The Duke's Men of Yale
Doox of Yale was founded in 1952 at Yale University and was the first TTBB a cappella group at Yale to become all-gender in 2017.
Competition and media
Doox has been successful in a number of competitions, most notably the International Championship of College A Cappella. In 1996 Doox was the best male group and won first runner-up honors at the ICCA Finals at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, along with awards for soloist Michael Sagalowicz and arrangement. In 2005, the group took first place in the New England regional final of the ICCA. Most recently, the group took first place in the 2009 Northeast Quarterfinal, with member Sam Tsui receiving accolades for Best Solo & Best Choreography. and won again at the Northeast Semi-Final at MIT on March 21, and came in 4th place at the Finals at Alice Tully Hall on April 18, 2009.In January 2004, the group was featured in a CBS News Sunday Morning segment about collegiate a cappella.
In June 2015, three members of the group were featured on Bravo TV's scripted comedy series, "Odd Mom Out," where they sang a segment of "Give My Regards to Broadway".
Notable alumni
- Richard Brookhiser, historian and journalist
- Django Haskins, singer-songwriter and frontman of pop-noir musical group the Old Ceremony.
- Conor Knighton, correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning.
- Holcombe Waller, singer-songwriter and visual/performing artist.
- Sam Tsui, internet celebrity
- Casey Breves, member of Chanticleer
- Jeremy Lloyd, part of the pop duo Marian Hill
- Henry Gottfried, actor
- Christian Probst, cast member of Broadway's The Book of Mormon
- Michael Blume, singer-songwriter
Discography
Title | Year Released |
The Duke's Men | 1953 |
The Duke's Men | 1954 |
The Duke's Men of Yale University | 1956 |
The Duke's Men of Yale | 1959 |
Zounds from the Duke's Men of Yale | 1961 |
The Duke's Men of Yale | 1963 |
The Duke's Men On the Road | 1965 |
The Duke's Men | 1966/67 |
The Duke's Men | 1968 |
Brighten Your Night | 1971 |
Istanbul and America | 1974 |
A Waste of Your Time and Money | 1976 |
Da Doox Silver | 1978 |
Off the Record | 1980/81 |
Doox et Veritas | 1984 |
Quality Time | 1987 |
da disc | 1990 |
Hot Donuts Now | 1992 |
Food | 1994 |
Mom | 1996 |
45 | 1998 |
Chunda | 2000 |
Instant Gratification | 2002 |
Nobody's Business | 2004 |
D.O.O.X. | 2006 |
Silver& | 2007 |
Gold | 2007 |
A Smooth Ride | 2008 |
What a Trip! | 2008 |
Fifty Five | 2008 |
The Chase | 2010 |
Busted. | 2012 |
The Works | 2015 |
Golden Hour | 2017 |