Member Bios

The following are members of the AFWDC. They all have won the Far Western District Championship, some more then once.

Here you will be able to see all the members, the quartets they won with and the part they sang in that quartet. Click on the member name for a biography of that member.

Abbott, Brent        Bonanza Four 1947 Tenor  Adams, Ralph        Bonanza Four 1947 Lead  Adank, Bill        Stage Four 1972 Tenor  Albaum, Shelly        Pacifica 1982 Tenor  Anderson, Doug        The 139th Street Quartet 1976 Tenor  Anderson, Fred        Bay Town Four 1958 Bass  Arnold, Jim        Crown City 4 1955 Bari  Arrington, Jamie        Special Feature 1990 Lead  Asolas, Jim        Far Westerners 1967 Tenor  Baker, Jeff        Nightlife 1991 Bari  Barclay, Steve        Pacifica 1982 Bari  Baughman, David        Bay Town Four 1958 Tenor  Beers, Peter        Occidentals 1977 Bari        Special Request 1983 Lead  Benson, Marv        The Californians 1971 Lead  Bernhard, Gregg        Hi-Fidelity 2005 Bari  Best, Barrie        The West Coasters 1954 Tenor  Bird, Bob        Forte-Niners 1961 Tenor  Black, Ron        Great Western Timbre Company 1986 Bass  Blackhurst, Dick        The Verdugo Dons 1952 Tenor  Bolles, Gary        Great Western Timbre Company 1986 Bari  Bone, Norm        Gaslight Harmony 4 1968 Bass        The Californians 1971 Bass  Borton, Joe        Crown City 4 1955 Bass  Boyd, Gene        Sidewinders 1962 Bari  Boyle, Budd        Four Staters 1948 Bari        San Diego Seranaders 1950 Lead  Bradshaw, Ted        Western Continentals 1964 Lead        Command Performance 1974 Lead  Brockman, John        The Crush 2010 Bari  Brown, Fraser        Remember When 1980 Lead        Standing Room Only 1992 Lead        Applause 2000 Lead  Brunner, Rich        Musicians Choice 1988 Lead        Freestyle 1999 Lead        VocalEase 2007 Lead        Artistic License 2011 Lead  Caretto, Gabriel        Late Show 2006 Bari        Artistic License 2011 Bari  Claypool, Patrick        OC Times 2004 Bari  Cockrell, Bill        The West Coasters 1954 Bass        Gala Lads 1960 Bari  Cole, Brad        Vintage Blend 1995 Bari  Colville, Dayton        Bonanza Four 1947 Bass  Cox, Charlie        Bunster Freely 1965 Tenor  Crawford, Chuck        The Saints 1959 Lead  Daniels, Joe        Sidewinders 1962 Lead  Davis, Raymond        Special Feature 1990 Tenor        Applause 2000 Tenor        `Q` 2003 Tenor        Late Show 2006 Tenor  DeFrew, Clair        The Californians 1971 Tenor  Dergan, Les        Rhythm & Rhyme 1993 Bari  Devine, Sean        Sams Club 2002 Lead        OC Times 2004 Lead  DeZemplen, Max        California Fever 1981 Bass        Special Request 1983 Bass        Vintage Blend 1995 Bass  Diedrich, Terry        Western Continentals 1964 Bass  Dodd, Budd        Sharpshooters 1956 Bass  Dodge, Greg        Command Performance 1974 Bass  Dregne, Fred        Pacificaires 1969 Bari  Duvall, Harry        The Sacramento Statesmen 1953 Bari  Dyer, Jason        Artistic License 2011 Bass  D`Amore, Joe        Standing Room Only 1992 Bass        Finale 2001 Bass        VocalEase 2007 Bass  Eberhardt, Fred        Westernaires 1949 Bass  Elder, Bob        Crown City Good Time Music Co. 1970 Bari  Ewing, Craig        Musicians Choice 1988 Tenor        Rhythm & Rhyme 1993 Tenor        Hi-Fidelity 2005 Tenor  Fairchild, Jerry        Sidewinders 1962 Tenor  Ferguson, Royce        Revival 1997 Tenor  Fredstrom, Martin        Hi-Fidelity 2005 Bass  Friedman, J        The Edge 2009 Bass  Fritz, Bill        Pacificaires 1969 Bass  Galasso, Jim        Musicians Choice 1988 Bari  Garstang, David        The Grand Tradition 1978 Tenor        Western Union 1994 Tenor  Gauger, Earl        Pacifica 1982 Lead  Gilstrap, Jack        The Sacramento Statesmen 1953 Bass  Gordon, Alan        GOTCHA! 1998 Bari        Masterpiece 2008 Bari  Graham, Paul        Western Continentals 1964 Bari  Gray, Matthew        The Crush 2010 Tenor  Gray Jr., Bob        The Grand Tradition 1978 Bari        The New Tradition 1984 Bari  Gubbins, Don        San Francisco Storm Door & Whale Oil Co. 1975 Lead  Guthrie, Bruce        The Saints 1959 Bass  Hale, Mark        Masterpiece 2008 Lead  Hall, Dan        Thermal-aires 1966 Bari  Halvorson, James        95 North 2012 Tenor  Halvorson, Larry        95 North 2012 Lead  Harding, Gary        Golden Staters 1963 Tenor  Harding, Jack        Golden Staters 1963 Bari  Harper, Bill        Harmony Express 1973 Bari  Harrah, Drew        OC Times 2004 Bass  Hartley, Bob        Metropolis 1996 Lead  Hemphill, Mike        Pacificaires 1969 Tenor  Henley, Pat        Harmony Spectrum 1989 Bari  Hill, William        Special Feature 1990 Bass  Hodapp, Chet        Four Staters 1948 Tenor        San Diego Seranaders 1950 Tenor  Holmquist, Dwight A        Great Western Timbre Company 1986 Lead  Hopper, Chuck        4 Bits of Harmony 1951 Lead  Hosier, Russ        Special Request 1983 Bari  Hunt, Cory        `Q` 2003 Bari  Ilten, Jim        Gentlemen Songsters 1979 Bari  Johnson, Ernie        Gaslight Harmony 4 1968 Tenor  Johnson, Rik        Musicians Choice 1988 Bass  Jordan, Dan        The Grand Tradition 1978 Lead        The New Tradition 1984 Lead  Keehan, Tom        The West Coasters 1954 Lead        Gala Lads 1960 Bass  Kenworth, Kurt        The Saints 1959 Bari  Kidder, Aaron        Kidder & Sons, Inc. 1987 Lead  Kidder, Don        Kidder & Sons, Inc. 1987 Bass  Kidder, Scott        Kidder & Sons, Inc. 1987 Bari        Finale 2001 Bari        VocalEase 2007 Bari  Kidder, Todd        Kidder & Sons, Inc. 1987 Tenor        VocalEase 2007 Tenor        Artistic License 2011 Tenor  Kimball, Curt        Western Continentals 1964 Tenor  Kline, Jim        Crown City Good Time Music Co. 1970 Bass        The 139th Street Quartet 1976 Bass  Knudsen, Curtis        The Knudsen Brothers 1985 Tenor  Knudsen, Jak        The Knudsen Brothers 1985 Bass  Knudsen, Kevin        The Knudsen Brothers 1985 Bari  Knudsen, Owen        The Knudsen Brothers 1985 Lead  Koch, Ken        Gentlemen Songsters 1979 Tenor

Lawton, Mike        Western Union 1994 Bari        Revival 1997 Bari  Lees, Gordy        Sharpshooters 1956 Bari        Gala Lads 1960 Tenor  Lenoil, Robert        `Q` 2003 Lead  Lewellen, Richard        Pacifica 1982 Bass  Littlefield, Brett        Nightlife 1991 Bass        Masterpiece 2008 Bass  Litz, Jordan        Late Show 2006 Lead  Luehrsen, Ed        Westernaires 1949 Tenor  Machado, Don        The Sacramento Statesmen 1953 Lead  Mansfield, Wayne        San Francisco Storm Door & Whale Oil Co. 1975 Tenor  Manthei, Bill        Four Staters 1948 Bass        San Diego Seranaders 1950 Bass  Maslen, Travis        Freestyle 1999 Tenor  Mau, Al        Remember When 1980 Tenor  McClain, Galen        Command Performance 1974 Bari        Remember When 1980 Bari  McColl, Bob        Stage Four 1972 Bass  McCosh, Jack        Crown City Good Time Music Co. 1970 Lead  McDaniel, Don        Bay Town Four 1958 Bari  McDonald, Tim        California Fever 1981 Lead        Rhythm & Rhyme 1993 Bass  McGee, Mike        Metropolis 1996 Bari  Meehan, Jim        Golden Staters 1963 Lead        Far Westerners 1967 Lead        The 139th Street Quartet 1976 Lead  Menaker, Rob        Nightlife 1991 Tenor        Masterpiece 2008 Tenor  Merrill, Charlie        Bonanza Four 1947 Bari  Merry, Bill        Far Westerners 1967 Bass        Harmony Express 1973 Bass        Gentlemen Songsters 1979 Bass  Miller, Don        Bunster Freely 1965 Bass  Miller, John        The New Tradition 1984 Bass  Monks, Terry        The Grand Tradition 1978 Bass        Western Union 1994 Bass  Montgomery, Dick        4 Bits of Harmony 1951 Bari  Moon, Earl        Far Westerners 1967 Bari  Moore, Tom        Hi-Fidelity 2005 Lead        The Edge 2009 Tenor  Morgan, Bruce        Freestyle 1999 Bass  Myers, William (Bill)        Revival 1997 Bass  Neilsen, Richard        Harmony Spectrum 1989 Lead  Neushul, Pete        Bunster Freely 1965 Lead        The 139th Street Quartet 1976 Bari  Nunez, Don        4 Bits of Harmony 1951 Bass  Olguin, Paul        Special Feature 1990 Bari  Panther, Dave        Gala Lads 1960 Lead  Papageorge, Nick        Occidentals 1977 Lead  Papageorge, Sam        Sams Club 2002 Bari        The Edge 2009 Bari  Parker, Earl        Westernaires 1949 Bari  Philbin, Brian        Metropolis 1996 Bass  Pizzo, Nick        95 North 2012 Bari  Plumb, Don        The Verdugo Dons 1952 Bari  Pluris, Len        Four Staters 1948 Lead  Poole, Don        Thermal-aires 1966 Tenor  Potter, Jim        The West Coasters 1954 Bari  Potter, Ken        Sams Club 2002 Tenor  Powell, Jim        Crown City 4 1955 Lead  Pranspill, George        Westernaires 1949 Lead  Pursglove, Charlie        4 Bits of Harmony 1951 Tenor  Rastatter, Charles        Desert Knights 1957 Bass  Reimer, Gerald        Gaslight Harmony 4 1968 Bari  Remley, Jason        The Edge 2009 Lead  Richardson, Bob        Forte-Niners 1961 Bass  Riddle, Jim        Harmony Express 1973 Tenor  Rivas, Hector        Forte-Niners 1961 Bari  Rosica, Joe        Thermal-aires 1966 Lead  Sabina, James        Metropolis 1996 Tenor  Salz, Joe        Desert Knights 1957 Lead        Stage Four 1972 Lead  Sasine, John        Nightlife 1991 Lead  Saylor, Dick        Bay Town Four 1958 Lead  Scholtz, Russ        Desert Knights 1957 Bari  Schultz, Elmer        The Sacramento Statesmen 1953 Tenor  Senter, Mike        Golden Staters 1963 Bass  Sharpe, Stan        Stage Four 1972 Bari  Shepard, Kelly        Sams Club 2002 Bass  Sherburn, John        Crown City Good Time Music Co. 1970 Tenor        The New Tradition 1984 Tenor  Sherman, Jim        San Francisco Storm Door & Whale Oil Co. 1975 Bass  Slonaker, Jud        Sharpshooters 1956 Tenor  Smeds, Roger        Great Western Timbre Company 1986 Tenor  Smith, Kevin        Occidentals 1977 Bass  Spencer, Mike        Western Union 1994 Lead        Revival 1997 Lead  Staffen, Burt        The Californians 1971 Bari  Stallings, Dub        The Verdugo Dons 1952 Bass  Steinkamp, Gary        Standing Room Only 1992 Tenor        Finale 2001 Tenor  Steinkamp, Lloyd        Desert Knights 1957 Tenor  Stewart, Mike        `Q` 2003 Bass        Late Show 2006 Bass        95 North 2012 Bass  Strange, Buford        The Verdugo Dons 1952 Lead  Summers, Bob        Gaslight Harmony 4 1968 Lead        California Fever 1981 Bari  Szolomayer, Josh        The Crush 2010 Lead  Tabone, Paul        The Crush 2010 Bass  Texeira, Garry        GOTCHA! 1998 Tenor  Thompson, Jim        California Fever 1981 Tenor  Tieberg, Bill        San Francisco Storm Door & Whale Oil Co. 1975 Bari  Turnmire, Jim        Harmony Spectrum 1989 Bass  Tyree, Neal        Bunster Freely 1965 Bari  Vaughn, Chris        GOTCHA! 1998 Lead  Venuti, Chris        Vintage Blend 1995 Tenor  Voss, Dean        Command Performance 1974 Tenor  Walker, Russ        Occidentals 1977 Tenor        Special Request 1983 Tenor  Wallace, Andy        Freestyle 1999 Bari  Waters, Dean        Rhythm & Rhyme 1993 Lead        Finale 2001 Lead  Wells, Rick        Remember When 1980 Bass        Applause 2000 Bass  West, Rollo        The Saints 1959 Tenor  White, Bill        Forte-Niners 1961 Lead        Harmony Express 1973 Lead        Gentlemen Songsters 1979 Lead  White, Joe        San Diego Seranaders 1950 Bari  Whitener, John        Vintage Blend 1995 Lead  Wilcox, Brad        Harmony Spectrum 1989 Tenor  Williams, Woody        Sharpshooters 1956 Lead  Wilson, Scott        GOTCHA! 1998 Bass  Winn, Will        Thermal-aires 1966 Bass  Wirick, Tom        Crown City 4 1955 Tenor  Wissler, Rudy        Pacificaires 1969 Lead  Wright, Jay        Sidewinders 1962 Bass  York, Shawn        OC Times 2004 Tenor  Young, Russ        Standing Room Only 1992 Bari        Applause 2000 Bari