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July 13 is...
Barbershop Music Appreciation Day,
which was created in 2005 by Sweet Adelines International, "a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony." It was started to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of their organization. To appreciate barbershop music begins with first understanding its history.
A Bit of Barbershop History
There was a time when harmony thrived in a barbershop as celebrated back in April on Barbershop Quartet Day. The harmonizing came about while men waited their turn for a haircut. That's one way to pass the time and prevent boredom! At least it's the way it was in the last half of the 19th century. Not so much today since Barbershops are almost a thing of the past. Men now go to 'salons' much the same as their counterpart, women and women perform barbershop music much the same as their counterpart, men.
Via Sharla Shults
