SWD Northwest Division Quartet Champions
The Boys Next Door
"We're The Ones Your Parents Warned You About"

Ain't They Good Looking!
Tenor Grady Kerr*     Lead Karl Kiehl     Baritone Tom Raburn     Bass Bob Connelly


An Award Winning A Cappella Quartet

Now Available For Bookings!!!
*8403 Manderville Lane #1072 N
Dallas, Texas 75231
(214) 369-5893
swdroundup@aol.com


Just Who Are These Guys?


The Boys Next Door 
specialize in close four-part harmony and present a unique 
package of songs geared toward all ages.  They have experience on stage, 
in the recording studio as well as entertaining all kinds of groups, large 
and small. With 72 years of barbershop experience, these guys love to sing 
and it shows.



Karl Kiehl - Lead
 . . likes things nice and steady.  In his 14th year in singing barbershop harmony, he's belonged to only one barbershop chorus, The Dallas Town North Men of Note. A senior claims representative for a regional insurance company for 16 years, Karl has been married to his college sweetheart (Bryna) for 21 years and they have two children. When he is not singing four part harmony,  a modern Christian music ensemble brings a song to his heart.

Bob Connelly - Bass
 . . .began his singing career in his church choir at the age of 18.  He began singing the barbershop style in 1985 and was hooked from his first chord.  He is a member of the Dallas Town North Men of Note Chorus where his low "pedal tones" just  seem to occur naturally.  Having served on the board of directors as Treasurer for 300 years, Bob was named Plano chapter’s Barbershopper of the Year in 1990.  He is married to Connie and between them they have 7 grown children and 12 (growing) grandchildren.  Bob is the item processing manager for a bank service bureau processing company, and has been in banking operations for over 35 years.

Tom Raburn - Baritone
 . . .is a native Texan who grew up singing in church choirs and playing cornet in the school band.  He began singing barbershop with the Big D Chorus in 1981 after learning chord-ringing tags at the foot of the great Tom Helzer, long-time legend of barbershoppers.  He began singing with his first quartet a year later.  After a hiatus due to job demands and moves to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Washington, DC, he returned to barbershop soon after returning to Dallas in late 1997.  He is currently a member of both the Big D Chorus and the Dallas Town North Men of Note.  With an "all bari all the time" world view, he frequently believes the baritone part is the melody.   Married to wife Janet' for 15 years, Tom is a CPA. 

Grady Kerr Tenor
 . . . started his barbershop career in 1973 in San Angelo while still in high school.  He has received many awards for not singing.  Named Barbershopper of the Year for the Lubbock, Dallas Metro and Dallas Town North chapters, he’s also been named the BOTY for the Southwestern District and has been inducted into the SWD Hall of Fame.  A ten year member and three-time gold medalist with the Vocal Majority, Grady is now is a member of the Dallas Town North chapter where his chapter bulletin won the Int’l Bulletin Contest in 1993.  In real life Grady is a senior computer tech support specialist for a large Dallas based corporation.  Through the years Grady has performed singing Tenor, Lead, Baritone (and Bass before 9 a.m.) which officially makes him a trans-sectional.  He is currently the editor of the SWD Roundup and serves as SWD Historian and President of the PR Officers and Bulletin Editors of the Barbershop Society.







Repertoire

Caroline
Love Letters
Scotch & Soda
Gospel Medley
Ride, Red, Ride!
Heart of My Heart
Coney Island Baby
One Of Those Song
Sweet Roses Of Morn
Every Day Of My Life
Little Red Riding Hood
Good Enough For Now
In The Heart Of The City
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Pearl, My Rural, Plural Girl