Joker's Wild (quartet)
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Joker's Wild is a world champion barbershop
quartet formed in 1990 by Dave Kindinger and Mark Green from Columbus, Ohio
, and Steve Legters and Stephen Iannacchione from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. After winning the Johnny Appleseed District of the Barbershop Harmony Society
competition that fall, they went on to the Barbershop Harmony Society
's International contests, earning 10th place, 5th, 2nd, and finally the International Championship in Pittsburgh in 1994.
Jon Clunies replaced Mark Green as the lead singer in 1996.
They have toured widely, performing all over the world before they went on hiatus in June 2001.
As of January 2008, they have regrouped, entered the studio to record new material to be released on their record label (Naked Voice Records), and have begun rehearsals for an upcoming tour.
Also appear on
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era , is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture...
quartet formed in 1990 by Dave Kindinger and Mark Green from Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, and Steve Legters and Stephen Iannacchione from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. After winning the Johnny Appleseed District of the Barbershop Harmony Society
Barbershop Harmony Society
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. , is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C...
competition that fall, they went on to the Barbershop Harmony Society
Barbershop Harmony Society
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. , is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C...
's International contests, earning 10th place, 5th, 2nd, and finally the International Championship in Pittsburgh in 1994.
Jon Clunies replaced Mark Green as the lead singer in 1996.
They have toured widely, performing all over the world before they went on hiatus in June 2001.
As of January 2008, they have regrouped, entered the studio to record new material to be released on their record label (Naked Voice Records), and have begun rehearsals for an upcoming tour.
Discography
- Right From The Start (CassetteCompact CassetteThe Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
, CD; 1993) - Chasing a Dream (Cassette, CD; 1996)
- More of the Different (CD; 2000)
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- The Pittsburghers (Cassette, CD; 1998)
External links
- Official website
- Naked Voice Records
- Biography from the Association of International Champions