barbershop quartet
noun
: a group of four male singers who sing in an old-fashioned style without instruments
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Singer Nathan Osmond Says 'It's Been Fun' to Follow in Footsteps of Donny and Marie (Exclusive)
Wayne sang in a barbershop quartet with his older brother Alan and younger brothers Merrill and Jay.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The Osmond family’s journey began modestly, performing barbershop quartet numbers at church events and local functions.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Born in Ogden, Utah, in 1951, Wayne Osmond began his musical career in a barbershop quartet with his brothers Alan, Jay, and Merrill, performing for the family's congregation at their local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Wayne, one of nine Osmond siblings, started a barbershop quartet in 1958 alongside his brothers Alan, Merrill and Jay.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
Wayne — the fourth-oldest of the nine Osmond siblings — along with brothers Merrill, Alan, and Jay, formed barbershop quartet the Osmond Brothers in 1958 after spending their childhood singing at church services in their native Ogden, Utah.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
The boys were dressed alike and the barbershop quartet performing on Main Street took notice.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Hollywood & Media Obituaries Tito Jackson Dies: The Jackson 5 Founding Guitarist Was 70
Born on August 28, 1951, in Ogden, Utah, Wayne Osmond began singing with his siblings Alan, Merrill and Jay in a barbershop quartet called The Osmond Brothers during the late 1950s.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
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.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The Osmond family’s journey began modestly, performing barbershop quartet numbers at church events and local functions.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Born in Ogden, Utah, in 1951, Wayne Osmond began his musical career in a barbershop quartet with his brothers Alan, Jay, and Merrill, performing for the family's congregation at their local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Wayne, one of nine Osmond siblings, started a barbershop quartet in 1958 alongside his brothers Alan, Merrill and Jay.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
Wayne — the fourth-oldest of the nine Osmond siblings — along with brothers Merrill, Alan, and Jay, formed barbershop quartet the Osmond Brothers in 1958 after spending their childhood singing at church services in their native Ogden, Utah.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
The boys were dressed alike and the barbershop quartet performing on Main Street took notice.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Hollywood & Media Obituaries Tito Jackson Dies: The Jackson 5 Founding Guitarist Was 70
Born on August 28, 1951, in Ogden, Utah, Wayne Osmond began singing with his siblings Alan, Merrill and Jay in a barbershop quartet called The Osmond Brothers during the late 1950s.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
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.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
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