Lynn had documented so well, irrefutably, from numerous newspaper articles and books and live interviews, the extent of which our music was pervasive in the culture of African-Americans. This shows that in , that chord was associated with a barbershop quartet and with African-American harmonizing. David Wright traces the indisputable roots of the barbershop style to African-American singers. Above: Dr. In the late s, people began to be concerned that this unique musical form would be lost forever, and they started a barbershop revival to promote the preservation and performance of barbershop music.
Members of a barbershop quartet often belong to a revival association so that they can network with fellow musicians with like interests. Ever since she began contributing to the site several years ago, Mary has embraced the exciting challenge of being a researcher and writer.
Mary has a liberal arts degree from Goddard College and spends her free time reading, cooking, and exploring the great outdoors. Mary McMahon. Please enter the following code:. It started with Vaudeville. Barbershop quartets were often used in front of the curtain to entertain while other acts were setting up.
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