Buffalo Bills (quartet)

The Buffalo Bills
OriginBuffalo, New York, United States
GenresBarbershop
Years active1947–1967
LabelsDecca, Columbia, RCA Victor
Past membersVern Reed (1947–67)
Al Shea (1947–67)
Herschel Smith (1947–50)
Dick Grapes (1950–57)
Wayne "Scotty" Ward (1957–67)
Bill Spangenberg (1947–62)
Jim Jones (1962–67)

The Buffalo Bills were a barbershop quartet formed in Buffalo, New York in 1947. The quartet won the 1950 International Championship and is best known for appearing in the 1957 Broadway production The Music Man and its 1962 film version. The quartet was in existence for 20 years, until their last performance in New York City in 1967.