Michigan Jake
Encyclopedia
Michigan Jake was a barbershop
quartet that formed in 1995. The quartet borrowed the name from Michigan J. Frog
, the singing frog in the 1955 Merrie Melodies
short One Froggy Evening
.
The original line-up comprised the section leaders of the Louisville Times chorus of Louisville
, Kentucky
. After a few changes in the line-up, Michigan Jake won the 2001 International Quartet Contest in Nashville
. They announced their retirement on July 1, 2004.
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 that formed in 1995. The quartet borrowed the name from Michigan J. Frog
Michigan J. Frog
Michigan J. Frog is an animated cartoon character who debuted in the Looney Tunes cartoon One Froggy Evening , written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones...
, the singing frog in the 1955 Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
short One Froggy Evening
One Froggy Evening
One Froggy Evening is an approximately seven-minute long Technicolor animated short film written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones, with musical direction by Milt Franklyn.The short makes the debut of Michigan J...
.
The original line-up comprised the section leaders of the Louisville Times chorus of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. After a few changes in the line-up, Michigan Jake won the 2001 International Quartet Contest in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. They announced their retirement on July 1, 2004.
Discography
- For the Record (CD/cassette; 2000)
- How Rhythm Was Born (CD; 2004)
Also appear on
- Steppin Out with the Louisville Times Chorus (CD, Cassette)