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- The quartet, featured in both the original Broadway stage run and the movie The Music Man (1962), consisted of Al Shea, Vern Reed, Wayne Ward (aka Wayne "Scotty" Ward) and Bill Spangenberg. Over the years, the group (in its various incarnations) performed at military bases in France, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea.
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The Buffalo Bills were a barbershop quartet formed in Buffalo, New York in 1947. [1] The quartet won the 1950 International Championship and is best known for appearing in the 1957 Broadway production The Music Man and its 1962 film version. The quartet was in existence for 20 years, until their last performance in New York City in 1967.
- 1947–67
- Buffalo, New York, United States
Buffalo Bills. Lead: Al Shea. Tenor: Verna Reed. Baritone: Dick Grapes. Bass: Bill Spangenberg. In 1947, baritone Hershel Smith, a corporate executive, and lead singer Al Shea, a policeman, got together at Smith's home in Buffalo New York with the idea of forming a barbershop quartet.
Based in: Buffalo, United States. In 1947, baritone Hershel Smith, a corporate executive, and lead singer Al Shea, a policeman, got together at Smith's home in Buffalo New York with the idea of forming a barbershop quartet. Tenor Vern Reed, an executive for a boy's club, and bass Bill Spangenberg, a truck driver for a steel company were added.
The Buffalo Bills. In 1947, baritone Hershel Smith, a corporate executive, and lead singer Al Shea, a policeman, got together at Smith's home in Buffalo New York with the idea of forming a barbershop quartet. Tenor Vern Reed, an executive for a boys' club, and bass Bill Spangenberg, a truck driver for a steel company were added.
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In 1945 a quartet called the Barber Shop Four had a radio program that aired every Sunday at 12:45 in Buffalo, NY. Al Shea sang lead; the other quartet members were Bill Delfield, tenor; Ross Davis, bari; and Ralph Bone, bass. The group made many appearances at USO shows and war bond drives in the area. Two years later, Shea and baritone ...
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First formed in 1947 from four men from Buffalo, NY. Vern Reed (tenor), Al Shea (lead), Hershel Smith (bari), and Bill Spangenberg (bass). They got their name after being called the “Buffalo Bills” when introduced at a Buffalo Quarterback Club meeting and the name stuck.
