M. GENE  COURTS

SPEBSQSA  Conventions Attended, etc.

                                                                                               

Year      City                           Quartet Winner                     Singing with              Mid-Winter

                                                                                                Southern Gateway

1965      Boston, MA                Four Renegades                    

1966      Chicago, IL                Autotowners

1967      Did not attend

1968      Cincinnati, OH           Western Continentals

1969      St.Louis, MO             Mark IV

1970      Atlantic City, NJ         Oriole Four

1971      New Orleans, LA       Gentlemen’s Agreement

1972      Atlanta, GA                Golden Staters

1973      Portland, OR             Dealer’s Choice

1974      Kansas City, MO       Regents

1975      Indianapolis, IN          Happiness Emporium

1976      San Francisco, CA   Insiders                                                                       Washington DC

1977      Philadelphio, PA        Most Happy Fellows                                                    Orlando, FL

1978      Cincinnati, OH           Blue Grass Student Union                                          Tucson, AZ

1979-80  Did not attend

1981      Detroit, MI                  Chicago News           

1982      Pittsburgh, PA           Classic Collection                   2nd Place

1983      Seattle, WA               Side Street Ramblers             5th Place

1984      St. Louis, MO            Rapscallions

1985        Did not attend

1986      Salt Lake City, UT     Rural Route 4                          3rd Place

1987      Hartford, CT              Interstate Rivals                      5th Place

1988-89    Did not attend

1990      San Francisco, CA   Acoustix                                  4th Place

1991      Louisville, KY ...........The Ritz                                  2nd Place

1992      New Orleans, LA       Keepsake                               1st Place –Gold

1993      Calgary, AL, CAN      Gas House Gang                                                        Corpus Christi,Tx

1994      Pittsburgh, PA           Joker’s Wild                                                                Sarasota, FL

1995      Miami Beach, FL       Marquis                                   4th Place                      Tucson, AZ

1996      Salt Lake City, UT     Nightlife                                   5th Place                      Jacksonville, FL

1997      Indianapolis, IN          Yesteryear                               4th Place                      Sacramento, CA

1998      Atlanta, GA                Revival                                    4th Place                      Tampa, FL

1999      Anaheim, CA             FRED                                                                          Biloxi, MS

2000      Kansas City, MO       Platinum                                                                      Tucson, AZ

2001      Nashville, TN             Michigan Jake                                                             Jacksonville, FL

2002      Portland, OR             Four Voices                                                                 Riverside, CA

2003      Montreal, ONT           Power Play                                                                  Albequerque, NM

2004      Louisville, KY ............Gotcha                                                                       

2005      Salt Lake City, UT     Realtime

2006      Indianapolis, IN          Vocal Spectrum

2007      Denver, CO               Max Q

2008      Nashville, TN                                                                                                 San Antonio, TX