Dealer's Choice (quartet)

Dealer's Choice is a barbershop quartet that won the 1973 SPEBSQSA international competition in Portland, Oregon.[1] They were the first group since 1952 to win the competition their first year entering, and no quartet has won the competition on their first year entering since 1973.

Dealer's Choice
GenresBarbershop
Past members
  • Al Kvanli – Tenor
  • Bill Thornton – Lead
  • Brian Beck – Baritone
  • Gary Parker – Bass

The Dealer's Choice Award is given annually by the Barbershop Harmony Society to the highest-scoring quartet making its first appearance in the international competition, and was first awarded in 2009. In 2015, Dealer's Choice was inducted into the Barbershop Harmony Society Hall of Fame.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Quartet Champions". aicgold.com. Association of International Champions. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Barbershop Heroes". Barbershop Harmony Society. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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Preceded by SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
1973
Succeeded by