Barbershop quartet Barbershop quartet A barbershop quartet is a group of four singers who sing music in the barbershop genre of singing, which uses four-part harmony without accompaniment by any instruments such as piano, a style called a cappella. It consists of a lead, the vocal part which generally carries the tune/melody; a bass, the part which provides the bass line to the melody; a tenor, the part which harmonizes above the lead; and a baritone, the part that completes the chord with the note not being sung by the lead, bass, or tenor singers. The baritone can sing either above or
Barbershop (franchise) Barbershop (franchise) Barbershop is an American comedy film franchise that started in 2002 with "Barbershop", directed by Tim Story. "" was directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan and released in 2004, while the third film, "" directed by Malcolm D. Lee, was released in April 2016. A spin-off starring Queen Latifah, "Beauty Shop", was released in 2005, along with a television series of the same name debuting in the same year. The series received generally positive reviews and grossed over $235 million worldwide. A smart comedy about a day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago.