Michigan Jake Explained

Michigan Jake
Background:group_or_band
Genre:Barbershop
Origin:Louisville, Kentucky
Years Active:1995–2004
Website: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.[1] They announced their retirement on July 1, 2004.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official website. Michigan Jake. https://web.archive.org/web/20050719083440/http://www.michiganjake.com/. July 19, 2005. dead.