DIX Quartet Champions
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- Quartets in the Dixie District may compete in the fall District Competition, the spring International Qualifier, or both. This page covers the fall District contest.
- This table, and the title "District Champions", refer to the "open" competition/category. At contest time, all four singers must be members in good standing of both the Barbershop Harmony Society and the Dixie District, and the quartet name and personnel registered with the Society.
Dixie District Quartet Champions
| Year | Quartet | Chapter(s) | Members (Tenor, Lead, Bari, Bass) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Full Effect | Cleveland, TN | Brett Beard, Andrew Easterling, Caleb Hayes, Wyatt McCarter |
| 2022 | Premiere | Cleveland, TN | Noah Muncy, Andrew Easterling, Wyatt McCarter, Nathaniel Schwark |
| 2019 | Wildfire | Middle Tennessee, TN; Cleveland, TN; Tampa, FL | Caleb Hayes, Stephen Goldman, Kevin Mendez III, Harrison Cooke |
| 2018 | Entourage | Memphis, TN; Germantown, TN; Nashville, TN; Norfolk, VA; Elizabethtown, KY | DC Nash, Ian Galvin, Dusty Schleier, Jeremy Conover |
| 2017 | Category 4 | Atlanta Metro, GA; Tampa, FL; Greater Atlanta, GA; Concord, NH | Tim Reynolds, Tim Brooks, Clay Hine, Kirk Young |
| 2016 | Pinstripe | Frank Thorne; Lake Lanier, GA | Mark Beeler, Mike Tipton, Steve Dorn, Steve Sick |
| 2015 | Great American Sound Machine | Nashville, TN; Elizabethtown, KY | Rick Spencer, Ryan Modrall, James Pennington, David Carden |
| 2014 | MC4 | Nashville, TN | Patrick McAlexander, Howard McAdory, Kyle Snook, Jesse Turner |
| 2013 | RedZone | Germantown, TN; Nashville, TN | Craig Brown, Robert Strong, Shawn King, Adam Scott |
| 2012 | The Real McCoy | Nashville, TN | Daniel Rushing, Howard McAdory, James Estes, Jimmy Barr |
| 2011 | A Mighty Wind | Stone Mountain, GA; Atlanta Metro, GA; Miami, FL | Paul Saca, Tim Brooks, Clay Hine, Drew McMillan |
| 2010 | Lighthouse | Atlanta Metro, GA; Stone Mountain, GA | Bill Packard, John Crawford, Ryan Fuller, Nick Daley |
| 2009 | Let's Sing! | Winston-Salem, NC; Greensboro, NC; Research Triangle Park, NC | Steve Tremper, Mark Chandler, Joe Doub, Greg Zinke |
| 2008 | The Nashville Singers | Nashville, TN | Rick Spencer, Ryan Killeen, Dusty Schleier, David Carden |
| 2007 | Lunch Break | Nashville, TN | Shane Scott, Eddie Holt, Drew Ellis, Mike O'Neil |
| 2006 | The Great Nashville Singout | Nashville, TN | Daniel Rushing, Ryan Killeen, Eddie Holt, Jimmy Barr |
| 2005 | Ringside | Memphis, TN | John Hiltonsmith, Robert Strong, Lee Franks, Willie Mays |
| 2004 | Zamboni Brothers | Marietta, GA; Huntsville, AL | Allen Reynolds, Tim Reynolds, Brad Hine, Brian Williams |
| 2003 | State Line Grocery | Stone Mountain, GA; Cleveland, TN | Dylan Oxford, Tim Brooks, Heath Wheeler, Drew McMillan |
| 2002 | Ablaze | Knoxville, TN | Jim Phifer, Clay Shumard, Mark Beeler, Scott Tarver |
| 2001 | CRESCENDO | Winston-Salem, NC; Greensboro, NC; Research Triangle Park, NC | Matt Troy, Mark Chandler, Jim Nappier Jr., Tom Parker |
| 2000 | Overture | Knoxville, TN; Frank Thorne | Jack Donaldson, Tom Crook, Mike Tipton, Bob Eubanks |
| 1999 | Four Voices | Cleveland, TN | Lester Rector, Chad Guyton, Brandon Guyton, Jayson Van Hook |
| 1998 | Riptide | Marietta, GA; Stone Mountain, GA | Eric King, Tim Reynolds, Dylan Oxford, Jeff Selano |
| 1997 | Split Decision | Memphis, TN | Todd Keeley, Robert Strong, Lee Franks, Dan Beard |
| 1996 | Bandstand | Marietta, GA | David Ballentine, Richard Lewellen, Brian Williams, Jeff Selano |
| 1995 | The Svelte Brothers | Stone Mountain, GA | Keith York, Jed Brooks, Tim Brooks, Drew McMillan |
| 1994 | Class of '94 | Stone Mountain, GA | Eric King, Dylan Oxford, Ryan Fuller, Cliff White |
| 1993 | Atlanta Power Company | Marietta, GA | David Balentine, Richard Lewellen, Brian Williams, Thom Hine |
| 1992 | Talk of the South | Marietta, GA | John Ward, Dave Philo, Rick Word, Jeff Selano |
| 1991 | FRED | Marietta, GA | Jared Carlson, Rick LaRosa, Clay Hine, Joe Clay |
| 1990 | Sound Standard | Knox County Metro, TN | Jim Phifer, Mike Tipton, Mark Beeler, Bob Eubanks |
| 1989 | Capstone Connection | Tuscaloosa, AL | Keith Jennings, Charles Foster, Steve Parker, Jeff Cargile |
| 1988 | A Class Apart | Atlanta-Marietta, GA | Pete Pifer, Rick LaRosa, Rick Word, Matt Rice |
| 1987 | Atlanta Forum | Stone Mountain, GA; Marietta, GA | Tim Brooks, Jed Brooks, Clay Hine, Thom Hine |
| 1986 | Heartland | Tuscaloosa, AL | Keith Jennings, Charies Foster, Jim Cain, Tom Cain |
| 1985 | Midnight Express | Charlotte, NC | Larry Lane, David Lorenz, Jeff Osborne, Sandy Blackwelder |
| 1984 | Bowery Street Boys | Tuscaloosa, AL | Keith Jennings, Charles Foster, Bobby Wooldridge, James Lollar |
| 1983 | Blue Ribbon Edition | Winston-Salem, NC | Joe Doub, Jon Vickers, Mike Sotiriou, Brett Pryor |
| 1982 | Nashville Class | Nashville, TN | David Meech, Bill Long, Mark Lindecker, George Luken |
| 1981 | Chattanooga Shoeshine Boys | Chattanooga, TN | Willard Dickerson, Dennis McDowell, Danny McDowell, Charlie McDowell |
| 1980 | Vocal Impressions | Greensboro, NC | Mark Connell, Brian Gray, Ben Atkinson, Bruce Atkinson |
| 1979 | The Gents | Knoxville, TN | Eddie Scruggs, Tom Magette, Luke Lindsay, Robert Eubanks |
| 1978 | Crackerland Chord Company | Athens, GA; Macon, GA | Lee Smollar, Dick Ensley, Mike Carnel, Harry Smith |
| 1977 | Male Order Music Company | Research Triangle Park, NC; Asheville, NC; Nashville, TN | Harold Nantz, , , Chuck Greene |
| 1976 | Stacked Deck | Tuscaloosa, AL | Fred Braswell, Ron Montgomery, Jim Cain, Tom Cain |
| 1975 | Main Street USA | Research Triangle Park, NC | Harold Nantz, Walter Richardson, Rudy Partin, Maitland Brann |
| 1974 | The Good Time Singers | Atlanta, GA | Bill Schreiner, Charlie Rittenhouse, Bob Snelling, Tom Schlinkert |
| 1973 | The Early Time Five and Dime | Raleigh, NC | Carl Ballard, Bill Fletcher, Art Collier, Chuck Greene |
| 1972 | The Southwinds | Birmingham, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL | Fred Braswell, Mack Fraser, Dave Brennan, Jim Borders |
| 1971 | The Spellbinders | Memphis, TN | John Whalen, Bob Strong, Don Hawlins, Leo Hanson |
| 1970 | The Benchmarks | Atlanta, GA | Max Cane, Ed Beaver,, Shelley Deering, Ron Glover |
| 1969 | The Brigadeers | Nashville, TN | Jess Teater, Jack Irvin, Jim Farrell, Jeb Stewart |
| 1968 | The King's Men | Atlanta, GA | Shelley Deering, Steve Keiss, Bud McLaughlin, Ron Glover |
| 1967 | The Showboats | Macon, GA | Bill Woodall, Jim Wilson, Sonny Henderson, Peter Solomon |
| 1966 | The Chord Crackers | Atlanta, GA | Howard Moore, Jim McGraw, Bob McDaniel, Gus Ghirardilli |
| 1965 | The Kappa Tones | Raleigh, NC | Walter Richardson, Mac McCrary, Richard Austin, Rudy Partin |
| 1964 | The Harmony Grits | Atlanta, GA | Howard Moore, Ed Bogus, Toni Roberts, Frank Benson |
| 1963 | The Southern Aristocrats | Greensboro, NC | Al Connell, Baxter Westmoreland, Jack Elkins, Don Moore |
| 1962 | The Bama Chords | Birmingham, AL | William Jones, Freeman Morrison, Jim Baker, Jack Strickland |
| 1961 | The Chordials | Nashville, TN | Jack Lee, Dan Fitzgerald, Bud McLaughlin, Dave McLean |
| 1960 | The Dixie Colonels | High Tom, NC | Gilbert Seckrest, Glad Lawson, Dave Livengood, Jerry Livengood |
| 1959 | The Dig-Note-Aries | Knoxville, TN | Bob Davies, John Ribble, Ray Shetler, Bill Templeton |
| 1958 | The Short Cuts | Miami, FL | Harry Junior Morton, Charles Johnson, Jesse Dean, William Muhn |
| 1957 | The Gulfliners | Sarasota-Ft. Myers, FL | Sullivan, Myers, Moore, Gladhill |
| 1956 | The Chickasaws | Memphis, TN | , , , |
| 1955 | The Memory Four | Miami, FL | , , , |
| 1954 | The Miamians | Miami, FL | , , , |
| 1953 | No Contest | ' | , , , |
| 1952 | Vagabonds | Winston-Salem, NC | , , , |
| 1951 | No Contest | ' | , , , |
| 1950 | No Contest | ' | , , , |
| 1949 | Sentimental Gentlemen | Atlanta, GA | , , , |
| 1948 | Florida Knights | Tampa, FL | Kit Carson, Sam Breedon, Fred Breedon, Bill Bond |
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