Where did barbershop music originate?
Barbershop grew in popularity between the 1860’s and 1920’s in the U.S. as an abundance of sentimental songs with simple melodies lent themselves to easily improvised harmonies. As the printing press was adapted to musical notation, pre-determined arrangements became more common. In 1945, Sweet Adelines International was formed in Tulsa, OK. Today both men’s and women’s barbershop music continues to be popular.
