Charlotte certainly was the convention to expand the already many historics of the BHS. How about the Mid Atlantic District becoming the sixth district to have posted three quartets to finish in the top five medals along with PIO, FWD, ILL, JAD, SUN? The Mid Atlantic may have also become the only district to have five quartets finish in the top 10! Gary Lewis, of our new champs Quorum, has set the mark as the ONLY individual to have won three gold medals on three different voice parts (Platinum-tenor, MaxQ-baritone, and Quorum-bass). ​ That’s not all. Jay Hawkins now joins Freddie King and Brian Beck as the only three individuals to perform in international quartet competitions in six consecutive decades.
Freddie King | Brian Beck | Jay Hawkins |
50’s-Oriole Four | 60’s Doo Dads | 70’s Coalition |
60’s Oriole Four | 70’s Doo Dads & Dealers Choice | 80’s Interstate Rivals |
70’s Oriole Four | 80’s Side Street Ramblers | 90's Naturals & Marquis |
80‘s Pro’s and Cons | ​90’s Great Stage Robbery | 2000’s Sensations, New Sensations, & Four Aces |
90’s Untouchables | 2000’s Saturday Evening Post | 2010’s Lucky Day, The Franchise, & 7th Avenue |
2000’s Premiere | 2010 Eureka | 2020’s City Scape |
Districts with 3 Medalists in the Same Year
Far Western District | Sunshine District | Illinois District |
1960 | 2016 | 1942 |
1 Evans Quartet | 3 Main Street | 1 Elastic Four |
4 Baytown Quartet | 4 Signature | 4 Harmony Kings |
5 Saints | 5 Throwback | 5 Misfits |
1971 | 2017 | 1988 |
3 Golden Staters | ​1 Main Street | 1 Chiefs of Staff |
4 Pacificaires | 2 Signature | 3 Chicago Chord of Trade |
5 Far Westerners | 4 Throwback | 5 Chordiac Arrest |
1972 | 2019 | ​ |
1 Golden Staters | 1 Signature | ​ |
2 Pacificaires | 2 Throwback | ​ |
4 Far Westerners | 4 Rooftop Records | ​ |
​Pioneer District | Johnny Appleseed District | Mid Atlantic District |
1949 | 1994 | 2022 |
2 Cleff Dwellers | 1 Jokers Wild | 2 Midtown |
3 Antlers | 3 Yesteryear | 4 GQ |
4 Songmasters | 4 Marquis | 5 First Take |
1950 | ​ | ​ |
2 Cleff Dwellers | ​ | ​ |
3 Antlers | ​ | ​ |
4 Note Blenders | ​ | ​ |