The Lettermen

The Lettermen
The Lettermen nel 1964 (Jim Pike, Bob Engemann, Tony Butala)
Paese d'origine	Stati Uniti
Genere	Pop
Periodo di attività musicale	1959 – in attività
Etichetta	Capitol Records
Sito ufficiale

I The Lettermen sono un gruppo musicale vocale statunitense attivo dal 1959 e originario di Las Vegas (Nevada).

Formazione

Membri attuali

• Tony Butala – secondo tenore (dal 1959-ritirato 2019)
• Donovan Tea – baritono (dal 1984)
• Bobby Poynton – primo tenore (1990-1995, dal 2011)
• Rob Gulack – secondo tenore (dal 2019)

Ex membri

• Jim Pike – primo tenore (1959–1969, 1970–1974, deceduto 2019)
• Bob Engemann – baritono (1959–1967, deceduto 2013)
• Gary Pike – baritono e primo tenore (1967–1981)
• Doug Curran – primo tenore (1969–1970, deceduto 2016)
• Donny Pike – primo tenore (1974–1981)
• Ralph "Chad" Nichols – baritono (1981–1983)
• Don Campeau – primo tenore (1981–1984)
• David "Red" Saber – baritono (1983–1984)
• Harrison "Harry" Clewley – primo tenore (1984)
• Mark Preston – primo tenore (1984–1988, 2006–2011)
• Ernie Pontiere – primo tenore (1988–1990)
• Paul Walters – baritono (1989–1990)
• Darren Dowler – primo tenore (1995–2005)

Timeline

Discografia parziale

Album

• 1962: A Song for Young Love
• 1962: Once Upon a Time
• 1962: Jim, Tony and Bob
• 1963: College Standards
• 1963: In Concert
• 1964: A Lettermen Kind of Love
• 1964: Look at Love
• 1964: She Cried
• 1965: You'll Never Walk Alone
• 1965: Portrait of My Love
• 1965: The Hit Sounds of The Lettermen
• 1966: More Hit Sounds of The Lettermen
• 1966: A New Song for Young Love
• 1966: For Christmas This Year (ripubbl. 1975, 1990)
• 1967: Warm
• 1967: Spring!
• 1967: The Lettermen!! ...And Live!
• 1968: Goin' Out of My Head
• 1968: Special Request
• 1968: Put Your Head on My Shoulder
• 1969: Hurt So Bad
• 1969: I Have Dreamed
• 1970: Traces/Memories
• 1970: Reflections
• 1971: Everything's Good About You
• 1971: Feelings
• 1971: Love Book
• 1972: Lettermen 1
• 1972: Live in Japan
• 1972: Spin Away
• 1972: A Time for Us
• 1973: Alive Again ...Naturally
• 1974: Now and Forever
• 1975: There Is No Greater Love
• 1975: Make a Time for Lovin'
• 1975: The Time Is Right
• 1975: Lettermen Live in Japan, 1975
• 1976: Kind of Country
• 1977: To a Friend
• 1979: Love Is...
• 1979: Lettermen Live with New Japan Philharmonic
• 1985: Evergreen
• 1986: Why I Love Her (ripubbl. 1993, 2006)
• 1987: It Feels Like Christmas (ripubbl. 1992,, 2013)
• 1991: Then & Now
• 1991: Close to You
• 1991: Live in Concert
• 1991: The Lettermen... Then & Now
• 1992: Best Hits
• 1992: Sing We Noel
• 1993: Love Is All
• 1993: At The Movies
• 1995: Christmas with The Lettermen
• 1995: Deck the Halls
• 2000: Greatest Movie Hits
• 2001: Today
• 2006: Live in the Philippines
• 2006: Why I Love Her
• 2008: The Lettermen: Best of Broadway
• 2008: The Lettermen: Favorites
• 2010: The Lettermen: New Directions 2010
• 2014: The Lettermen: It Feels Like Christmas – Special Edition
• 2014: The Lettermen: It Feels Like Christmas – Deluxe Edition
• 2014: The Lettermen: Christmas Classic Collection
• 2015: The Lettermen: The Classic Christmas Album
• 2016: The Lettermen: Golden Classic Christmas

Riconoscimenti

• 2001: Inseriti nella Vocal Group Hall of Fame
• 2011: Inseriti nella Fans' Entertainment Hall of Fame
• 2012: Inseriti nella Hit Parade Hall of Fame
• 2020: Inseriti nella Hollywood Walk of Fame

Collegamenti esterni

• Sito ufficiale, su thelettermen.com.
• (EN) The Lettermen, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
• (EN) The Lettermen, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) The Lettermen, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
• (EN) The Lettermen, su Billboard.
• (EN) The Lettermen, su IMDb, IMDb.com.