Air Fours
The Air Fours were a quartet in the Barbershop Harmony Society made up of servicemen in the United States Air Force, based out of Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois.
The group were 4th place medalists at the 1955 SPEBSQSA International Barbershop competition.
Quartet Members
Medalist Members:
- Tenor: William McTeer
- Lead: Ernest D. Plude
- Bari: Thomas Brown
- Bass: Dugal C. Peck
Contest Placement
International
| 1955 |
|---|
| 4th |
District
Represented the Illinois District.
Recordings
Extended History
The Air Fours had formed in 1953 as an entry in the Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest, starting at a base-level contest held at their base's Service Club, eventually heading to the Air Force-level competition and winning the first place trophy (called “Roger”) at the 10-day competition.
From summer 1954 to March 1955, the Air Fours were one of twelve acts (totaling 24 Air Force servicemen and -women) of the Tops in Blue, an Air Force entertainment group that toured military bases worldwide. Comedian Jerry Van Dyke, an air force serviceman at the time, was one of the 24 entertainers touring with the Tops in Blue that same year. As part of the Tops in Blue, the Air Fours appeared on Ed Sullivan's television show, "Toast of the Town", recorded at Mitchel Air Field in Long Island, New York in July, 1954, during the Tops tour of US-based installations, prior to their departure in December for the Arctic, Europe, the Azores and North Africa with the Northeast Air Command.
Also Sang With
William McTeer
No other quartets at International.
Ernest D. Plude
No other quartets at International.
Thomas Brown
No other quartets at International.
Dugal C. Peck
- Chordables - Int'l Competitor (Quarter-Finalist), 1962
See Also
- BHS International Quartet Medalists - 4th place, 1955