HISTORY

The Hugh A. Ingram Memorial Trophy
International Quartet Contest Champions

"Once a champion, always a champion!"

Once a quartet achieves gold in the Barbershop Harmony Society that foursome NEVER competes again. The quartet name is also retired and may never be used again by another competing quartet. It was early in our history the AIC adopted the this rule and the slogan . . . "Once A Champion, Always A Champion".

While some members go on to compete and win in other quartets, for that moment in time they are the BEST in the world.

Here you will find a brief history of each quartet along with the official trophy photo made soon after they won the gold.

1939 - The Bartlesville Barflies
1940 - The Flat Foot Four
1941 - The Chord Busters
1942 - The Elastic Four
1943 - The Four Harmonizers
1944 - The Harmony Halls
1945 - The Misfits
1946 - The Garden State Quartet
1947 - The Doctors of Harmony
1948 - The Pittsburghers
1949 - The Mid-States Four
1950 - The Buffalo Bills
1951 - The Schmitt Brothers
1952 - The Four Teens
1953 - The Vikings
1954 - The Orphans
1955 - The Four Hearsemen
1956 - The Confederates
1957 - Lads of Enchantment
1958 - The Gaynotes
1959 - The Four Pitchikers
1960 - The Evans Quartet
1961 - Suntones
1962 - The Gala Lads
1963 - The Town and Country Four
1964 - The Sidewinders
1965 - The Four Renegades
1966 - The Auto Towners
1967 - The Four Statesmen
1968 - The Western Continentals
1969 - Mark IV
1970 - Oriole Four
1971 - The Gentlemen's Agreement
1972 - Golden Staters
1973 - Dealer's Choice
1974 - The Regents

1975 - Happiness Emporium
1976 - The Innsiders
1977 - Most Happy Fellows
1978 - Bluegrass Student Union
1979 - Grandma's Boys
1980 - The Boston Common
1981 - Chicago News
1982 - Classic Collection
1983 - Side Street Ramblers
1984 - The Rapscallions
1985 - The New Tradition
1986 - Rural Route 4
1987 - Interstate Rivals
1988 - Chiefs of Staff
1989 - Second Edition
1990 - Acoustix
1991 - The Ritz
1992 - Keepsake
1993 - The Gas House Gang
1994 - Joker's Wild
1995 - Marquis
1996 - Nightlife
1997 - Yesteryear
1998 - Revival
1999 - FRED
2000 - PLATINUM
2001 - Michigan Jake
2002 - Four Voices
2003 - Power Play
2004 - Gotcha!
2005 - Realtime
2006 - Vocal Spectrum
2007 - Max Q
2008 - OC Times
2009 - Crossroads

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