ALL Quartets

Once a quartet wins the championship in the Far Western District, that foursome NEVER competes again in the FWD. Here you will find a brief history of each quartet.

Year	Medal	Quartet Name	Tenor	Lead	Bariton	Bass
2012	-	95 North	James Halvorson	Larry Halvorson	Nick Pizzo	Mike Stewart
2011	-	Artistic License	Todd Kidder	Rich Brunner	Gabriel Caretto	Jason Dyer
2010	-	The Crush	Matthew Gray	Josh Szolomayer	John Brockman	Paul Tabone
2009	-	The Edge	Tom Moore	Jason Remley	Sam Papageorge	J Friedman
2008	3rd	Masterpiece	Rob Menaker	Mark Hale	Alan Gordon	Brett Littlefield
2007	-	VocalEase	Todd Kidder	Rich Brunner	Scott Kidder	Joe D`Amore
2006	-	Late Show	Raymond Davis	Jordan Litz	Gabriel Caretto	Mike Stewart
2005	-	Hi-Fidelity	Craig Ewing	Tom Moore	Gregg Bernhard	Martin Fredstrom
2004	1st	OC Times	Shawn York	Sean Devine	Patrick Claypool	Drew Harrah
2003	-	`Q`	Raymond Davis	Robert Lenoil	Cory Hunt	Mike Stewart
2002	-	Sams Club	Ken Potter	Sean Devine	Sam Papageorge	Kelly Shepard
2001	-	Finale	Gary Steinkamp	Dean Waters	Scott Kidder	Joe D`Amore
2000	-	Applause	Raymond Davis	Fraser Brown	Russ Young	Rick Wells
1999	-	Freestyle	Travis Maslen	Rich Brunner	Andy Wallace	Bruce Morgan
1998	1st	GOTCHA!	Garry Texeira	Chris Vaughn	Alan Gordon	Scott Wilson
1997	1st	Revival	Royce Ferguson	Mike Spencer	Mike Lawton	William (Bill) Myers
1996	3rd	Metropolis	James Sabina	Bob Hartley	Mike McGee	Brian Philbin
1995	-	Vintage Blend	Chris Venuti	John Whitener	Brad Cole	Max DeZemplen
1994	-	Western Union	David Garstang	Mike Spencer	Mike Lawton	Terry Monks
1993	-	Rhythm & Rhyme	Craig Ewing	Dean Waters	Les Dergan	Tim McDonald
1992	3rd	Standing Room Only	Gary Steinkamp	Fraser Brown	Russ Young	Joe D`Amore
1991	1st	Nightlife	Rob Menaker	John Sasine	Jeff Baker	Brett Littlefield
1990	5th	Special Feature	Raymond Davis	Jamie Arrington	Paul Olguin	William Hill
1989	-	Harmony Spectrum	Brad Wilcox	Richard Neilsen	Pat Henley	Jim Turnmire
1988	-	Musicians Choice	Craig Ewing	Rich Brunner	Jim Galasso	Rik Johnson
1987	-	Kidder & Sons, Inc.	Todd Kidder	Aaron Kidder	Scott Kidder	Don Kidder
1986	-	Great Western Timbre Company	Roger Smeds	Dwight A Holmquist	Gary Bolles	Ron Black
1985	-	The Knudsen Brothers	Curtis Knudsen	Owen Knudsen	Kevin Knudsen	Jak Knudsen
1984	1st	The New Tradition	John Sherburn	Dan Jordan	Bob Gray Jr.	John Miller
1983	-	Special Request	Russ Walker	Peter Beers	Russ Hosier	Max DeZemplen
1982	-	Pacifica	Shelly Albaum	Earl Gauger	Steve Barclay	Richard Lewellen
1981	-	California Fever	Jim Thompson	Tim McDonald	Bob Summers	Max DeZemplen
1980	-	Remember When	Al Mau	Fraser Brown	Galen McClain	Rick Wells
1979	-	Gentlemen Songsters	Ken Koch	Bill White	Jim Ilten	Bill Merry
1978	4th	The Grand Tradition	David Garstang	Dan Jordan	Bob Gray Jr.	Terry Monks
1977	-	Occidentals	Russ Walker	Nick Papageorge	Peter Beers	Kevin Smith
1976	2nd	The 139th Street Quartet	Doug Anderson	Jim Meehan	Pete Neushul	Jim Kline
1975	-	San Francisco Storm Door & Whale Oil Co.	Wayne Mansfield	Don Gubbins	Bill Tieberg	Jim Sherman
1974	-	Command Performance	Dean Voss	Ted Bradshaw	Galen McClain	Greg Dodge
1973	-	Harmony Express	Jim Riddle	Bill White	Bill Harper	Bill Merry
1972	-	Stage Four	Bill Adank	Joe Salz	Stan Sharpe	Bob McColl
1971	-	The Californians	Clair DeFrew	Marv Benson	Burt Staffen	Norm Bone
1970	-	Crown City Good Time Music Co.	John Sherburn	Jack McCosh	Bob Elder	Jim Kline
1969	2nd	Pacificaires	Mike Hemphill	Rudy Wissler	Fred Dregne	Bill Fritz
1968	-	Gaslight Harmony 4	Ernie Johnson	Bob Summers	Gerald Reimer	Norm Bone
1967	4th	Far Westerners	Jim Asolas	Jim Meehan	Earl Moon	Bill Merry
1966	-	Thermal-aires	Don Poole	Joe Rosica	Dan Hall	Will Winn
1965	-	Bunster Freely	Charlie Cox	Pete Neushul	Neal Tyree	Don Miller
1964	1st	Western Continentals	Curt Kimball	Ted Bradshaw	Paul Graham	Terry Diedrich
1963	1st	Golden Staters	Gary Harding	Jim Meehan	Jack Harding	Mike Senter
1962	1st	Sidewinders	Jerry Fairchild	Joe Daniels	Gene Boyd	Jay Wright
1961	-	Forte-Niners	Bob Bird	Bill White	Hector Rivas	Bob Richardson
1960	1st	Gala Lads	Gordy Lees	Dave Panther	Bill Cockrell	Tom Keehan
1959	5th	The Saints	Rollo West	Chuck Crawford	Kurt Kenworth	Bruce Guthrie
1958	4th	Bay Town Four	David Baughman	Dick Saylor	Don McDaniel	Fred Anderson
1957	-	Desert Knights	Lloyd Steinkamp	Joe Salz	Russ Scholtz	Charles Rastatter
1956	-	Sharpshooters	Jud Slonaker	Woody Williams	Gordy Lees	Budd Dodd
1955	-	Crown City 4	Tom Wirick	Jim Powell	Jim Arnold	Joe Borton
1954	4th	The West Coasters	Barrie Best	Tom Keehan	Jim Potter	Bill Cockrell
1953	5th	The Sacramento Statesmen	Elmer Schultz	Don Machado	Harry Duvall	Jack Gilstrap
1952	-	The Verdugo Dons	Dick Blackhurst	Buford Strange	Don Plumb	Dub Stallings
1951	-	4 Bits of Harmony	Charlie Pursglove	Chuck Hopper	Dick Montgomery	Don Nunez
1950	4th	San Diego Seranaders	Chet Hodapp	Budd Boyle	Joe White	Bill Manthei
1949	-	Westernaires	Ed Luehrsen	George Pranspill	Earl Parker	Fred Eberhardt
1948	-	Four Staters	Chet Hodapp	Len Pluris	Budd Boyle	Bill Manthei
1947	-	Bonanza Four	Brent Abbott	Ralph Adams	Charlie Merrill	Dayton Colville
			= Chorus in the sky!