Buffalo Bills (quartet)
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The Buffalo Bills were a barbershop quartet formed in Buffalo, New York. In 1950, they won the SPEBSQSA International Quartet Contest, earning them the title of International Quartet Champions.!
The group is especially famous for its involvement in Meredith Willson's The Music Man. In the musical Vern Reed sang tenor, Al Shea lead, Wayne Ward baritone and Bill Spangenberg as bass. The quartet changed performers a few times, which is common in barbershop quartets. They were the first quartet in the role of the school board when the musical opened in 1957, logging more than 1,500 performances on Broadway. They also appeared as the quartet in the 1962 feature film adaptation. Their final performance in 1967 capped a career of more than 4,500 performances.
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| Preceded by: Mid States Four |
SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions 1950 |
Succeeded by: Schmitt Brothers |
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| Districts: | Cardinal District, Central States District, Dixie District, Evergreen District, Far Western District, Illinois District, Johnny Appleseed District, Land-O-Lakes District, Mid-Atlantic District, Northeastern District, Ontario District, Pioneer District, Rocky Mountain District, Seneca Land District, Southwest District, Sunshine District |
| Champions: | 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Links: | Official website |
