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WLS Quartet
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About the Group

About The Group

They were a group organized in 1937 and rapidly gained the favor of the listeners of WLS. They did just about anything from barber shop harmony to opera.

Timeline and Trivia Notes

Group Members included:

  • Paul Nettinga, first tenor
  • Ken Stevens, second tenor
  • Robert Speaker, baritone
  • John Neher, basso
  • Dean Reed, 1939