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Will Oakland, alongside somewhat earlier singer Richard Jose, was a celebrated countertenor on early recordings. Barbershop quartet tranquility was at the elevation of its recognition within the years rigtht after 1900, and Oakland had not been only used as a favorite solo vocalist, but additionally because the high tone of …

The Four Periods are justifiably being among the most fondly remembered pop/rock vocal sets of the first to mid-’60s. Their soaring harmonies, in conjunction with Frankie Valli’s beautiful falsetto lead on intimate, teenage-oriented music, had been as central towards the early-’60s music picture as the function from the Seaside Guys, …