Disney's Dapper Dans Barbershop Quartet To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Chelsea Milko - Celebrity News Service CNS Reporter

Nashville, TN (CNS) - The Barbershop Harmony Society will honor The Dapper Dans barbershop quartet with their Lifetime Achievement Award at the culmination of their 71st annual international convention next month. For 50 years of harmonious music making and for carrying on a unique performance art steeped in the sounds of traditional America, the group was selected for the distinction.

Set to take place in Anaheim, Calif., the festival will run June 28 - July 5. Competitions, clinics and sing-along showcases are to be part of the melodious schedule of events.

The Dapper Dans barbershop quartet has been a Disneyland staple since 1959. This year marks the 50th anniversary of their entry into show business made possible by the nostalgic elements inside the Southern California theme park.

Since their inception, the singing bunch cloned themselves into equally successful Dapper Dans quartets. The groups now perform at Disney's satellite dreamparks around the globe.

In tune with the convention's international flavor, Dapper Dans of many cultural stripes will be on hand to congratulate the influential quartet. In special tribute, the contemporary follow-up group Anaheim Dappers will perform for evening's grand finale.

The celebratory evening is slated for July 4 at Anaheim's Honda Center, not far where The Dapper Dans barbershop quartet kick started their career many years ago.