Easternaires

The Easternaires were a quartet in the Barbershop Harmony Society. Between 1956 and 1970, they earned three medals in the International Quartet Contest, rising as high as 4th place.

Quartet Members

Medalist Members:

• Tenor: Dan Heyburn (55-58), Tom Dames (59-60), Ed Ryan (65-76)
• Lead: Tom Dames (55-58), Dan Heyburn (59-76)
• Bari: Bob Bohn (55-68), Dave Mittelstadt (69-76)
• Bass: Harry Richter (56-58), Bill Annichiarico (59-66), Bob Bohn (69-76)

Other Members:

• Bass: Ray Michalski (55), James Jones (68)

Membership by Year

Year	Tenor	Lead	Bari	Bass
1955	Dan Heyburn	Tom Dames	Bob Bohn	Ray Michalski
1956-58	Dan Heyburn	Tom Dames	Bob Bohn	Harry Richter
1959-60	Tom Dames	Dan Heyburn	Bob Bohn	Bill Annichiarico
1965-66	Ed Ryan	Dan Heyburn	Bob Bohn	Bill Annichiarico
1968	Ed Ryan	Dan Heyburn	Bob Bohn	James Jones
1969-76	Ed Ryan	Dan Heyburn	Dave Mittelstadt	Bob Bohn

Contest Placement

International

1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
12th	5th	8th	7th	4th	7th
1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
13th	14th		18th	9th	5th	6th	8th
1975	1976
	31st

District

Represented the Mid-Atlantic District.

Recordings

• Once Over Lightly

Also Sang With

Dan Hayburn

No other quartets at International.

Tom Dames

No other quartets at International.

Ed Ryan

• Tradewinds - Int'l Competitor, 1987-89 (?)

Bob Bohn

• Four Pages - Int'l Competitor, 1950

Dave Mittelstadt

• Main Street Four - Semi-Finalist, 1964
• Play-Tonics - Two medals, 1956-57
• Village-Aires - Finalist, 1950-51

Harry Richter

No other quartets at International.

Bill Annichiarico

• Hometown Quartet - 3rd place, 1958

Ray Michalski

• Four Pages - Int'l Competitor, 1950

James Jones

• Oriole Four - Semi-Finalist, 1960

See Also

• BHS International Quartet Medalists - 4th place, 1959