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FRED | |
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| Genres | Barbershop |
| Members | Jared Carlson –tenor Rick LaRosa –lead Clay Hine –baritone Joe Clay –bass |
FRED is a comicbarbershop quartet formed in 1990 by members of theMariettaBig Chicken Chorus.
Despite their focus on comedy, FRED produces a very refined sound. Their performance in 1999 at theSPEBSQSA International Championship made themgold 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 Barbershopin-jokes where they poke fun at other quartets and singers, themselves, and even the contest judges.
FRED has achieved the following results atSPEBSQSA International competitions:
| Preceded by | SPEBSQSA InternationalQuartet Champions 1999 | Succeeded by |
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