The Whiffenpoofs
American
Established at Yale University in 1909, The Whiffenpoofs is a cappella singing group, the oldest such group in the United States. - AsNotedIn
Notable Position | Person | From | To |
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Member | Prescott Sheldon Bush |
Established at Yale University in 1909, The Whiffenpoofs is a cappella singing group, the oldest such group in the United States. - AsNotedIn
Notable Position | Person | From | To |
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Member | Prescott Sheldon Bush |
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1907/00/00 | Two of the Whiffenpoof's founding members create a humorous adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling poem, "Gentleman Rankers." After the song's premiere at Mory's, the singers declare it their anthem, to be sung at every meeting, reverently standing. | Song | Mory's | New Haven, CT | |||
1909/01/00 | Five of the Yale Glee Club's best singers begin to meet weekly at Mory's Temple Bar to escape the cold and improvise harmonies to the songs they loved so well. Louis Linder, the tavern's barkeep and a music aficionado, welcomes them in. | Established | Yale University | New Haven, CT | |||
1909/01/00 | Five of the Yale Glee Club's best singers begin to meet weekly at Mory's Temple Bar to escape the cold and improvise harmonies to the songs they loved so well. Louis Linder, the tavern's barkeep and a music aficionado, welcomes them in. | Established | Mory's | New Haven, CT |
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