Family Trivia

Number of father/son quartet medalist pairs:  7

       Father listed first:

(1)  Dwight Dragoo   Capital City Four 1939, 1941
     Gene Dragoo     Capital City Four 1941

(2)  Pete Elder      Westinghouse Quartet 1944, 1947-48
     Jack Elder      Town and Country Four 1959-63

(3)  Harlan Wilson   Suntones 1961
     Todd Wilson     Acoustix 1990

(4)  Fred King       Oriole Four 1969-70
     Kevin King      BSQ 1996-2000

(5)  Mike Connelly   Roaring '20s 1978-81, 1983
                     The Naturals 1990-91
     Joe Connelly    Interstate Rivals 1985-87  
                     Keepsake 1991-92
                     Platinum 1999-2000
                     Old School 2008-11

(6)  Jack Slamka     Power Play 2000-03
     Mike Slamka     Power Play 2000-03
                     Crossroads 2008-09

(7)  Jack Slamka     Power Play 2000-03
     Mark Slamka     Power Play 2000-03


Number of father/son quartet champion pairs: 3

       Father listed first:

(1)  Harlan Wilson   Suntones 1961
     Todd Wilson     Acoustix 1990

(2)  Jack Slamka     Power Play 2003
     Mike Slamka     Power Play 2003
                     Crossroads 2009

(3)  Jack Slamka     Power Play 2003
     Mark Slamka     Power Play 2003

 

Number of brother medalist families, any quartet: 21

(1)  Brooks       Chuck    Colonials 1960
                  Bill     Colonials 1960

(2)  Dragoo       Dwight   Capitol City Four 1939, 1941
                  Frank    Harmony Kings 1941-42

(3)  Evans        Jack     Evans Quartet 1958-60
                  Preston  Evans Quartet 1958-60
                  Turk     Evans Quartet 1958-60

(4)  Guyton       Chad     Four Voices 2001-02
                  Brandon  Four Voices 2001-02
                           Crossroads 2008-09   

(5)  Hale         Chris    Michigan Jake 1998
                  Mark     Michigan Jake 1998-2001

(6)  Hall         Ray      Harmony Halls 1943-44
                  Gordon   Harmony Halls 1943-44

(7)  Harding      Gary     Golden Staters 1967-72
                  Jack     Golden Staters 1967-72

(8)  Harrington   Mike     Harrington Brothers 1984-85
                  Jeff     Harrington Brothers 1984-85
                  David    Harrington Brothers 1984-85
                           Second Edition 1987-89
                  Doug     Harrington Brothers 1984-85
                           Second Edition 1987-89

(9)  Hatton       Al       Blue Grass Student Union 1976, 1978
                  Kenny    Blue Grass Student Union 1976, 1978

(10) Henry        Rob      Gas House Gang 1991-93
                  Jim      Gas House Gang 1991-93
                           Crossroads 2008-09

(11) Hughes       Kevin    Forefront 2013-16
                  Aaron    Forefront 2013-16

(12) Hunkin       Jeff     Musical Island Boys 2010-14
                  Will     Musical Island Boys 2010-14

(13) Kitzmiller   Kohl     Instant Classic 2015
                  Kyle     Instant Classic 2015

(14) Lytle        Bob      Lytle Brothers 1954
                  Richard  Lytle Brothers 1954
                           Keystone Quads 1951-52 
                  Paul     Lytle Brothers 1954
                           Keystone Quads 1951-52 
                  Matt     Lytle Brothers 1954
                           Keystone Quads 1951-52 

(15) Metzger      Mark     Realtime 2005
                  Tom      Realtime 2005

(16) McCormic     Mike     Flipside 2006-07
                  Tim      Flipside 2006-07
                           Redline 2008

(17) Schmitt      Joe      Schmitt Brothers 1951
                  Jim      Schmitt Brothers 1951
                  Paul     Schmitt Brothers 1951
                  Fran     Schmitt Brothers 1951

(18) Slamka       Mark     Power Play 2000-03
                  Mike     Power Play 2000-03
                           Crossroads 2008-09

(19) Starling     Wils     Four Chorders 1950-53
                  Ron      Four Chorders 1950-53

(20) Vienneau     Dick     Four Rascals 1963-66
                  Jim      Four Rascals 1963-66

(21) Wright       Greg     Sundowners 1966-71
                           Chicago News 1980-81
                  Larry    Sundowners 1966-71
                           139th Street Quartet 1979, 1987

(22) Yoder        Cal      Rural Route 4 1985-86
                  Willard  Rural Route 4 1985-86

 

Number of brother champion families: 14

(1)  Evans        Evans Quartet 1960            Jack, Pres, Turk

(2)  Guyton       Four Voices 2002              Chad, Brandon

(3)  Hall         Harmony Halls 1944            Ray, Gordon

(4)  Harding      Golden Staters 1972           Jack, Gary

(5)  Harrington   Second Edition 1989           David, Doug
                 
(6)  Hatton       Blue Grass Student Union 1978 Al, Kenny

(7)  Henry        Gas House Gang 1993           Rob, Jim

(8)  Hughes       Forefront 2016                Kevin, Aaron
 
(9)  Hunkin       Musical Island Boys 2014      Jeff, Will

(10) Kitzmiller   Instant Classic 2015          Kohl, Kyle
  
(11) Metzger      Realtime 2005                 Mark, Tom

(12) Schmitt      Schmitt Brothers 1951         Joe, Jim, Paul, Fran

(13) Slamka       Power Play 2003               Mike, Mark

(14) Yoder        Rural Route Four 1986         Cal, Willard