Formed in the mid-1930s, the Modernaires began as a male vocal quartet known for their tight harmonies and polished sound, initially gaining attention through radio broadcasts and studio work. Their ...

THEY are Birmingham’s forgotten sixties supergroup – but a long-lost reel of recording tape has thrust them into the spotlight again. Back in the day The Modernaires were a hot prospect, the first ...

Bill Tracy, 72, a singer who was a member of the Modernaires quartet, died Nov. 20 in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital from complications after heart surgery. The Cathedral City, Calif., resident was in ...

Sunrise Lakes Phase IV residents enjoy raising their voices in song. They enjoy it so much that a group of them formed the “Modernaires,” a singing troupe that performs throughout Broward County.

Services for Modernaires vocalist Bill Tracy, who died Nov. 20, will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 7 at American Martyrs Church, 624 15th St., Manhattan Beach. Instead of flowers, donations may be made to St.

Just a few days after the release of their latest record, Modernaires, Winnipeg's The Treble brought a full dose of rock 'n' roll to the CBC Music studio for a First Play Live session. Performing ...

Martha Dickinson, a singer with the Modernaires, died March 22 in Palmdale, Calif. of congestive heart failure. She was 65. Dickinson was the eldest daughter of Paula Kelly and Hal Dickinson, founder ...

RALPH BREWSTER, 76, a member of the Modernaires quartet that fronted Glenn Miller’s band for two years in the early 1940s, died Thursday. Brewster, a native of Atchinson, Kan., was a singer and ...

I’ve recently wondered why everyone seems to be so retrospective right now, with so many of the latest exhibits highlighting the state’s glorious aesthetic past. In the last several weeks, I’ve ...