Joker's Wild is a world champion
barbershop quartet formed in 1990 by Dave Kindinger and Mark Green from
Columbus, Ohio
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, and Steve Legters and Stephen Iannacchione from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
. Coached by Lance Heilmann, after winning the Johnny Appleseed District of the
SPEBSQSA
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop ...
competition that fall, they went on to the
SPEBSQSA
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (SPEBSQSA), is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop ...
's International contests, earning 10th place, 5th, 2nd, and finally the International Championship in
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
in 1994.
Jon Clunies replaced Mark Green as the lead singer in 1996.
They have toured widely, performing all over the world before they went on hiatus in June 2001.
Discography
* ''Right From The Start'' (
Cassette
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Technology
* Cassette tape (or ''musicassette'', ''audio cassette'', ''cassette tape'', or ''tape''), a worldwide standard for analog audio recording and playback
** Cassette single (or "Cassingle"), a music single in th ...
,
CD; 1993)
* ''Chasing a Dream'' (Cassette, CD; 1996)
* ''More of the Different'' (CD; 2000)
Also appear on
* ''The Pittsburghers'' (Cassette, CD; 1998)
* ''Seems Like Old Times'' (CD; 1994)
External links
Official website
AIC entry
Professional a cappella groups
Barbershop quartets
Barbershop Harmony Society
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