972 Boston Common
Gary Harding (tenor)
Jack Harding (bari)
Mike Senter (bass)
1 = 1972 Golden Staters
2 = 1969 Golden Staters
3 = 1968, 1971 Golden Staters
4 = 1966 Golden Staters
5 = 1967 Golden Staters
Greg Wright
1 = 1981 Chicago News (bari)
2 = 1970, 1971 Sundowners (bari) & 1980 Chicago News
3 = 1969 Sundowners (tenor)
4 = 1967, 1968 Sundowners (tenor)
5 = 1966 Sundowners (tenor)
Jim Kline (bass)
1 = 2004 Gotcha!
2 = 1977, 1990 139th Street Quartet & 2003 Gotcha!
3 = 1989 139th Street Quartet
4 = 1987, 1992 139th Street Quartet
5 = 1979, 1991 139th Street Quartet
Only guy to win all five medals in order: Greg Wright
Most voice parts medaled with by one person: 3
Number of guys to medal with 3 voice parts: 1
1.
Brian Beck
bari = Dealer's Choice 1973: 1
lead = Side St. Ramblers 1981, 1982: 3, 1983: 1
bass = Saturday Evening Post 2004: 5
2.
Don Barnick
tenor = Grandma's Boys 1978: 2, 1979: 1
bass = Keepsake 1991: 2, 1992: 1
Toby Balsley
bari = Bank Street 1988: 4, 1989: 2, 1990: 5
lead = Bank Street 1997: 4, 1998: 5, 1999: 5
Bob Bohn
bari = Easternaires 1956: 5, 1959: 4
bass = Easternaires 1970: 5
Tom Dames
lead = Easternaires 1956: 5
tenor = Easternaires 1959: 4
Tony DeRosa
Lead = Max Q 2004: 2
Bari = Keepsake 1991: 2, 1992: 1
Bari = Platinum 1999: 2, 2000: 1
Ed Easley
lead = Varsity Four 1949: 5
bari = Clef Dwellers 1951: 3
Jay Giallombardo
bari = Grandma's Boys 1976: 3, 1978: 2, 1979: 1
bass = Chicago Chord of Trade 1987: 5, 1988: 3
Doug Harrington
tenor = Harrington Brothers 1984, 1985: 4
bari = Second Edition 1987, 1988: 2, 1989: 1
Jay Hawkins
bass = Interstate Rivals 1985: 3, 1986: 2, 1987: 1
bari = Naturals 1992, 1993: 3
bass = Marquis 1994: 4, 1995: 1
Dan Heyburn
tenor = Easternaires 1956: 5
lead = Easternaires 1959: 4, 1970: 5
Glenn Howard
bari = Capitol City Four 1939: 2
bass = Capitol City Four 1941: 5
Gary Lewis
Tenor = Platinum 1999: 2, 2000: 1
Bari = Max Q 2004
Bill McDowell
tenor = Westinghouse Quartet 1945: 2
lead = Westinghouse Quartet 1948: 4
Doug Miller
bari = Sundowners 1966: 5, 1967, 1968:4
bass = Avant Garde 1969: 5
bari = Sountracks 1974: 5
Dave Mittelstadt
lead = Play-Tonics 1956: 2, 1957: 5
bari = Easternaires 1970: 5
John Sherburn
tenor = The New Tradition 1985: 1
lead = 139th St. Quartet 1989: 3, 1990: 2, 1991: 5
Tony Sparks
tenor = Bank Street 1988: 4, 1989: 2, 1990: 5
bari = Bank Street 1997: 4, 1998: 5, 1999: 5
Joe Sullivan
lead = Four Renegades 1962: 3, 1963: 4
bari = Avant Garde 1968: 5, 1969: 5
Rick Taylor
tenor = Riptide 2003: 5, 2004: 3
bari = BSQ 1997: 5, 1998: 3, 1999: 4, 2000: 3
Glenn van Tassell
lead = Auto Towners 1965: 4, 1966: 1
bari = Gentlemens Agreement 1970: 4, 1971: 1
bari = Center Stage 1981: 4, 1982, 1983, 1984: 4
Greg Wright
tenor = Sundowners 1966: 5, 1967, 1968: 4
bari = Sundowners 1969: 3, 1970, 1971: 2
bari = Chicago News 1980: 2, 1981: 1
First guy to medal with two voice parts: Glenn Howard: 1939, 1941
Number of guys to win gold with two voice parts: 3
Don Barnick = Grandma's Boys 1971, Keepsake 1992
Brian Beck = Dealer's Choice 1973, Side St. Ramblers 1983
Glenn van Tassell = Auto Towners 1966, Gentlemens Agreement 1971
Voice part medalist combinations:
lead, bari & bass = 1
Brian Beck
tenor & lead = 4 Tom Dames
Dan Heyburn
Bill McDowell
John Sherburn
tenor & bari = 5 Doug Harrington
Gary Lewis
Tony Sparks
Rick Taylor
Greg Wright
tenor & bass = 1 Don Barnick
lead & bari = 5 Toby Balsley
Brian Beck
Ed Easley
Dave Mittelstadt
Glenn van Tassell
bari & bass = 4 Bob Bohn
Jay Hawkins
Glenn Howard
Doug Miller
Most quartets medaled with by one person: 3
Number of guys to medal with 3 quartets: 10
Brian Beck
Dealers Choice 1973
Side Street Ramblers 1981, 1982, 1983
Saturday Evening Post 2004
Joe Connelly
Interstate Rivals 1985, 1986, 1987
Keepsake 1991, 1992
Platinum 1999, 2000
Tony DeRosa
Keepsake 1991, 1992
Platinum 1999, 2000
Max Q 2004
Bobby Gray, Jr.
Grand Tradition 1980, 1982, 1983
The New Tradition 1985
Saturday Evening Post 2004
Jay Hawkins
Interstate Rivals 1985, 1986, 1987
Naturals 1992, 1993
Marquis 1994, 1995
Dan Jordan
Grand Tradition 1980, 1982, 1983
The New Tradition 1985
139th Street Quartet 1992
Doug Miller
Sundowners 1966, 1967, 1968
Avant Garde 1969
Soundtracks 1974
Harold Nantz
Vaudeville 1982, 1983, 1984
Sidekicks 1989
Backbeat 1995
Jeff Oxley
Rapscallions 1984
Acoustix 1990
Max Q 2004
Glenn van Tassell
Auto Towners 1965, 1966
Gentlemens Agreement 1970, 1971
Center Stage 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Quartet Trivia
Most medals of any kind won by a quartet: 8 = Boston Common
Most years between successive medals:
11 = Easternaires (1959-70)
8 = 139th Street Quartet (1979-87)
7 = Bank Street (1990-97)
Number of quartets to win gold the first time they medalled: 18
Bartlesville Barflies 1939
Chord Busters 1941
Elastic Four 1942
Four Harmonizers 1943
Pittsburghers 1948
Buffalo Bills 1950
Schmitt Brothers 1951
Four Teens 1952
Orphans 1954
Suntones 1961
Gala Lads 1962
Dealer's Choice 1973
Happiness Emporium 1975
Most Happy Fellows 1977
Rapscallions 1984
The New Tradition 1985
Acoustix 1990
Revival 1998
Number of quartets to win gold at their first international contest: 7
Bartlesville Barflies 1939
Chord Busters 1941
Elastic Four 1942
Schmitt Brothers 1951
Four Teens 1952
Dealer's Choice 1973
Acoustix 1990 **
(** Acoustix was one voice-part change from the
Class of the 80s that competed in 1989)
Chorus Trivia
Most medals of any kind won by a chorus: 22 = Southern Gateway
1. Southern Gateway Chorus 22
2. Thoroughbreds 18
3. New Tradition (The) 15
4. Phoenicians 14
Alexandria Harmonizers 14
6. Vocal Majority 12
7. Ambassadors of Harmony 10
8. Dukes of Harmony 9
9. Tidelanders 8
10. Chordsmen 7
Chorus of the Dunes 7
East York Barbershoppers 7
West Towns 7
14. Dapper Dans of Harmony 6
Pekin Chorus 6
Great Northern Union 6
Masters of Harmony 6
18. Sun Harbor Chorus 5
Northern Lights 5
10. Minneapolis Commodores 4
21. Arlington Heights, IL 3
Big Apple Chorus 3
Border Chorders 3
Californians 3
Men of Accord 3
Michigan City Chorus (AoH)3
Peninsulaires 3
Big Chicken Chorus 3
28. Alliance 2
Cascade Chorus 2
Chorus of the Chesapeake 2
Citrus Belters 2
Dixie Cotton Boll Chorus 2
Great American Chorus 2
Harmony Hawks 2
Kountry Kernels 2
Miamians 2
Midwest Vocal Express 2
Montclair Chorus 2
Port City Chorus 2
"Q" Suburban Chorus 2
Razor's Edge 2
Revelaires 2
Smokeyland Chorus 2
Most gold medals won by a chorus: 10
Number of choruses to win 10 gold medals: 1
1. Vocal Majority 10
2. Thoroughbreds 7
3. Masters of Harmony 5
4. Alexandria Harmonizers 4
5. Pekin Chorus 3
Phoenicians 3
7. Chorus of the Chesapeake 2
Dapper Dans of Harmony 2
Dukes of Harmony 2
Southern Gateway Chorus 2
Most silver medals won by a chorus: 8
Number of choruses to win 8 silver medals: 1
1. New Tradition (The) 8
2. Thoroughbreds 7
3. Southern Gateway Chorus 4
Northern Lights 4
5. Alexandria Harmonizers 3
Chorus of the Dunes 3
West Towns Chorus 3
Most 3rd-place bronze medals won by a chorus: 6
Number of choruses to win 6 3rd-place medals: 1
1. Southern Gateway Chorus 6
2. East York Barbershoppers 5
3. Alexandria Harmonizers 5
Ambassadors of Harmony 5
5. Phoenicians 3
Thoroughbreds 3
New Tradition 3
Most 4th-place bronze medals won by a chorus: 6
Number of choruses to win 6 4th-place medals: 1
1. Southern Gateway Chorus 6
2. Tidelanders 4
Ambassadors of Harmony 4
4. Men of Accord 3
Phoenicians 3
Chordsmen 3
Great Northern Union 3
9. Alexandria Harmonizers 2
Dapper Dans of Harmony 2
Dukes of Harmony 2
New Tradition (The) 2
Port City Chorus 2
Most 5th-place bronze medals won by a chorus: 4
Number of choruses to win 4 5th-place medals: 1
1. Southern Gateway Chorus 4
2. Arlington Heights, IL 3
Chorus of the Dunes 3
Phoenicians 3
5. Big Chicken Chorus 2
Chordsmen 2
Citrus Belters 2
Great Northern Union 2
Midwest Vocal Express 2
Minneapolis Commodores 2
Dukes of Harmony 2
East York Barbershoppers 2
Sun Harbor Chorus 2
Tidelanders 2
Number of choruses to win all 5 medals (in any order or multiples
thereof): 7
Chordsmen
Dapper Dans of Harmony
Dukes of Harmony
New Tradition
Phoenicians
Southern Gateway Chorus
West Towns Chorus
Director Trivia
Most medals of any kind won by a director: 14
Number of directors to win 14 medals: 1
14 = Jim Miller w/ Thoroughbreds and Southern Gateway: 1969-1995
14 = Jay Giallombardo w/ New Tradition 1988-2004
12 = Lou Laurel w/ Border Chorders and Phoenicians: 1964-1988
12 = Greg Lyne w/ Lombard, Foothills Cities, Lake County 1982-2001
12 = Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers 1978-2002
11 = Jim Clancy w/ Vocal Majority: 1975-2003
10 = Tom Gentil w/ Southern Gateway 1969-1981
Most gold medals won by a director: 10
Number of directors to win 10 gold medals: 1
1. Jim Clancy w/ Vocal Majority: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991,
1994, 1997, 2000, 2003
2. Jim Miller w/ Thoroughbreds: 1966, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1984
w/ Southern Gateway Chorus: 1992
3. Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers: 1986, 1989, 1995, 1998
Greg Lyne w/ Lombard: 1987
w/ Foothills Cities: 1990, 1993, 1996
Most silver medals won by a director: 8
Number of directors to win 8 silver medals: 1
1. Jay Giallombardo w/ New Tradition: 1993, 1994,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
2. Steve Armstrong w/Northern Lights: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
3. Allen Hatton w/ Thoroughbreds: 1988, 1989, 1990
Greg Lyne w/ West Towns Chorus: 1984, 1985, 1986
Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers: 1979, 1980, 1992
Chris Arnold w/Northern Lights: 2001, 2002, 2004
Most 3rd-place bronze medals won by a director: 5
Number of directors to win 5 3rd-place medals: 2
1. Tom Gentil w/ Southern Gateway: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978
Jim Henry w/ Ambassadors of Harmony: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003
3. Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers: 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002
Most 4th-place bronze medals won by a director: 3
Number of directors to win 3 4th-place medals: 2
1. John Devine w/ Tidelanders: 1970, 1981, 1983
Jim Henry w/ Ambassadors of Harmony: 1994, 2001, 2002
Most 5th-place bronze medals won by a director: 4
Number of directors to win 4 5th-place medals: 1
1. Bob Mucha w/ Middletown, OH 1959, Southern Gateway 1983, 1987,
1996
2. Doug Miller w/ Arlington Heights: 1973, 1974, 1975
Number of medalist directors who are also quartet medalists: 27
Greg Backwell
Buzz Busby
David Calland
Don Clause
John Devine
Jerry Fairchild
Jay Giallombardo
Mark Hale
Allen Hatton
Ken Hatton
Jim Henry
Clay Hine
John Hohl
Fred King
Richard Lewellen
Doug Miller
Dave Mittelstadt
Earl Moon
Jeff Oxley
Doc Ruggles
Jim Sikorski
David Smotzer
Bob Spong
Gary Steinkamp
Jim Turner
Scott Werner
Harlan Wilson
Number of medalist directors who are also quartet champions: 14
Buzz Busby
John Devine
Jerry Fairchild
Jay Giallombardo
Mark Hale
Allen Hatton
Ken Hatton
Jim Henry
Clay Hine
Fred King
Jeff Oxley
David Smotzer
Bob Spong
Harlan Wilson
Number of champion directors who are also quartet medalists: 8
Buzz Busby
Jay Giallombardo
Mark Hale
Jim Henry
Fred King
Dave Mittelstadt
Jeff Oxley
Scott Werner
Number of champion directors who are also quartet champions: 6
Buzz Busby
quartet = Confederates 1956
chorus = Dixie Cotton Boll 1958
Jay Giallombardo
quartet = Grandma's Boys 1979
chorus = New Tradition Chorus 2001
Mark Hale
quartet = Michigan Jake 2001
chorus = Masters of Harmony 2002
Jim Henry
quartet = Gas House Gang 1993
chorus = Ambassadors of Harmony 2004
Fred King
quartet = Oriole Four 1970
chorus = Chorus of the Chesapeake 1971
Jeff Oxley
quartet = Rapscallions 1984, Acoustix 1990
chorus = Masters of Harmony 1999
Number of father/son medalist pairs: 6
Father listed first:
(1) Pete Elder Westinghouse Quartet 1944, 1947, 1948
Jack Elder Town and Country Four 1959-63
(2) Harlan Wilson Suntones 1961
Todd Wilson Acoustix 1990
(3) Fred King Oriole Four 1969-70
Kevin King BSQ 1996-2000
(4) Mike Connelly Roaring '20s 1978-81, 1983
The Naturals 1990-91
Joe Connelly Interstate Rivals 1985-7
Keepsake 1991-92
Platinum 1999-2000
(5) Jack Slamka Power Play 2000-03
Mike Slamka Power Play 2000-03
(6) Jack Slamka Power Play 2000-03
Mark Slamka Power Play 2000-03
Number of father/son champion pairs: 3
Father listed first:
(1) Harlan Wilson Suntones 1961
Todd Wilson Acoustix 1990
(2) Jack Slamka Power Play 2003
Mike Slamka Power Play 2003
(3) Jack Slamka Power Play 2003
Mark Slamka Power Play 2003