The Garden State Quartet
OriginNew Jersey
GenresBarbershop
Years activefrom 1941
Past members
  • Ted Rau – tenor
  • Bob Freeland – lead
  • Jack Briody – baritone (from 1942)
  • Joe Marrese – bass

  • Jimmy Verdick – baritone (to 1942)

The Garden State Quartet is a Barbershop quartet from Jersey City, NJ, that won the 1946 SPEBSQSA international competition. Members included Ted Rau (tenor), Bob Freeland (lead), Jack Briody (baritone) and Joe Marrese (bass).

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Preceded byMisfits SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions 1946 Succeeded byDoctors of Harmony