The Statesmen Quartet

...Music Hall of Fame. They were founded in 1964 by Jake Hess and continue to perform today. The band had its genesis when long-time Statesmen Quartet member Jake Hess retired from that band on December 7, 1963. Hess wanted to start a new...

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...extremely low bass, falsetto tenor.) Flavors in Southern gospel range from ultra-traditional early quartet music (i.e. the Statesmen Quartet, circa 1940-50) to very cutting edge sounds (i.e. current Signature Sound quartet discography).

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...from his health problems enough to continue to appear on some more Homecoming videos, contributing a memorable version of the old Statesmen quartet song "Up Above My Head" with former Statesemen lead singer Jake Hess. Later with some...

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...and their rival, the Melody Masters Quartet. Hess finally got a chance to sing lead with the Statesmen Quartet from 1947 until 1964. After leaving the Statesmen Quartet ,Jake formed the Imperials Quartet. In 1967 they backed Elvis Presley on...

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...joined the group in 1989. First was Mr. Gospel Music himself, Hovie Lister. Hovie of course was the founder and manager of The Statesmen Quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Hovie would play the piano for the group for the next three years.

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...Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Blackwood Brothers' Bus (Replica) at SGMA Museum The Blackwood Brothers formed a partnership with the Statesmen quartet to tour as a team in the 1950s. This dominance lasted for about a decade until the rise of...

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...and attitude, but traditional in sound, emulating the great Southern Gospel groups of the 20th Century, including the legendary Statesmen Quartet, the Stamps Quartet, the Blackwood Brothers and of course, the Cathedral Quartet. Haase and...

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...School, home of the Red Devils, is a member of the DeKalb County School System . Vestal Goodman, Southern Gospel artist, founding member of the Happy Goodman Family Cat Freeman, former member of the Statesmen Quartet and the Oak Ridge Boys

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A leading name associated with the foundation of the modern day gospel quartet was that of Hovie Lister and the Statesmen Quartet. Names like James 'Big Chief' Wetherington, Denver Crumpler, Jake Hess, Doy Ott, Mosie Lister, 'Rosie' Rozell,...

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Skylite is a Memphis based gospel music label started by The Statesmen Quartet and The Blackwood Brothers in 1959. Along with The Blackwood Brothers and The Statesmen Quartet, Skylite signed, among others, The Speer Family and the Oak Ridge...

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