The Jabberwocks is the oldest a cappella group at Brown University .
4-537: The group began in 1949 as an offshoot of the traditional Men's Glee Club when four members decided to start their own independent singing group. In 1956, Brown Music Department chair Arlan Coolidge, frustrated that the group was getting bookings that would otherwise have gone to the Glee Club, referred to the Jabberwocks as "a misguided small group of students whose product is a type of vaudeville." The original Jabberwocks,
8-459: A double quartet, "wore grey flannel suits, white button-down oxford shirts, striped ties and white buck shoes, and travelled to out-of-town concerts in a 1928 Rolls-Royce ." The Chattertocks, a female a cappella group at the Pembroke women's college, began as a parody of the Jabberwocks in 1952. The Jabberwocks temporarily disappeared in 1975, was resurrected in 1980, and survived a brief period in
12-582: The Tum-tum Tree (1990) The Sharpest Tools in the Shed (1992) Liz's Slingback Boots (1993–1994) Woonsocket (1996) Sermons and Soda Water (1997–1998) The Jabberwocks: Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology (1949–1999) Listening Session (2007) Breaking & Entering (2009) Jabbertalk (2013) Taking the Fall (2016) Roommates (2019) Glee Club Too Many Requests If you report this error to
16-593: The mid-1980s when some singers tried to take the group professional. Over the decades the group's repertoire has ranged from 1950s doo-wop , to Motown to contemporary pop . For most of their history, the Jabberwocks were an all-male ensemble, with a brief co-ed period after Pembroke was merged into Brown in 1971. As of the fall of 2019, the group began accepting all genders and voices. The Jabberwocks of 1953 The Jabberwocks of 1956, Brown University Fascinatin' Rhythm (1958) A peace of ourselves (1969) Streetnight (1984) Hangin' Out (1988) Stylin' By
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