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Chapter QuartetsThe Men of Note are proud to have three active quartets within the chapter. Our quartets are: Sometimers
Sound CelebrationThe Sound Celebration Quartet has been together for almost 24 years. They have entertained audiences at all kinds of events over much of central Indiana and have shared stages with Bill Tandy, Ken Double, and Captain Stubby. They can sing almost any kind of song from a beautiful ballad to a good old fashioned gospel number, but they are probably best known for their clever novelty songs and parodies. The lead, Tom Rhodenbaugh, and the baritone, Chuck Couch, are both retired from Delphi Delco Automotive in Kokomo. Charlie Rose, tenor, is a retired music teacher from Taylor High School, and bass singer, Mike Lantz, is still working in construction and driving a school bus for the Eastern school district of Howard County. The quartet really enjoys singing together - they would have to in order to stay together for as long as they have. They are all happily married with children, and three of them are grandpas.
Sycamore RoadSycamore Road rang their first chords in March 2003. Their name brings with it a rich heritage in barbershop harmony. Back in the late 1970's and early 80's, at the conclusion of the Saturday night Afterglows, a cast party would come together West of town on an old Indian Trail called Sycamore Road, at the home of Bob Whitacre. In those days, the Chapter hosted some of our Society's greatest quartets. The quartets would come to the party to relax and sing with their friends late into the night. Quartets like "The OK Four", "Gentlemen's Agreement", "Blue Grass Student Union", and "The Insiders" all shared their love of Barbershopping with the Kokomo Men-of-Note. Today, a new quartet comes to that same hallowed house to begin a new era of Barbershop Quarteting. That new quartet has taken the name Sycamore Road as a tribute to the legacy of all the great quartets that have passed down that old historic road to sing Barbershop Harmony. Please come meet Colin Craig-Baritone, Bob Whitacre-Bass, Dave Hawkins-Lead and Phil Griggs-Tenor, as Sycamore Road.
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