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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