Business matters and some health issues among the members led to the disbanding of the quartet in 1967. On May 24, 1967, the Buffalo Bills made their last official appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Vern Reed and Al Shea were the only members who were with the Buffalo Bills throughout their entire 20-year existence. The last surviving member of the quartet is Jim Jones, who lives in Orlando, Florida. Shea died in 1968, Ward in 1989, Reed in 1992, Smith in 2007, and Grapes in 2015. Timeline References External links Buffalo Bills at Singers.com Musical groups from Buffalo, New York Barbershop quartets Musical groups established in 1947 1947 establishments in New York (state) Vocal quartets Barbershop Harmony Society