The Four Freshmen

The Four Freshmen
The Four Freshmen
Origin	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, traditional pop, barbershop
Years active	1948–present
Labels	Capitol, Liberty
Members	Tommy Boynton; Ryan Howe; 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.com

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]

^ "Band". The Four Freshmen. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ "A Visit with Bob Flanigan of The Four Freshmen" with Sun City Anthem's Channel 99's music editor, Yvonne Cloutier
^ Smith, William H. (2008-08-20). "A Vocal Group at the Top of Its Class". The Wall Street Journal. p. D9.

[1] "Band". The Four Freshmen. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[2] "A Visit with Bob Flanigan of The Four Freshmen" with Sun City Anthem's Channel 99's music editor, Yvonne Cloutier

[3] Smith, William H. (2008-08-20). "A Vocal Group at the Top of Its Class". The Wall Street Journal. p. D9.

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