Four Pitchikers

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The Four Pitchikers
Genres Barbershop
Past members
  • Larry Hedgepeth – tenor
  • Keith Keltner – lead
  • Keith Young – baritone
  • Joe Delzell – bass

The Four Pitchikers is a Barbershop quartet from Missouri that won the 1959 SPEBSQSA international competition in Chicago. [1]

Discography

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References

  1. "1959 – Four Pitchikers". The Association of International Champions. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. "4 Pitchikers – Let's Bust One!". Discogs . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
Preceded by SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
1959
Succeeded by