Michigan Jake
{{short description|Barbershop quartet}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Michigan Jake
|image =
|caption = Michigan Jake
|background = group_or_band
|genre = Barbershop
|origin = Louisville, Kentucky
|years_active = 1995–2004
|website = [http://www.michiganjake.com/ Official site]
|past_members =
- Drew Kirkman – tenor (since 1998)
- Mark Hale – lead
- Joel Wilson – baritone (since 1998)
- Greg Hollander – bass
- Christopher Hale – tenor (to 1998)
- Gary Davis – baritone (to 1998)
}}
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, along with becoming the first barbershop quartet to win a Harmony Award from the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.michiganjake.com/|title=Official website|publisher=Michigan Jake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050719083440/http://www.michiganjake.com/|archive-date=July 19, 2005|url-status=dead}} They announced their retirement on July 1, 2004.
Discography
- Steppin Out with the Louisville Times Chorus (CD, cassette; 1997)
- For the Record (CD/cassette; 2000)
- How Rhythm Was Born (CD; 2004)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050719083440/http://www.michiganjake.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.aicgold.com/quartet/michigan-jake AIC entry]
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Category:Barbershop Harmony Society
Category:Musical groups established in 1995
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004
Category:Professional a cappella groups
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