Rural Route 4 is the
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
-based
barbershop quartet
A barbershop quartet is a group of four singers who sing music in the barbershop style, characterized by four-part harmony without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella). The four voices are: the lead, the vocal part which typically carries t ...
that won the 1986
SPEBSQSA
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbersho ...
international competition. They are known for their signature costumes of matching overalls in keeping with the rural theme of their group in venues where formal attire is expected.
Calvin's son, Wes Yoder, later replaced Don as the group's tenor until their formal retirement in 1994.
Discography
* ''My Life, My Love, My Song'', cassette, CD; 1992
* ''Friends and Relatives'', LP, cassette; 1987
* ''Saturday Night Sunday Mornin, LP, cassette; 1985
* ''Friends and Relatives'', CD; 1987
References
External links
Discography and biographyfro
Primarily A Cappellafrom Mike Barkley's Monster list
AIC entry
Barbershop quartets
Barbershop Harmony Society
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