barbershop quartet
noun
: a group of four male singers who sing in an old-fashioned style without instruments
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There’s a particularly large grouping of events in northwestern Connecticut, with a barbershop quartet at Stonington’s La Grua Center, six hours of bands at New London’s outdoor Hygienic Arts Park and at least another dozen events.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
My dad was in a barbershop quartet and always sang.
—Marcus Crowder, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
In the nineties, four Republicans, including the senators Trent Lott and John Ashcroft, formed a barbershop quartet: the Singing Senators.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
There were Mickey balloons, Mickey pretzels and an appearance from a barbershop quartet resembling the park's Dapper Dans.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
Guests were treated to Disney delights, including Mickey Mouse balloons and pretzels, and an appearance from a barbershop quartet resembling the theme park's Dapper Dans.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
Plus a barbershop quartet and helicopter rides from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Beach parking lot.
—Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
Michelle’s sister sang with her barbershop quartet.
—Ellen Barry Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
The term keynote began with the practice of playing a note before a group, such as a barbershop quartet, started singing a cappella.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
My dad was in a barbershop quartet and always sang.
—Marcus Crowder, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
In the nineties, four Republicans, including the senators Trent Lott and John Ashcroft, formed a barbershop quartet: the Singing Senators.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
There were Mickey balloons, Mickey pretzels and an appearance from a barbershop quartet resembling the park's Dapper Dans.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
Guests were treated to Disney delights, including Mickey Mouse balloons and pretzels, and an appearance from a barbershop quartet resembling the theme park's Dapper Dans.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
Plus a barbershop quartet and helicopter rides from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Beach parking lot.
—Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
Michelle’s sister sang with her barbershop quartet.
—Ellen Barry Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
The term keynote began with the practice of playing a note before a group, such as a barbershop quartet, started singing a cappella.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
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