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the Emerald Coast Barbershop Singers

PRESENT"BARBERSHOP POTPOURRI"

(A Variety of Old Songs)

WITH SPECIAL GUEST QUARTE.T

"SATURDAY'S HEROES"

The 21st Annual Barbershop Harmony Concert

SPECIAL GUEST QUARTET

"SATURDAY'S HEROES"

One of the finest quartets in the Sunshine District, this foursome has beenpleasing audiences both in and outside of Florida for over six years. Just sixweeks after forming in September of 1990, they took the stage in Tampa andbested 24 other quartets to claim the 1990;-91 District Chat;npionship. It wasthe fjrst time in 30 plus I years that a quartet from Southwest Flo~ida ~adtaken top honors. Starting in 'January, 1993, the Heroes competed in fiveInternational Senior Quartet contests, finally winning their ChampionsMip goldmedals in 1997. The quartet consists of: "".,

AI Rehkop, tenor, has WOR two society gold medals-with the Auto Townersin 1966 and with the Gentlemen's Agreement in 1971. AI retired after manyyears with the National Steel Corp., and is keeping active as a rental agentwith the World Tennis Center Resort of Naples.

Joe Mazzone, lead, is a r?tired airline Pil~t; In 1974 he won the SpCi~ty'sGold Medal astead of the International Champs, the Regents. He has givenmany concerts as a Christian Gospel soloist, and is active in church musicthroughout SW Florida. .! ..

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Dave Wilkinson, -baritone, resides in Ft. Myers and works for the LeeCounty Library system. Betore he ~n~ Bob formed Saturday's Heroes, he,sang for several years in the Southwest Florida Road Show quartet. Davealso works as a nightclub entertainer.

-:::Bob Summers, bass, hails from Ft. Myers and runs a w.o,rdproc~fi>singcompany. Bob has won three District Quartet Championships, each ope ina different voice part.

'., ADDITIONAL GUEST QUARTETS

Panhandlers .~The Panhandlers are the 1998-1999 Sunshine District Senior'sQuartet Champions; having won that honor at the DistrictConvention in Jacksonville last October. They are members of the

.Pensacola Fiesta Barbershop Chorus and they representapproximately 145 years of barbershop experience. Separately, theyhave sung in a dozen different quartets. \Collectively, they have beensinging together 8 Yz years. The members include: Billy Flynn, asemi-retired Westinghouse executive, singing-lead; Cass Phillips, aretired Naval Aviator, sings tenor; Bob Kean is-employed by AutoTrader Publication sings baritone; and Jeb Stewart is a retired USAFpilot and history profess who sings bass.

,ISugar BeatsThe Sugar Beats Quartet was formed in April of 19<)5. The firsttime together they liked the sound combination atld really enjoyedsinging together. They have been busy performing the last three

; ,years throughout the southeastern United States in Alabama,Tennessee, Georgia, and Northwest Florida, sharing their uniquesound and style of music. Their performance packages' includeeverything from rock-n-roll to gospel. The quartet includes: KarenLawrence, tenor, works for the Okaloosa County SheriffsDepartment, and dotes on herfamily. Mariene Pickett; lead, alsodirects the Sugar Beach Chorus, is the Music director/Organist atHoly Trinity Lutheran Church, and is employed at Hurlburt Field.Anne Collier, baritone, works for Beneficial Finance and along withher husband make it a point to never miss a Florida State footballgame. Singing bass is Patsy Swafford who works in Finance atEglin AFB and likes to travel with her husband.

Emcee - Clancy Landon

THE EMERALD COAST BARBERSHOP SINGERSPRESENTS ITS 21st ANNIVERSARY SHOW

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, .SING-OUT A SONG - CHORUS' . _Darkness on the Delta - Current.Event

_ Carolina In The-Morning - Chorus_ I'd Give The World To Be In My Home Town - Chorus"SWEETHEARTS" .j ,-

- I Want A Girl- Chorus " ',,:"Five Foot Two '-Miracle Strip Music' Crew"Yes, Sir That's My Baby - Chorus t ,(

....Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You? - Chorus/Sugar Beats=San Francisco Blues -Sugar Beats

,..- SING OUT A SONG - CHORUS

"JOLSON"<I Love A Jolson Song -9horusif You Knew Susie - Chorus

- Swanee - Current Event"1'm Sitting On Top Of The Worlq;- Chorus..,Little Pal :",Chorus '

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• .• j ~ ••1-American Trilogy - Sugar Beats ?FCurrent Event- California Here I Corne - Chorus. "/,Chattanooga Choo Choo - Sugar Beats ' r n.:

......De~r Hearts and Ge~tle P~ople - y,hcifus .

!'INTERMISSION (15 MINUTES)

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AUDIEN€E SING .~ r

PANHANDLERS

SPECIAL GUES1:.QUARIET - SATURDAY'S HEROES.J; ~C

CHORUS CLOSER

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Current Event: Mike Michaelson - Leadpave Roberts - TenorPaul Whittlesey - BassWarren Sealy - Baritone

Miracle Strip Music Crew: Roy Connor - LeadChet Chambers- Tenor 'Brian Sellnow - Baritone .Ed Hayes - Bass '

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TONIGHT'S PERFORMING ME:MBERS OF THECHORUS

Brian BranniganJoe BreedonMax CareyChet ChambersRoy ConnorEd HayesJack HeflinDave HolcombDarrell JamesGarrett Kivett. -

Bill Kellogg"

Clancy LandonLionel LeonDave LesterBill MercerMike MichaelsonSam PattiBob PenneyRex PounceyWarren SealyBrian ..SellnowPaul Whittlesey-Director.~ .-. -