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The '''Mid-States Four''' is the [[Barbershop Harmony Society]]'s 1949 [[International Quartet Champion]].
[[Image:1949Pic.jpg|right|border|Mid-States Four]]The '''Mid-States Four''' is the [[Barbershop Harmony Society]]'s 1949 [[International Quartet Champion]].
 
[[Image:1949Pic.jpg|right|border|Mid-States Four]]


A quartet was organized by four employees at the Bell & Howell Company. Marty Mendro, lead; Forrest Haynes, baritone; and Bob Corbett, bass. Haynes had been a member of a quartet that was one of the last to appear on the Keith road show circuit on stage and radio.  
A quartet was organized by four employees at the Bell & Howell Company. Marty Mendro, lead; Forrest Haynes, baritone; and Bob Corbett, bass. Haynes had been a member of a quartet that was one of the last to appear on the Keith road show circuit on stage and radio.  
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Tenor Bob Mack died in the spring of 1988. The quartet made a cameo appearance on the golden anniversary Association of International Champions show with Don Barnick of the 1979 Champion Grandma's Boys and 1992 Champion Keepsake filling in as tenor.  
Tenor Bob Mack died in the spring of 1988. The quartet made a cameo appearance on the golden anniversary Association of International Champions show with Don Barnick of the 1979 Champion Grandma's Boys and 1992 Champion Keepsake filling in as tenor.  


== Quartet Members ==
== Quartet Members ==
Winning Members:  
Winning Members:  
*Tenor: Bob Rodriguez  
*Tenor: Bob Rodriguez  
*Lead: Marty Mendro
*Lead: Marty Mendro
*Bari: Forrest Haynes
*Bari: Forrest Haynes
*Bass: Art Gracey
*Bass: Art Gracey
   
   
Repacement Members:
Repacement Members:
*Tenor: Don Barnick  
*Tenor: Don Barnick  
*Bass: Phil Hansen  
*Bass: Phil Hansen  
*Bass: Bob Corbett
*Bass: Bob Corbett


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[[Category:Quartets]]
[[Category:Quartets]]

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