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revival royce & nbsp ; -- lead mike lawton & nbsp ; ferguson -- baritone bill myers & nbsp ; -- bass & nbsp ; -- tenor mike spencer 1995 -- 2005 group_or_band revival -lrb- quartet -rrb-
 '' ` revival '' '
revival -lrb- quartet -rrb-

revival is a barbershop quartet that won the 1998 spebsqsa international competition , after placing 15th in 1996 and 9th in 1997 .
primarily from the san diego area , revival is only the second quartet in barbershop harmony society history to make the largest leap -lrb- 9th to 1st -rrb- from one year to the next to win the gold medal .
the quartet was founded in the summer of 1995 and soon progressed in barbershop quartet competitions .
after earning the title of 1997 far western district champions , revival went on to become the 1998 international quartet champions on july 4 , 1998 , in atlanta , georgia .
revival has performed for over 400,000 people in 38 states and 5 countries , and had their voices and faces displayed on abc , nbc , cbs cnn and bbc television and radio stations .
they 've shared the stage the world-renowned `` swingle singers '' in london , england ; sang with dick van dyke and the san diego symphony ; and made two cds , each of which was nominated for 2 cara awards -lrb- contemporary a cappella recording awards -rrb- .
revival is one of the first quartets to perform `` live '' on the internet .
they performed in ireland , england , canada , germany ; performed and taught harmony courses in st. petersburg , russia ; and were featured in the pbs special , `` ca n't stop singing '' which was broadcast to over 75 affiliates nationally .
while revival officially retired in 2005 , their recordings are available on cd , naked voice records , and itunes .
