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The Four Freshmen

Presented by SKYE at SKYE

November 13, 2011

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The Four Freshmen's profound influence on American Jazz and pop singing began in 1948 four students at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hal Kratzsch, brothers Ross and Don Barbour, and their cousin Bob Flanigan created a brand new vocal sound. Working without written music and choosing notes by ear, they spread their jazz voicing over a wider range than other groups, and they imitated the phrasing and aggressive feel of a big band brass section. Flanigan says, ""After we heard ourselves make the sound, we never wanted to sing any other way.""



Wherever The Freshmen have gone, they have won fans and inspired vocal groups. They have played nearly every college in the USA, performing in all fifty states and forty-four countries from Asia to Europe to Australia. Bob Flanigan retired from performing in 1992, but he continues as the group's mentor and personal manager. There have been 22 different line-ups, and the current group consists of Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson, and Bob Ferreira.

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    November 13, 2011

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    Sunday 4:00pm and 6:30pm

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