barbershop quartet
noun
: a group of four male singers who sing in an old-fashioned style without instruments
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Loesser’s score is ambitious and diverse, with a discordant duet by Joe and Rosabella, lively Neapolitan-style songs by the Italian vineyeard workers, a beautifully harmonized barbershop quartet and some classic Broadway belter songs.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
The afternoon will include a marching band, barbershop quartet and student history presentations in the gazebo area of the side landscape of the historic Kaske Home.
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Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Instead, there was a giant chrysalis while a barbershop quartet sang the schedule out for 48 seconds.
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Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
The Osmonds started as a barbershop quartet group in the late 1950s.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Brothers Alan Osmond, Wayne Osmond, Merrill Osmond and Jay Osmond got their musical start as a barbershop quartet, though they were later joined by younger siblings Donny Osmond and Jimmy Osmond.
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Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
He, Wayne and brothers Merrill and Jay formed a barbershop quartet that began performing in 1958 for their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
In the late Fifties, Alan, along with brothers Merrill, Jay, and Wayne, formed a barbershop quartet, and the group found early work around Los Angeles, including gigs at Disneyland and a long-running stint on The Andy Williams Show.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
Born in Ogden, Utah, on June 22, 1949, Alan Osmond’s storied musical career began in the 1950s when his musically inclined father George taught him and his brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jay to sing tight harmonies as a barbershop quartet.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
The afternoon will include a marching band, barbershop quartet and student history presentations in the gazebo area of the side landscape of the historic Kaske Home.
—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Instead, there was a giant chrysalis while a barbershop quartet sang the schedule out for 48 seconds.
—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
The Osmonds started as a barbershop quartet group in the late 1950s.
—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Brothers Alan Osmond, Wayne Osmond, Merrill Osmond and Jay Osmond got their musical start as a barbershop quartet, though they were later joined by younger siblings Donny Osmond and Jimmy Osmond.
—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
He, Wayne and brothers Merrill and Jay formed a barbershop quartet that began performing in 1958 for their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation.
—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
In the late Fifties, Alan, along with brothers Merrill, Jay, and Wayne, formed a barbershop quartet, and the group found early work around Los Angeles, including gigs at Disneyland and a long-running stint on The Andy Williams Show.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
Born in Ogden, Utah, on June 22, 1949, Alan Osmond’s storied musical career began in the 1950s when his musically inclined father George taught him and his brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jay to sing tight harmonies as a barbershop quartet.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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