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A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes * (M) (SMD)   Arranged for the Westminster Chorus and sung by them in their 2015 Gold Medal performance    Quartet  Chorus 

A Little Less Conversation  (F)  (SMD)  Arranged for Rönninge Show Chorus    Quartet Chorus

A Red Red Rose (M) (DW)   Music composed and arranged for the Westminster Chorus and sung by them in their 2016 swan set performance

ABC * (M/F/MV)  (SMP)   Arranged for Three Men and a Melody; sung by Double Date in their winning performance at the 2016 World Mixed Quartet Contest in Germany.  M/F/MV

Above My Head, I Hear Music In the Air (M) (DW)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "Face The Music"; very difficult

Ain't Misbehavin' Medley (F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Ain't Misbehavin'"; medley includes: "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad", "'Taint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do"

Alexander's Ragtime Band * (M)/F (DW)   Recorded by The Vocal Majority on the video "Showstopper Performances"

All the World Will Be Jealous of Me *  (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Toronto Northern Lights on "The Sky's the Limit"

American Tune *  (M) (SMD)  Recorded by Ringmasters on Ringmasters II   Quartet Chorus

An American in Paris (M) (SMD)  Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on Vocal Spectrum V; very difficult  SmallEnsemble

And This Is My Beloved *  (M) (BHS)    Arranged for the Vocal Majority

 

Angel of Music/Phantom of the Opera (medley) (F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"; very difficult

As Long As I'm Singing *  (M) (SMD)   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum II"; very difficult Quartet Chorus

 

At the Jazz Band Ball *  (M) (DW)   Recorded by Gotcha! on "Gotcha! Again!"

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Back in Business (M) (BHS)    Recorded by Crossroads on "Crossroads"

Ballin' The Jack *  (M/F) (DW)    Recorded by Great Day on "It's The Start Of A Great Day"

Basin Street Blues *  (M/F)  (SMD)   Recorded by Nightlife on "Basin Street Blues"  MQt MCh FQt FCh

Beautiful Dreamer *  (M/F) (DW)    Recorded by Nightlife on "Basin Street Blues"

Beethoven 5.1 (M) (DW)    Recorded by the Gas House Gang on "The Gas House Gang's Fifth"; very difficult, and the lyrics (by Neal Frederiksen) are specific to the Gas House Gang; for this arrangement I ask $100.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea *  (M/MV)  (SMD)    Recorded by Ringmasters on "Ringmasters II"  MQt MCh MVQt MVCh

Birth of the Blues *  (M) (SMD)    Sung by the Ambassadors Of Harmony in their 3rd place International performance of 1996; recorded by Realtime on "Four Brothers"; difficult.  Qt Ch

Birthday of a King  (M) (DW)    Christmas song arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony; has a trumpet solo essential to the arrangement

Blue Turning Grey Over You *  (M/F) (SMD)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "Right From The Start"  MQt MCh FQt FCh

Blues In The Night (M) (SMD)   Recorded by Nightlife on "Blues In The Night"; very difficult MQt MCh

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy  (M/F)  (SMD)   Arranged for the Rönninge Show Chorus; Male version arranged for the  Ambassadors of Harmony  has trumpet accompaniment.  FSE FCh

Boyfriend Medley (F) (SAI)   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; medley includes: "Baby Love", "Please Mr. Postman", "My Boyfriend's Back", "My Guy" 

Bread and Gravy (M) (SMD)   Recorded by Crossroads on "That Lucky Old Sun"  MQt MCh

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do * (M/F) (SMD)  Arranged for Musical Island Boys but never sung by them.  MQt MCh FQt FCh

Bright Was The Night *  (M)  (BHS)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "A Little Night Music."

Brother Can You Spare A Dime (M) (BHS)   (original version) Arranged for the Daniel Boone Chorus (now the Ambassadors Of Harmony); recorded by Masters Of Harmony on "California Gold Rush"

Brother Can You Spare A Dime (M)  (SMD)    (revised version)    Recorded by Gas House Gang on "Face The Music"  Qt Ch

Bundle of Old Love Letters (F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

Bye Bye Blackbird  *  (F) (SMD)    Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; sung by the Rönninge Show Chorus in the show package of their 2011 Silver Medal performance  Qt Ch

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California, Here I Come * (M) (BHS)    Arranged for the Masters of Harmony, and sung by them in their 1999 Gold Medal performance.

Can't Help Falling In Love (M) (BHS)    Arranged for one of my quartets, New Saint Louis Vocal Band.  Qt Ch

Can't Help Lovin' That Man* (F) (BHS)    Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus 

Can't You Hear Me Callin' Caroline* (M) (DW)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "Right From The Start"

Canticle of the Sun (F) (DW)    Recorded by Ambiance on "I Hear A Rhapsody"

Carol of the Bells  (M/F)  (SMD)  Arranged for and recorded by  the Ambassadors of Harmony; has five and six part passages.  MSE MCh FSE FCh

Change the World (M/F)  (SMP)   Arranged for BHS with Deke Sharon

Cruella DeVil * (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum"; difficult

Crying (M) (SMD)   Recorded by Crossroads on "Crossroads".  Qt Ch

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Daddy's Little Girl* (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Crossroads on "Crossroads"

Dancing In the Street *  (F)  (SMD)  Arranged for the St. Louis Vocal Project.  Qt Ch

Dear Old Girl* (M) (DW)  Recorded by the Ambassadors Of Harmony on "All Our Best"

Deep River (M) (DW)    Arranged for the Ambassadors Of Harmony; has a brief solo passage

Dinah* (M/F) (SMD)     Recorded by Michigan Jake on "For The Record"  MQt MCh FQt FCh

Doggone, I've Done It (M) (BHS)    Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum III"; very difficult

Don't Fence Me In (M) (BHS)    Recorded by Chiefs of Staff on "Memories"

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Elijah Rock (M) (DW)    Arranged for the Vocal Majority. Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum V"; very difficult.

Every Which-A-Way (MV) (SMD)  Arranged for Double Date; very difficult  Qt Ch

 

Everything's Coming Up Roses * (M/F) (BHS)    Arranged for Toronto Northern Lights; fairly difficult

Ezekiel Saw De Wheel (M) (BHS)     Recorded by the Gas House Gang on "The Gas House Gang's Fifth"; also recorded by the Vocal Majority on "You Raise Me Up"; difficult.

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Fare Thee Well, Love (M) (BHS)    Recorded by Max Q on "Discovery"

Find Out What They Like & How They Like It (F) (BHS)    Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

Fit As A Fiddle* (M/F) (SMD)    Arranged for Spirit  MQt MCh FQt FCh

Friend Like Me (M) (BHS)    Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony; some passages have more than four parts; very difficult  Qt Ch

Friends (M/F) (BHS)     Recorded by Ambiance on "I Hear A Rhapsody" and by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Applause"  MQt MCh FQt FCh

Friends Medley (F) (SAI) , (M) (BHS)    Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; has solo passage; medley includes: "With A Little Help From My Friends", "Friends" (the latter song is different from the "Friends" listed above)

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Get Me To The Church On Time/The Joint Is Jumpin' Medley* (M) (BHS)     Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sang by them in their 2008 Silver Medal performance.

Gloria (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony; some passages have more than four parts; difficult

Go Down Moses (M) (DW)   Arranged for the Masters of Harmony and recorded by them on "Portrait"; also recorded by Tim Waurick on "TimTracks"; some passages have more than four parts; very difficult; for this arrangement I ask $100.

Go Tell It On The Mountain (M/F) (DW)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "Some Children See Him"; has vocal percussion; very difficult

God Only Knows (BHS) (M)   Recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on Oh What A Day!; some passages have more than four parts.

Goin' Home (M) (DW)   Recorded by the Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum V"; difficult. Some passages have more than four parts.

Good Day Sunshine  (SMP) (M)  Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony.  Qt Ch

Good Old A Cappella (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for Great Day; the male version is published by the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Good Vibrations (M) (SMP)   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum II"; very difficult  Qt Ch

Goodbye, World, Goodbye (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "The Gas House Gang's Fifth"

Great Day (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Great Day on "It's The Start Of A Great Day" and by Joker's Wild on "More Of The Different"; very difficult.

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Hakuna Matata * (M) (BHS)   Sung by the Musical Island Boys in their 2014 Gold Medal performance and recorded on “Four."

 

Hallelujah Chorus (from "The Messiah") (M) (DW)   Recorded by the Vocal Majority on "Alleluia"

Handful of Keys, A (F) (BHS)  Recorded by Ambiance on "Ain't Misbehavin'"; very difficult

 

Happy Days Are Here Again (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Daniel Boone Chorus (now the Ambassadors Of Harmony)

 

Happy Together (M/F) (SMP)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "More Of The Different" and by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Applause" ; arranged with Krista Carlson.  MQt MCh FQt FCh

 

Hard Times, Come Again No More * (M) (DW)   Recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Sing, Sing, Sing"'

Harmony (M/F) (DW)   Composed by me for the Vocal Majority & recorded by them on "The Music Never Ends"

Heatwave (Love Is Like A Heatwave) (F) (SMP)  Recorded by Heat on "Heat".  Qt Ch

 

Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)* (M) (BHS)   Arranged for one of my quartets - Gateway City Slickers; published by the Barbershop Harmony Society in the Harmony Explosion series.

 

Here Comes the Showboat * (M) (BHS)   Performed by the Masters of Harmony in their gold medal performance at the 2002 International Contest of the Barbershop Harmony Society; difficult.

 

Hey, Good Lookin (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Michigan Jake on "How Rhythm Was Born"; very difficult

 

Hey, Look Me Over * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them at International Prelims in 2014, but not at the International contest; very difficult

 

Hey There (M/F) (SMP)   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; recorded by Crossroads on "That Lucky Old Sun".  MQt MCh FQt FCh

 

Higher and Higher  (You're Love Has Lifted Me) (M/F/MV)   (SMP)  Arranged for the Ambassadors of HarmonyCrossroads, and Vocal Spectrum; arranged for chorus and two quartets.  MCh FCh MVCh


Hold On (M/F) (SMP)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "The Gas House Gang's Fifth".  MQt MCh FQt FCh

Honeysuckle Rose* (M) (SMD) Arranged for After Hours and recorded by them on The Next Ten Minutes  Qt Ch

How Can I Keep From Singing  (M) (DW)  Recorded by Crossroads​ on "How Can I Keep From Singing".

How Do You Keep the Music Playing  (MV)  Arranged for Double Date.  Qt Ch

 

How'dja Like To Love Me*(M/F) (SMP)  Arranged for Luminous.  MQt MCh FQt FCh

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I Don't Want Him (Her) To Love You When I'm Gone Medley * (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by the Vocal Majority on "For God, Country, & You"; medley includes "Who'll Take My Place When I'm Gone" (as an uptune) and "Who's Gonna Love You When I'm Gone"

I Dreamed A Dream (from "Les Miserables") (F) (SAI)   Recorded by Panache on "The Curtain Falls"; very difficult.

I Got Rhythm *  (M/F)  (SMP)   Arranged for the Ronninge Show Chorus and sung by them in their 2013 Championship Performance;  Also sung by Forefront and recorded by them on "The Lovliest Thing"; somewhat difficult.  MQt MCh FQt FCh

I Have Dreamed *  (M/F)  (SMP)   Performed by the Ambassadors of Harmony in their Gold Medal performance at the International Chorus Contest of 2004; recorded by them on "Somewhere".  MQt MCh FQt FCh

I'll Live in Glory (M) (BHS)   Arranged for Four Voices; recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum III"; very difficult

I Love Jazz Medley * (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the Rönninge (Sweden) Show Chorus; medley includes "I Love Jazz" and "Take Me To the Land of Jazz"; recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum"

I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody (Like I'm Loving You) *(M/F) (BHS)  Arranged for Luminous

I Still Can See Your Face * (F)  SMP  Arranged for the Rönninge (Sweden) Show Chorus and sung by them in their 2019 Championship Performance.  Qt Ch

I Will *  (M/F) (SMD)  Performed by the Ambassadors of Harmony in their silver Medal performance at the International Chorus Contest of 2015;  recorded by them on "On Top of the World". MQt MCh FQt FCh

I Wish You Love *  (F)  (SMP)  Arranged for Heat and recorded by them on "Heat".  Qt Ch

If You Love Me, Really Love Me* (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2009 Gold Medal performance.

I'm In the Mood For Love *  (F)  (SMP) Arranged for Heat and recorded by them on "Heat".  Qt Ch

I'm The Music Man  (M) (DW)   Composed by me for the Vocal Majority & recorded by them on "The Music Never Ends".

Impossible Dream, The  (M) (SMP)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "Chasing A Dream"; very difficult.  Qt Ch

It Only Takes A Moment *  (M/F)  (SMP)   Recorded by The Westminster Chorus on "It Only Takes A Moment", and sung by them in their 2010 Gold Medal performance.  MQt MCh FQt FCh

It's A Sin To Tell A Lie *  (M/F) (SMP)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Ain't Misbehavin'"; popular contest arrangement.  MQt MCh FQt FCh

I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Ain't Misbehavin'"

I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song) *  (M) (BHS)  Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum II"; difficult.

I Will Follow you (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2017 swan set in Las Vegas; contains five and six part chords

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Jazz Came Up The River* (M) (BHS)   Arranged for Flipside

 

Jazz Ladies Ride (F) (BHS)    Composed by me for Ambiance & recorded by them on "Jazz Ladies"; very difficult

 

Joint Is Jumpin', The (M/F) (BHS)    Recorded by Ambiance on "Ain't Misbehavin'"; quartet and chorus versions available

 

Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jerico (M/F) (DW)   Recorded by the Vocal Majority on "How Sweet The Sound"; also recorded by  Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum"; very difficult; for this arrangement I ask $100

Joy To the World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog) (M)    SMP   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2017 swan set in Las Vegas

 

Just A Kid Named Joe * (M) (SMD)   Performed by the Ambassadors of Harmony in their medalist per

formance at the International Chorus Contest of 2003  Qt Ch

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Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (F) (BHS)    Recorded by Ambiance on "I Hear A Rhapsody"

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Last Night Was The End Of The World* (M) (BHS)   Recorded by the Vocal Majority on "For God, Country, & You"

Lazy Day (M/F) (BHS)    Recorded by Great Day on "It's The Start Of A Great Day" and by Gas House Gang on "The Gas House Gang's Fifth"

Lazybones * (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Four Voices on "4 Voices II"

Let Yourself Go * (M/F) (BHS)    Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; recorded by Crossroads on "That Lucky Old Sun"

Let's Face the Music and Dance * (F) (SMD) Arranged for the Rönninge Show Chorus and sung by them in their 2019 Championship Performance  Qt Ch

Let's Sing Again (F) (BHS)    Recorded by Ambiance on "I Hear A Rhapsody"

Liar With An Achin' Breakin' Heart (Liar Medley II)* (M) (BHS)   Arranged as a follow-up to Renee Craig's famous "Liar Medley"; medley contains "Why Do I Lie To Myself About You", "Happy Days Are Here Again", and "Who's Sorry Now"

Light My Fire (M) (BHS)    Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2017 swan set in Las Vegas; contains five and six part chords

Little Drummer Boy, The (M) (BHS)    Recorded by the Vocal Majority on "Alleluia" and by Gas House Gang on "Some Children See Him"

Little Less Conversation, A (F) (SMP)  Arranged for the Ronninge Show Chorus and sung by them in their 2011 Silver Medal Show Package Performance; difficult.  Qt Ch

Lonely Nights Medley* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by the Ambassadors Of Harmony on "All Our Best"

Looking At The World Thru Rose Colored Glasses* (M/F)  SMP   Recorded by the Ambassadors Of Harmony on "All Our Best"

Louise* (M) (BHS)    Recorded by Michigan Jake on "For the Record"

Lounging At the Waldorf (F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"; very difficult

Love Walked In * (F)  SMP  Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony

Love Is Here to Stay (F) (BHS)    Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

Love Me and the World is Mine * (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "Chasing A Dream", by the Masters Of Harmony on "California Gold Rush", and by Fanatix on "Slam Dunk Barbershop". The male version is published by the Barbershop Harmony Society - it's much cheaper to purchase it from their list of published arrangements, where you will pay no arranger's fee.

Love Me Tender* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Great Day on "It's The Start Of A Great Day", by the St.Louis Harmony Chorus on "Voices", and by Joker's Wild on "More Of The Different".

Love Of My Life (F) SMP    Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

Love Walked In *   (M)  SMP   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sang by them in their 2008 Silver Medal performance.

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Magic To Do (M/F)  SMP  Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; has some five-part passages

Man I Love, The (F) (BHS)   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; features a soloist

Man of La Mancha (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony; also sung by the Richtone Chorus; difficult 

Mandy Lee* (M) (BHS)    Recorded by the Ambassadors Of Harmony on "All Our Best"

Marching Along With Time*(M) (BHS)  Arranged for the Vocal Majority and sang by them in their 2006 Gold Medal performance.

Mardi Gras March (Medley) * (M) (BHS)    Performed by the Vocal Majority in their gold medal performance at the 2000 International Contest of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Mary, Did You Know? (M)  SMP  Recorded by Gas House Gang on "Some Children See Him". Very difficult.

Mary Had a Baby (M/F) (BHS)    Recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "All Our Best", by Rural Route 4 on "My Love,  My Life, My Song", and by Acoustix on "Cool Yule"

Mean to Me* (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Crossroads on "Crossroads"

Midnight Serenade (M/F) (BHS)    Composed by me for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; recorded by The BUZZ on "Buzzapalooza" also recorded by Realtime on "Ain't That a Kick"

Minute Waltz, The (F) (BHS)    Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

Mississippi Mud* (M/F) (BHS)    Arranged for the Masters of Harmony; recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Sing, Sing, Sing"

Mobile* (M) (BHS)    Recorded by Crossroads on "Crossroads"

Moonlight Bay* (M) (BHS)    Arranged for one of my quartets - Gateway City Slickers

Moonlight Sonata (M/F) (DW)    Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"; piano accompaniment

More (F) (BHS)    Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

Music of the Night, The (from "Phantom Of The Opera") (M/F) (BHS)    Recorded by Gas House Gang on "A Little Night Music" and by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Applause"; very difficult

Muskrat Ramble (M) (BHS)    Recorded by the Gas House Gang on "Face the Music"; very difficult

My Baby Just Cares for Me * (F) (BHS)    Arranged for GoldDust

My Honey's Lovin' Arms * (M/F) (BHS)    Arranged for the Harborlites Chorus; Recorded by Gotcha! on "Right Now!" and by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Applause".

My Romance* (M) (SMD) Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their Silver Medal performance in 2022. Qt Ch

My Wonderful One see "Wonderful One"

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Never Let No One Man Worry Your Mind* (F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

 

New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students' Conservatory Band* (M) (BHS)   Performed by the Ambassadors of Harmony in their Gold Medal performance at the International Chorus Contest of 2004

 

New York, New York (F) (BHS)   Arranged for the Rönninge Show Chorus and sung by them in the show package of their 2013 Championship performance

 

Night Has A Thousand Eyes *(F) (BHS)   Arranged for Ladies First and recorded by them on "Ladies First 2nd"; Also recorded by Tim Waurick on "TimTracks"

 

No Other Love * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2012 Gold Medal performance.

 

Nobody's Sweetheart* (M) (BHS)    Recorded by the Ambassadors Of Harmony on "All Our Best"

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O Holy Night (M) (DW)    Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on “Vocal Spectrum IV”; very difficult

 

Ode To New Orleans (M/F) (BHS)   Composed by me for the Vocal Majority & recorded by them on their video "Showstopper Performances"; very difficult

 

O Happy Day(F) (BHS)    Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus; for chorus and soloist; patterned after the Edwin Hawkins version.

 

Oh Lonesome Me *(M/F) (BHS)    Arranged for Ladies First; Recorded by Tim Waurick on "Higher"

 

(Oh Suzanna) Dust Off That Old Pianna* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Ain't Misbehavin'"

 

Old Fashioned Love (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Daniel Boone Chorus (now the Ambassadors Of Harmony)

 

Old Folks At Home, The (M) (DW)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation

 

Ol' Man River (M) (BHS)   Arranged for one of my quartets - New Saint Louis Vocal Band

 

Old Piano Roll Blues* (M/F) (BHS)    Recorded by Michigan Jake on "How Rhythm Was Born"

 

Old St. Louie* (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation; recorded by Gas House Gang on "Our Rough And Tumble Best". The male version is now published by the Barbershop Harmony Society - it's much cheaper to purchase it from their list of published arrangements, where you will pay no arranger's fee.

On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away* (M) (BHS)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation

On The Street Where You Live* (M) (SMD)  Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum" Qt Ch

One Alone * (M/F)  SMP  Arranged for Ladies First: recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Applause"

 

One Fine Day (F) (DW)   Arranged for Great Day; recorded by the BUZZ on "Have You Heard the BUZZ"

 

One Moment In Time (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the Vienna Falls Chorus; recorded by Nightlife on "Blues In The Night"

 

One More Minute* (F) (DW)   Arranged for Showtime; composed by Gina Ogden, Showtime's original tenor; NOTE: This is NOT the comedy song by the same name.   

Original Dixieland One-Step* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "Right From The Start"

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Play That Barbershop Chord * (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Gotcha! on "Gotcha! At Last"; somewhat difficult

 

Proud Mary (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for Ambiance; recorded by the Rich-Tones on "Footloose"; very difficult

 

Puttin' On the Ritz (M/F) (BHS)   Sung by the Vocal Majority in their 2003 Gold Medal performance; very difficult; women's version not recommended because of range

 

Putting It Together (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmonyand sung by them in their performance as outgoing champions, Toronto, 2013; very difficult

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Rhapsody In Blue

see "Rhapsody of New York" below

Rhapsody of New York (excerpts from Rhapsody In Blue) (F) (BHS)

Lyrics by me; recorded by Ambiance on "I Hear A Rhapsody"; very, very difficult - not for human beings; for this arrangement I ask $100

Ride The Chariot (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Nightlife on "Blues In The Night"; very difficult

Right From the Start She Had My Heart* (M) (BHS)   Composed by me; recorded by Joker's Wild on "Right From The Start"; also recorded by Toronto Northern Lights on "The Sky's the Limit"; difficult.

Ring of Fire (M)  SMP   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony; some passages have more than four parts.

'Round Midnight (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum III"

Roxie*(F) (BHS)   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus

Royal Garden Blues* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Sing, Sing, Sing"; and by Gotcha!on "Right Now!"

Runnin' Wild* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by the Vocal Majority on "The Music Never Ends"

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S 'Wonderful* (M) (SMD)  Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in the Silver Medal performance in 2022. Qt Ch

 

Seventy-Six Trombones * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2009 Gold Medal performance.

She’s Got A Way * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for Zero8 and sung by them in their 2014 medalist performance

Shine* (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "A Little Night Music"

Singin' In the Rain (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus

Sing, Sing, Sing (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony; recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Sing, Sing, Sing", by Metropolis on "Aural Hygiene", and by Max Q on "Discovery"; very difficult.

Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "A Little Night Music"

 

Sixteen Tons (M) (BHS)   Arranged for one of my quartets - New Saint Louis Vocal Band; Recorded by Gas House Gang on "Our Rough And Tumble Best"

Small Fry * (M)   SMP    Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum"; difficult

Smilin' Through (M) OSL)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation; NOTE: This is NEITHER the Boston Common version (Lou Perry) NOR the Gentlemen's Agreement version (Greg Backwell)

So In Love*(M) (SMD)   Arranged for Ringmasters and recorded by them on Ringmasters II  Qt Ch

Some Enchanted Evening * (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the Rönninge Show Chorus and sung by them in their 2013 Championship performance

Some Enchanted Evening * (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the Rönninge Show Chorus and sung by them in their 2013 Championship performance

Somebody Knows* (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Michigan Jake on "How Rhythm Was Born"; very difficult

Something Good * (M) (SMD)  Arranged for the  Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2016 Gold Medal performance  Qt Ch

Something's Coming (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "I Hear A Rhapsody" and by Michigan Jake on "How Rhythm Was Born"; very difficult

Song for the Little Guy, A * (M) (BHS)   Performed by the Toronto Northern Lights Chorus in their medalist performance at the International Chorus Contest of 2003

Song's Gotta Come From the Heart, The* (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for Flipside

Sonny Boy* (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Daniel Boone Chorus (now the Ambassadors Of Harmony)

Soon Ah Will Be Done (M) (DW)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation

South Rampart Street Parade * (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "Chasing A Dream", by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Sing, Sing, Sing", and by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum"

Stand By Me (M) (DW)   Arranged for one of my quartets - Gateway City Slickers; recorded by Joker's Wild on "Chasing A Dream"; also recorded by the Masters of Harmonyon "The Dream is Carried On" 

Stars And Stripes Forever March, The (M/F) (DW)   Recorded by Acoustix on "Stars And Stripes"; very difficult; for this arrangement I ask $100. Also available is an SATB version of this arrangement, adapted by Darin Drown.

Stars Fell on Alabama* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Joker's Wild on "Right From The Start" and by Nightlife on "Basin Street Blues"

Steal Away (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies" and by Nightlife on "Blues In The Night"; very difficult

Step In Time * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2012 Gold Medal performance; lyrics have a few "in house" references; lengthy and difficult

Stormy Weather (M)   SMP   Recorded by the Vocal Majority on "I'll Be Seeing You"; some 5 & 6 part passages'

Strike Up The Band* (M/F SMP   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus

 

Sudden Love* (M) (DW)   Composed by me for the Ambassadors of Harmony; recorded by Joker's Wild on "More Of The Different"

 

Sugar Cane Jubilee* (M) (DW)   Recorded by Revival on "Joyfull I'll Travel On"; difficult.

 

Sweet Lorraine * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Louisville Times; recorded by Michigan Jake on "For The Record"

 

Sweet Sugar Baby Medley* (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Daniel Boone Chorus (now the Ambassadors Of Harmony); medley includes: "While Strolling Through The Park One Day", "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street", "Ain't She Sweet", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"

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Take Five (BHS)   Recorded by Realtime on "Take Five"; very difficult

Thanks Again (F) (BHS)   Arranged for Classic Edition.

That Lucky Old Sun * (M) (SMD)   Recorded by Crossroads on "That Lucky Old Sun" Qt Ch

That Old Feeling * (M) (BHS)     Recorded by Platinum on "Be Our Guest"

That's How Rhythm Was Born(M) (BHS)   Recorded by Michigan Jake on "How Rhythm Was Born"; very difficult

The Trolley Song * (F)   SMP   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus

They Didn't Believe Me * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 2007 Silver Medal performance

They Just Keep Moving the Line (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum V"; very difficult.

This Can't Be Love*  (M/F)   SMP  Arranged for and recorded by HEAT 

This Ole House (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Revival on "Joyfully I'll Travel On"; also recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum"; very difficult.

Time After Time (M/F) (BHS)   Based on (but significantly different from) the arrangement by Ed Waesche popularized by Power Play

Titanium  (M/F)   SMP  Arranged for BHS with Deke Sharon

Today (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Rural Route 4 on "My Love, My Life, My Song"

Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ra (Irish Lullaby) (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Daniel Boone Chorus (now the Ambassadors of Harmony)

Toy Song * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony, as a part of their "Toy Set" performed at the international contests in 2000 and 2001; recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Applause".

True Colors *  (M)   SMP   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony

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Undecided (BHS) (M/F double quartet)   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum and the BUZZ on "Vocal Spectrum II" and on "So Happy Together".

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Vict'ry Road (M)   SMP   Recorded by Gotcha! on "Gotcha! At Last"; somewhat difficult

Vincent *  (M)   SMP  Arranged for Vocal FX

Via Dolorosa (M)  SMP   Arranged for Crossroads

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Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up that Old Gang Of Mine)* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "Face The Music", by Great Day on "It's The Start Of A Great Day", and By Revival on "Revival 1998 International Quartet Champions"

We Never Really Say Goodbye (M) (BHS)    Sung by the Gas House Gang as a swan song in 1994, and also in the same role by Realtime in 2006; recorded by Realtime on "Ain't That a Kick"

We Shall Overcome (M/F) (BHS)    Arranged for Ambiance but never recorded by them; recorded by Joker's Wild on "More of the Different"; very difficult

Weekend In New England (M) (BHS)   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum III"

Welcome Christmas  (M) SMP     Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony; has a few five-part chords

What's This? (M) (BHS)   Arranged for Ambassadors of Harmony and recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum IV"; for chorus or quartet plus soloist

What I Did For Love* M/(F)  SMP   Arranged for the Ronninge (Sweden) Show Chorus

When I Fall In Love * (M/F)   (BHS)   Arranged for the Ronninge Show Chorus and sung by them in their 2013 Championship Performance

When I Lift Up My Head (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Sing, Sing, Sing" and by Nightlife on "Blues In The Night"

When Johnny Comes Marching Home * (M) (DW)   Arranged for the Vocal Majority and sung by them in their 2014 Gold Medal performance; very difficult

When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam’ * (M) (DW)   Arranged for the Vocal Majority and sung by them in their 2010 Silver Medal performance; very difficult

When Will I Be Loved (F)   SMP  Recorded by Ambiance on "I Hear A Rhapsody"

When You and I Were Young, Maggie (M) (BHS)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation

Where the Southern Roses Grow* (M/F) (BHS)   Recorded by Gas House Gang on "Face The Music" and By Revival on "Revival 1998 International Quartet Champions"

Whole New World, A (F) (SAI)   Recorded by the St. Louis Harmony Chorus on "Voices" and by The BUZZ on "So Happy Together"

 

Why Do Fools Fall In Love (F)  (BHS)   Recorded by Ambiance on "Jazz Ladies"

Will You Love Me In December As You Do In May* (M) (BHS)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again   Recorded by The BUZZ on "So Happy Together"

With You (from PIPPIN) *  (M) SMD  Arranged for the Westminster Chorus and sung by them in their Silver Medal performance in 2018  Qt Ch

Wonderful One * (M) (BHS)   Recorded by the Ambassadors of Harmony on "Sing, Sing, Sing"; also recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum"

Wonderful Time Up There   (M)   SMP   Good old spiritual, arranged for Crossroads

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Yes Indeed (M) (BHS)   Arranged for Nightlife; Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum III"; very difficult

 

Yes Sir, That's My Baby * (M/F)  SMP   Recorded by Four Voices on "4 Voices II"

You Can't Play Sweet Adeline on No Piano* (M) (BHS)   Arranged for my first quartet - Quadratic Equation; recorded by The Ritz on "On Moonlight Bay"

You Can’t Stop The Beat * (M) (BHS)   Arranged for the Ambassadors of Harmony and sung by them in their 20154 silver medal performance; very difficult'

You Don't Bring Me Flowers *  (F)   SMP  Arranged for Amersham (UK) Chorus

You Light Up My Life * (M/F) (BHS)   Arranged for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus.

You're As Welcome As the Flowers In May * (M) (DW)   Arranged for the Daniel Boone Chorus (now the Ambassadors Of Harmony). NOTE: This is NOT the Nightlife version (Dave Briner)

You're From Heaven and You're Mine * (M/F) (BHS)   Composed by me for the St. Louis Harmony Chorus.

 

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Zoot Suit Riot (M)   SMP   Recorded by Vocal Spectrum on "Vocal Spectrum V"; very difficult.

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