If you have ever seen "The Music Man," on film or stage, the Buffalo Bills were a grand example of the possibilities inherent in the form. My two sons immediately liked the sound when they first heard it, at ages 5 and 7 - they still do.

For me, it has little to do with the get-up, which is obviously meant to evoke turn-of-the-century (19th/20th)spring and summer imagery, with the stripes, white linen pants and boaters, etc. I just like the sound of good harmony, whether in voice or in, for example, a brass choir or wind or string ensemble. The sound is more than the sum of its parts. It's not for everyone, and seems very dated and treacly for many, but I still like to listen, now and then.