SPEBSQSA's  The Heritage Hall Museum of Barbershop Harmony Presents BARBERSHOP TRIVIA 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Original compilation:  Ruth Blazina-Joyce Annual updates: Robert Sutton, Alexandria, VA chapter bsutton@alum.mit.edu Click here for a message from Bob
Individual Medalist Trivia	Quartet Trivia	Chorus Trivia	Director Trivia
Individual Medalist Trivia 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): 8      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) Only guy to win all five medals in order: Greg Wright Most voice parts medaled with by one person: 2 Number of guys to medal with 2 voice parts: 18 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 Brian Beck      bari = Dealer's Choice  1973: 1      lead = Side St. Ramblers  1981, 1982: 3, 1983: 1 Bob Bohn      bari = Easternaires  1956: 5, 1959: 4      bass = Easternaires  1970: 5 Tom Dames      lead = Easternaires  1956: 5      tenor = Easternaires  1959: 4 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 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 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:      tenor & lead = 4 Tom Dames                              Dan Heyburn                              Bill McDowell                              John Sherburn      tenor & bari = 3  Doug Harrington                              Tony Sparks                              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: 6 Joe Connelly       Interstate Rivals 1985, 1986, 1987             Keepsake 1991, 1992             Platinum 1999, 2000      Glenn van Tassell      Auto Towners  1965, 1966      Gentlemens Agreement  1970, 1971      Center Stage  1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 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 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 80's that competed in 1989) 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 (only father-son gold combination) (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 2000-02 Mike Slamka Power Play 2000-02 (6) Jack Slamka Power Play 2000-02 Mark Slamka Power Play 2000-02 Chorus Trivia Most medals of any kind won by a chorus: 22 = Southern Gateway 1. (22) Southern Gateway Chorus  2. (18) Thoroughbreds 3. (14) Phoenicians            New Tradition (The) 5. (13) Alexandria Harmonizers 6. (11) Vocal Majority 7. (9)  Dukes of Harmony 8. (8)  Tidelanders           Ambassadors of Harmony 10.(7)  Chordsmen           Chorus of the Dunes           East York Barbershoppers           West Towns  14.(6) Dapper Dans of Harmony          Pekin Chorus           Great Northern Union          Masters of Harmony  18. (5) SunHarbor Chorus 19. (4) Minneapolis Commodores  20. (3) Arlington Heights, IL           Big Apple Chorus            Border Chorders           Californians           Men of Accord           Peninsulaires            Big Chicken Chorus           Northern Lights 28. (2) Cascade Chorus                       Chorus of the Chesapeake             Citrus Belters                       Dixie Cotton Boll Chorus             Great American Chorus                Harmony Hawks                        Kountry Kernels                      Miamians                             Montclair Chorus                     PortCity Chorus                     "Q" Suburban Chorus                  Razor's Edge                         Revelaires                           Smokeyland Chorus          Most gold medals won by a chorus: 9 Number of choruses to win 9 gold medals: 1 1.   Vocal Majority           9 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 4.   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 4.   Ambassadors of Harmony   4 5.   Phoenicians              3      Thoroughbreds            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      Ambassadors of Harmony   3 9.  Dapper Dans of Harmony   2      Dukes of Harmony   2      New Tradition (The)   2      PortCity 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    Minneapolis Commodores  2    Dukes of Harmony  2     East York Barbershoppers 2    SunHarbor Chorus   2     Tidelanders    2 Number of choruses to win all 5 medals (in any order or multiples thereof):   6  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 13 =  Jay Giallombardo w/ New Tradition 1988-2001 12 =  Lou Laurel w/ Border Chorders and Phoenicians: 1964-1988 12 =  Greg Lyne w/ Lombard, FoothillsCities, LakeCounty 1982-2001 12 =  Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers 1978-2002 10 =  Tom Gentil w/ Southern Gateway 1969-1981 10 =  Jim Clancy w/ Vocal Majority: 1975-2000 Most gold medals won by a director: 9 Number of directors to win 9 gold medals: 1 1.  Jim Clancy w/ Vocal Majority: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991,1994, 1997, 2000 2. (7) Jim Miller w/ Thoroughbreds: 1966, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1984                        w/ Southern Gateway Chorus: 1992 3. (4) Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers: 1986, 1989, 1995, 1998     (4) 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.   Allen Hatton w/ Thoroughbreds: 1988, 1989, 1990       Greg Lyne w/ West Towns Chorus: 1984, 1985, 1986       Scott Werner w/ Alexandria Harmonizers: 1979, 1980, 1992 Most 3rd-place bronze medals won by a director: 5  Number of directors to win 5 3rd-place medals: 1 1. (5) Tom Gentil w/ Southern Gateway Chorus: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978 2. (4) Jim Henry w/ Ambassadors of Harmony: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998     (4) 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: 25          Greg Backwell          Buzz Busby          Don Clause          John Devine