Jean
Pyles Barford, tenor
Gloria Laquaglia,
lead
Edie Walters Moorehead,
baritone
Judy St. John, bass
From:
Dayton, Ohio
Convention City:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The
Sounds of Music
won two gold medals
at the same competition
when their chorus,
Gem City, won the
chorus competition.
Jean Barford is
another of the six
Sweet Adelines to
win gold medals
as both a chorus
director and quartet
member. Judy served
on Sweet Adelines'
international board
of directors for
20 years.
The
quartet organized
in 1969 and had
already earned the
admiration of audiences
from Hawaii to Washington,
D.C., when they
won the contest
in 1974. While waiting
in the Milwaukee
airport for their
return flight home
from the competition,
they sang and talked
to everyone, including
Doc Severinsen of
NBC's "Tonight"
show. The quartet
actively entertained
audiences across
the nation for 17
years, until their
retirement in 1986.
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