The Confederates
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The Confederates were a barbershop quartet that performed in the 1950s and 1960s.
The group formed in September of 1953 at a SPEBSQSA chapter meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. They consisted of:
The Confederates took first place in the 1956 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Championship after finishing second the year before. They were notable not only for their championship-calibur harmonies, but also for performing in Confederate officer uniforms.
The group stopped performing in 1969.
[edit] Notable songs
- Save Your Confederate Money Boys, The South Shall Rise Again
- Creole Cutie
- Down Where the South Begins
- Chloe
- Red Head
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Four Hearsemen |
SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions 1956 |
Succeeded by Lads of Enchantment |
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