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That name stuck until 1956 when the chorus won the right to compete in the Society’s fifth chorus competition. That's when the chorus won third place in Los Angeles (1957) and was known as the '''Kountry Kernels'''. No one recorded who came up with the name, but the bib overalls, straw hats and red bandanas carried out the theme. | That name stuck until 1956 when the chorus won the right to compete in the Society’s fifth chorus competition. That's when the chorus won third place in Los Angeles (1957) and was known as the '''Kountry Kernels'''. No one recorded who came up with the name, but the bib overalls, straw hats and red bandanas carried out the theme. | ||
In 1973, a contest to find a new name resulted in '''Sound of Illinois''', submitted by Loren Bogart. New gold suits were introduced at the Ladies’ Night dinner at Williams Town Hall, along with Bogart’s winning name. “I was quite honored the chorus finally accepted one of my suggestions after 27 years of offering ideas,” joked Bogart, according to ''The Barber Post''. The updated Sound of Illinois logo (above) was created by Member Ken Ota. | In 1973, a contest to find a new name resulted in '''Sound of Illinois''', submitted by Loren Bogart. New gold suits were introduced at the Ladies’ Night dinner at Williams Town Hall, along with Bogart’s winning name. “I was quite honored the chorus finally accepted one of my suggestions after 27 years of offering ideas,” joked Bogart, according to ''The Barber Post''. The updated Sound of Illinois logo (above) was created by Member Ken Ota in 2007. | ||
== '''The Barber Post Becomes The Newsletter''' == | == '''The Barber Post Becomes The Newsletter''' == | ||