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Genres
  
Collegiate a cappella

Website
  
Official Site

Years active
  
1949–present

Genre
  
Pop

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Origin
  
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Albums
  
JABBERTALK, Taking The Fall, Listening Session, Breaking & Entering, Sermons and Soda Water

Similar
  
Chattertocks, The Brown Derbies, Brown University Band, The Dear Abbeys, Stouxingers

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The Jabberwocks is the oldest a cappella group at Brown University. It 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, 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."

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The group temporarily disappeared in 1975, was resurrected in 1980, and survived a brief period in 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.

Though originally conceived as an all-male ensemble (with a brief co-ed period in the 1970s), the Jabberwocks affirm that gender is socially constructed and encourage any tenor/bass singer to audition, regardless of gender identity or expression.

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Awards

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  • 1993, Freedom '90 (song), Runner up, Best Male Collegiate Song
  • 2006, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella regional quarterfinals, second place
  • 2010, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella's Northeast semifinals, second place
  • 2010, Breaking & Entering (album) nominated for the 2010 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards in three categories.

    • Notable alumni

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  • Keith Barbour, American singer-songwriter
  • Kid Beyond, a singer, beat boxer and live looper based in the San Francisco area
  • Harrison Chad, American theater, film, and television actor.
  • David Gockley, general director, San Francisco Opera
  • James Naughton, American director, theater, film and television actor
  • Roose, Kevin, author and news director for Fusion.
  • Andy Suzuki, American singer-songwriter

    • Current members

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  • Robert Lee '17
  • Stephen Bozier '17
  • Quinton Burton '17
  • Josiah Jordan '18
  • Brendan George '18
  • Robert Petrocelli '18
  • Sam Grady '19
  • Will Conard '19
  • Sam Waxman '19
  • Peter Choi ' 19
  • Brendan Leary '19
  • Tafari Williams '20
  • Mark Séjourné '20
  • Jake Tango '20
  • Caymus Price '20
  • The Jabberwocks maintain the philosophy that every past member is welcome forever into the fold, thus this list extends to all Jabberwocks - past and present.

    • Albums

    The Jabberwocks of 1953

    1. Old rockin' chair
    2. How high the moon
    3. Mood indigo
    4. Hello, young lovers
    5. Wade in the water
    6. Aba daba honeymoon
    7. Lindy Lou
    8. Water boy
    9. Never throw a lighted lamp at Mother
    10. Soon one mornin'
    11. Halls of ivy
    12. Oh Joe

    The Jabberwocks of 1956, Brown University

    1. Be prepared
    2. From this moment on
    3. O Joe
    4. Were you there?
    5. Too good for the average man
    6. On the chapel steps
    7. Josephine
    8. That old black magic
    9. Steppin' around
    10. Hello, young lovers
    11. The farmer's daughter
    12. Farewell song

    Fascinatin' Rhythm (1958)

    1. Fascinatin' rhythm
    2. Autumn leaves
    3. From this moment on
    4. Too darn hot
    5. Dancing on the ceiling
    6. Coventry carol
    7. Halls of ivy
    8. My ideal
    9. Wonderful Copenhagen
    10. Tea for two
    11. Swing low
    12. Good news
    13. Farewell song

    A peace of ourselves (1969)

    1. Enter the young (2:24)
    2. My old desk (2:15)
    3. Medley: The guys' song; The worst that could happen; Orange air (6:53)
    4. Hey Jude (6:46)
    5. Obladi, oblada (3:05)
    6. Never my love (2:56)
    7. Mrs. Robinson (3:23)
    8. Getting better (2:15)
    9. Medley: The fiddle and the drum; Requiem for the masses (5:34)

    Streetnight (1984)

    1. Tuxedo Junction
    2. Lean on me
    3. Every time we say goodbye
    4. Take you back
    5. Some people
    6. I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
    7. Me and the boys
    8. Come go with me
    9. Streetnight
    10. Bright college days
    11. Old black magic
    12. Crocodile rock
    13. Rhythm of the rain
    14. You won't see me
    15. Farewell song : traditional Brown song

    Hangin' Out (1988)

    Stylin' By the Tum-tum Tree (1990)

    The Sharpest Tools in the Shed (1992)

    Liz's Slingback Boots (1993–1994)

    1. Intro
    2. Me and the Boys
    3. 7
    4. Just the Two of Us
    5. Get into the Groove
    6. The Sweetest Thing
    7. Take Five
    8. Never Tear Us Apart
    9. Black Dog
    10. Walking on the Moon
    11. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
    12. I Will Survive
    13. Why Should I Cry for You
    14. Don't Stop Believin'
    15. Farewell Song

    Woonsocket (1996)

    1. Don't You (Forget About Me) (04:30)
    2. Sexual Healing (04:07)
    3. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (03:51)
    4. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (04:11)
    5. She's Leaving Home (05:22)
    6. With A Little Help From My Friends (02:32)
    7. Don't Dream It's Over (03:53)
    8. Me And The Boys (04:21)
    9. Superman (02:51)
    10. Vogue (05:58)
    11. Blue Skies (01:20)
    12. Farewell Song (01:57)

    Sermons and Soda Water (1997–1998)

    1. Me and the Boys (The Nylons)
    2. Send Me On My Way (Rusted Root)
    3. Change the World (Babyface, Eric Clapton)
    4. Volare (Gipsy Kings)
    5. Ribbon in the Sky (Stevie Wonder)
    6. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (Billy Joel)
    7. Glory Days (Bruce Springsteen)
    8. Ebony & Ivory (Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney)
    9. When We Dance (Sting)
    10. Tempted (Squeeze)
    11. Love Will Come to You (Indigo Girls)
    12. All Night Long (Lionel Richie)
    13. You're All I Need to Get By (Marvin Gaye)
    14. Farewell Song (Brown Traditional)

    The Jabberwocks: Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology (1949–1999)

    1. Halls of Ivy (00:29)
    2. Never Throw A Lighted Lamp at Mother (01:52)
    3. Mood Indigo (01:58)
    4. How High The Moon (01:31)
    5. O Joe (01:44)
    6. Fascinatin' Rhythm (01:51)
    7. Old Black Magic (02:33)
    8. Civil War (02:27)
    9. Never My Love (02:52)
    10. Come Go With Me (02:30)
    11. Maine Girl (03:10)
    12. Rock-N-Roll Lullaby (04:53)
    13. Me and the Boys (03:57)
    14. Freedom '90 (05:33)
    15. 7 (03:56)
    16. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? (03:51)
    17. Send Me On My Way (04:01)
    18. Farewell Song (02:03)

    Listening Session (2007)

    1. Sympathy For the Devil (2:56)
    2. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (4:00)
    3. The Seed 3.0 (4:19)
    4. Fix You (4:51)
    5. Ben Folds (4:05)
    6. The Last Time (2:54)
    7. Feeling Good (3:31)
    8. Tonight, Tonight (4:25)
    9. Get By (5:16)
    10. Farewell (1:48)
    11. Blackbird (2:45)

    Breaking & Entering (2009)

    1. You Know My Name (4:14)
    2. Ain't No Sunshine (3:36)
    3. The World's Greatest (3:54)
    4. Viva La Vida (3:47)
    5. Apologize 3.0 (3:25)
    6. Gone (3:17)
    7. Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing (3:45)
    8. 3-Pain (4:26)
    9. Higher Ground (3:55)
    10. Bright Lights (3:56)
    11. Dance With My Father (4:06)
    12. I'd Do Anything for Love (5:58)
    13. Farewell Song (1:42)

    Jabbertalk (2013)

    1. All of the Lights / Power' (2:37)
    2. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight (2:50)
    3. Retrograde (3:54)
    4. This Woman's Work (3:44)
    5. 'Use Somebody" (4:13)
    6. Ragged Wood (3:05)
    7. Sweet Disposition (4:08)
    8. Someone Like You / Set Fire to the Rain (5:53)
    9. Mirrors (4:46)
    10. With a Little Help From My Friends (4:08)
    11. Farewell (1:44)

    Songs

    Farewell Song
    All of the Lights / PowerJABBERTALK · 2013
    Someone Like You / Set Fire to the RainJABBERTALK · 2013

    References

    Jabberwocks Wikipedia
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