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With few exceptions, the Hearsemen were "on the road" doing shows almost every weekend from September 1955 to May 1956. They had been active on the show circuit for many years before, but now they were traveling greater 
distances. Some of the highlights were the big show in Chicago with The Mississippi Misses (1954 Sweet Adeline quartet Champs) among many others.  This December 1955 stop was on the way to New York City where they appeared on a TV game show, "Two For The Money" where they were scheduled to be contestants (and sing a song or two). As it turned out, they won the game and $1,600. They also suggested the producers book The Big Four (Sweet Adeline quartet champs). Their appearance led The Big Four to appear as semi-regulars on the Attliur Godfrey Show. The  Hearsemen were probably the championship quartet from the smallest town. Amarillo, all alone in the Texas panhandle, makes for difficult travel. The Hearsemen found themselves having to charter small planes and experiencing

around 10 p.m.. All in time for work the next morning. Quartet singing is so glamorous!
The end of the Hearsemen was probably the 1956 International. After that Dick Gifford accepted a fine offer to work in Fort Worth for KTVT -TV. The quartet still did a few shows a year and the
International conventions but nothing like the heavy schedule from the previous years.

After the Hearsemen, Dwight and Wendell sang together in the Specticals quartet and the Re-Hearsemen placing in the top ten at district. Dwight also sang with the Fun-tearsmen. Gifford was later well known for singing in the Potentates and The Pitch Pirates, winning the Southwestern District quartet crown again in 1959.
To date The Four Hearsemen are not as well known as some. This is due to the fact that they never did a record. There just wasn't a place in Amarillo to make one so it went undone. Unfortunately, the only recordings available are a few songs released by the Society which has done little to perpetuate their legacy. However, you can still find some who are convinced that the Hearsemen were one of the best ever. And they're probably right.

The Hearsemen were reunited August 27, 1982. They all met at Deane Watson's cabin in Cuchara, Colorado. The long weekend near the little town surrounded by beautiful mountains and lakes