Happiness Emporium Information

The Happiness Emporium produced seven Barbershop albums, four Gospel albums, a DVD, and one-half of a Society album with the 1976 International Champs, The Innsiders. The H.E. also produced four Gospel learning albums as the Good News! Quartet, while leading the Good News! ministry from years 2000 through 2014. Three members (Bob Dowma, Rod Johnson and Jim Foy) are 41-year originals; the third baritone (Rick Anderson)was with the Happiness Emporium for the final twenty-six years. The quartet has preserved their special sound on twelve CD audio recordings and a DVD video since winning the International Championship. Sample cuts from each of the CDs are available to hear at the recordings section of the website. The latest H.E. recording, "Time Flies", was released on the quartet's 40th anniversary on 12/12/12. The new CD contains the ever-popular Old Guys Set in a cappella style, plus four new gospel songs with piano. The Happiness Emporium has recorded four all-gospel albums, Beneath the CrossÂ", Â"Beneath the Cross IIÂ", Golden Gospel, and Golden Gospel II. The last two gospel albums feature instrumental accompaniment in a crossover style combining both barbershop and southern gospel. Some call it GospelShop. Some just call it good! The Happiness Emporium also have over 50 gospel tunes available for individual downloading on iTunes.