Bringing barbershop harmony to East Central Indiana since 1945!
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Bringing barbershop harmony to East Central Indiana since 1945!
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History In March of 1938, Tulsa businessmen O.C. Cash and Rupert Hall were stranded in Kansas City due to weather. The two, who knew each other slightly, were staying at the Hotel Muehlebach and met in the lobby. The conversation turned to barbershop singing, for which they shared a fondness. They rounded up two other men and spent the evening harmonizing.A month later, on April 11, Cash, Hall and 26 friends met to sing on the roof garden of the Tulsa Club. The idea for our Society was born that night. The Muncie Chapter began in 1945 when Dr. Richard Taylor invited a group of men to his home who he knew enjoyed singing. An evening of fun and harmonizing ensued. A friend of Dr. Taylor's, Dewey Kristler of Chicago suggested that the group form a local SPEBSQSA chapter. The Muncie Chapter charter was granted in the fall of 1945, signed by 35 members. The Chiefs of Harmony presented their first annual show in the fall of 1946, with 46 men on the risers. After losing its director, the chapter folded in the late 1970s. In 1983 chapter stalwarts regrouped and re-charted as the Magic City Music Men. We thank those men for their "never say die" attitude and look forward to singing the old songs for years to come. Join us and be a part of history in the making! |
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