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Did it really start in barbershops? Is it really an American musical art form? How did you get those funny letters? Enter and learn.

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Both a sociological and musical phenomenon, the history of barbershop harmony singing is well-documented. Did it really start in barbershops? Is it really an American musical art form? How did you get those funny letters? Enter and learn.
Last Published: 5/1/2008

List - All Champions
All the winners -- chorus, quartet, seniors and college champs -- in a single table, with links to medallists in each category.
Last Published: 2/22/2008

List - Collegiate Quartet Medalists
Top five collegiate quartets from the beginning. Notice any familiar names?
Last Published: 2/22/2008

List - Seniors Quartet Champions
Listing of all seniors quartet champions from the first contest in 1986.
Last Published: 1/28/2008

List - Quartet Medalists
Who medaled when? All the answers in one simple page.
Last Published: 1/28/2008

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