The Schmitt Brothers

Schmitt Brothers was a Barbershop quartet from Two Rivers, Wisconsin that won the 1951 SPEBSQSA international competition. The quartet consisted of four brothers: Joe, Paul, Francis and Jim Schmitt. They participated in 110 performances during their championship year, including appearances on the Ed Sullivan and Arthur Godfrey television programs.

After becoming active as teachers in district and international schools, the brothers received a reward for outstanding service to school music at the Wisconsin Music Educators Association Conference in 1980. The Schmitt Brothers Quartet performed together for 34 years, traveling more than three million miles and appearing in nearly 3,000 shows.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1949, Died Ceased 1983

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 51 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 89220 1/23/1956 Steppin' around The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89221 1/23/1956 If I had my way The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89222 1/23/1956 Alabama jubilee The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89223 1/23/1956 Tuck me to sleep in my old 'Tucky home The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89224 1/23/1956 Mighty lak' a rose The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89225 1/24/1956 How I wish that I could help The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89226 1/24/1956 Carry me back to old Virginny The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89227 1/24/1956 Brahms' lullaby The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89228 1/24/1956 The sunshine of your smile The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89229 1/24/1956 Lazy river The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89230 1/24/1956 Shine The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 89231 1/24/1956 'Twas only an Irishman's dream The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106391 1/26/1959 Side by side The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106392 1/26/1959 Old black Joe The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106393 1/26/1959 When the red, red robbin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106394 1/26/1959 Tell her you love her today The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106395 1/26/1959 I've been floating down the ocean The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106396 1/26/1959 Galway Bay The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106397 1/26/1959 Standing in the need of prayer The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106398 1/26/1959 Tell me why The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106399 1/26/1959 The whiffenpoof song The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106400 1/26/1959 America the beautiful The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106401 1/26/1959 Down by the old mill stream The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 106402 1/26/1959 Till we meet again The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 108742 3/5/1960 Nearer my God to Thee The Schmitt Brothers Vocal group  
(Results 1-25 of 51 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schmitt Brothers, The," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/342610.

Schmitt Brothers, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/342610.

"Schmitt Brothers, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/342610

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