Bartlesville Barflies

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The Bartlesville Barflies
Also known asBartlesville American Legion Minstrel Quartet (to 1938)
Origin Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Genres Barbershop
Years activefrom 1937
Past membersGeorge McCaslin – tenor
Harry Hall – lead
Bob Durand – baritone
Herman Kaiser – bass

The Bartlesville Barflies was a Barbershop quartet from Bartlesville, Oklahoma that won the 1939 SPEBSQSA original international competition. The victorious line-up was the following:

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References

  1. "1939 – Bartlsville Barflies". AICGold. Association of International Champions. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
Preceded by
no preceding quartet
SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
1939
Succeeded by