American close-harmony group
C41634
concept
An American close-harmony group is an ensemble of singers, typically two to four, who perform tightly coordinated vocal parts with minimal intervals between them to create a rich, blended harmonic sound characteristic of U.S. popular and traditional music styles.
Observed surface forms (6)
- American singing group ×1
- American vocal duo ×1
- Western-style singing group ×1
- close harmony group ×1
- jazz-influenced pop group ×1
- vocal harmony group ×1
Instances (7)
- Patience and Prudence via concept surface "American vocal duo"
- The Merry Macs
- The Carter Sisters via concept surface "vocal harmony group"
- The McGuire Sisters via concept surface "American singing group"
- The Avalon Boys via concept surface "Western-style singing group"
- The Peters Sisters via concept surface "close harmony group"
- The Four Freshmen via concept surface "jazz-influenced pop group"