Boston Common (quartet)
The Boston Common was an American barbershop quartet. Active from 1971 to 1995, they won the 1980 SPEBSQSA international competition at Salt Lake City, Utah.[1]
Lead Rich Knapp left the band after a car accident in 1982 while on the way to work, which left him deaf in one ear and lost the ability to tune,[2] but returned in 1989. During his time off, he was replaced by Tom Spirito.
They were inducted into the Barber Harmony Society’s Hall of Fame in 2014.
Members
[change | change source]The members of the Boston Common were:[3]
- Rich Knapp - lead (1971-1982, 1989-1995)
- Kent Martin (born November 3, 1942)[4] - tenor (1971-1995)
- Larry Tully - baritone (1971-1995)
- Terry Clarke - bass (1971-1995)
- Tom Spirito (born April 29, 1930, Danvers, Massachussets, USA - died March 30, 2014) - lead (1982-1989)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ jcarboneda10r (2011-06-12), Boston Common A Capella Barbershop Quartet, retrieved 2025-05-17
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Boston Common Group History". www.singers.com. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ↑ "Singers.com - Boston Common Male Barbershop Quartet from Boston". www.singers.com. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ↑ "Kent Martin (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
