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The Four Freshmen | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, traditional pop, barbershop |
| Years active | 1948–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Liberty |
| Members | Tommy Boynton Ryan Howe[1] Jake Baldwin Bob Ferreira |
| Past members | Ross Barbour Don Barbour Hal Kratzsch Bob Flanigan Ken Errair Bill Comstock Ken Albers Ray Brown Autie Goodman Dennis Grillo Mike Beisner Rod Henley Dave Jennings Newton Graber Kirk Marcy Garry Lee Rosenberg Greg Stegeman Kevin Stout Alan MacIntosh Vince Johnson Brian Eichenberger Curtis Calderon Jon Gaines Stein Malvey |
| Website | fourfreshmen |
The Four Freshmen is an American male vocal quartet that blends open-harmonic[citation needed] jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires, The Pied Pipers, and The Mel-Tones, founded in the barbershop tradition. The singers accompany themselves on guitar, horns, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.
The group was founded in 1948 in Indiana and reached its peak popularity in the mid-1950s. The last original member retired in 1993,[2] but the group continues to tour internationally. It has recorded jazz harmonies since its founding in the late 1940s in the halls of the Jordan School of Music at Butler University in Indianapolis.[3]