barbershop quartet
noun
: a group of four male singers who sing in an old-fashioned style without instruments
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Questlove deconstructs how it was built on top of a Motown beat, with those blaring acid horns, that chorus of voices sounding like a barbershop quartet hovering in space then singing in startling unison, the whole song finding its meaning in the thumping sonic drive that somehow remained…light.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
At the beginning, in 1958, the brothers began singing as a barbershop quartet.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Wayne sang in a barbershop quartet that formed in 1958 with his older brother Alan and younger brothers Merrill and Jay.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
At the beginning, in 1958, the brothers began singing as a barbershop quartet.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Wayne sang in a barbershop quartet that formed in 1958 with his older brother Alan and younger brothers Merrill and Jay.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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