FRED (quartet)

Barbershop quartet

FRED

Genres| Barbershop
Members| Jared Carlson – tenor
Rick LaRosa – lead
Clay Hine – baritone
Joe Clay – bass

FRED is a comic barbershop quartet formed in 1990 by members of the Marietta Big Chicken Chorus.

Despite their focus on comedy, FRED produces a very refined sound. Their performance in 1999 at the SPEBSQSA International Championship made them gold medalists, making them the first comedy quartet ever to win first place at the International level.

FRED's take on the "comedy quartet" was original, in that they have not relied on spoken dialog in between songs to set up the humor in the next song, as most comedy quartets do. Instead, their humor is built into their lyrics, musical arrangements, and stage presentation. Parodies are a staple of their performances, and their parodies (well-known songs set to different words) often have Barbershop "in-jokes" where they poke fun at other quartets and singers, themselves, and even the contest judges.

## SPEBSQSA International competition results[edit]

FRED has achieved the following results at SPEBSQSA International competitions:

* 1991: 35th place
* 1992: 26th place
* 1993: 27th place
* 1994: 11th place
* 1995: 8th place
* 1996: 4th place
* 1997: 2nd place (silver medal)
* 1998: 4th place
* 1999: 1st place (gold medal)

## Discography[edit]

* Simply FRED (CD; 1993)
* Get Happy (CD; 1998)
* Putting the HA in HArmony (double-CD; 2000)
* The FreDinci Code (CD; 2006)

## External links[edit]

* AIC entry

Preceded by

Revival

|  SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions
1999  | Succeeded by

Platinum

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Barbershop Harmony Society Champions

* 1939: Bartlesville Barflies
* 1940: Flat Foot Four
* 1941: Chord Busters
* 1942: Elastic Four
* 1943: Four Harmonizers
* 1944: Harmony Halls
* 1945: Misfits
* 1946: Garden State Quartet
* 1947: Doctors of Harmony
* 1948: Pittsburghers
* 1949: Mid States Four
* 1950: Buffalo Bills
* 1951: Schmitt Brothers
* 1952: Four Teens
* 1953: Vikings
* 1954: Orphans
* 1955: Four Hearsemen
* 1956: The Confederates
* 1957: Lads of Enchantment
* 1958: Gay Notes
* 1959: Four Pitchikers
* 1960: Evans Quartet
* 1961: The Suntones
* 1962: Gala Lads
* 1963: Town and Country Four
* 1964: Sidewinders
* 1965: Four Renegades
* 1966: Auto Towners
* 1967: Four Statesmen
* 1968: Western Continentals
* 1969: MARK IV
* 1970: Oriole Four
* 1971: Gentlemen's Agreement
* 1972: Golden Staters
* 1973: Dealer's Choice
* 1974: Regents
* 1975: Happiness Emporium
* 1976: Innsiders
* 1977: Most Happy Fellows
* 1978: Bluegrass Student Union
* 1979: Grandma's Boys
* 1980: Boston Common
* 1981: Chicago News
* 1982: Classic Collection
* 1983: Side Street Ramblers
* 1984: The Rapscallions
* 1985: The New Tradition
* 1986: Rural Route 4
* 1987: Interstate Rivals
* 1988: Chiefs of Staff
* 1989: Second Edition
* 1990: Acoustix
* 1991: The Ritz
* 1992: Keepsake
* 1993: Gas House Gang
* 1994: Joker's Wild
* 1995: Marquis
* 1996: Nightlife
* 1997: Yesteryear
* 1998: Revival
* 1999: FRED
* 2000: Platinum
* 2001: Michigan Jake
* 2002: Four Voices
* 2003: Power Play
* 2004: Gotcha!
* 2005: Realtime
* 2006: Vocal Spectrum
* 2007: Max Q
* 2008: OC Times
* 2009: Crossroads
* 2010: Storm Front
* 2011: Old School
* 2012: Ringmasters
* 2013: Masterpiece
* 2014: Musical Island Boys
* 2015: Instant Classic
* 2016: Forefront
* 2017: Main Street
* 2018: After Hours
* 2019: Signature
* 2022: Quorum
* 2023: Midtown

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