Jake Hess
Musician
The Oak Ridge Boys...old-fashioned for their contemporary sound. In 1962, Ron Page quit, and the group hired Gary McSpadden (who had filled in for Jake Hess in the Statesmen quartet) as baritone with the understanding from Hess that when he was ready to start a... In this article: The Oak Ridge Boys, Imperial, William Lee Golden, Skylite, Jake Hess, Heart Warming, and Duane Allen |
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The Imperials
...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 group recognized as "king" of the Southern gospel field...
In this article: The Imperials, Paul Smith, Elvis Presley, Russ Taff, and Sherman Andrus
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Jake Hess
Jake Hess (December 24, 1927 - January 4, 2004) was a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer in the southern United States. He was born Manchild Hess December 24, 1927, in Limestone County, Alabama. (Later, when he registered with the draft...
In this article: The Imperials, Grammy Award, and Statesmen Quartet
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The Imperials discography
This is a discography for the Gospel Music Hall of Fame band The Imperials. 1964 Jake Hess & The Imperials (Jake Hess, Gary McSpadden, Armond Morales, Sherrill Neilsen, Henry Slaughter) (Skylite) 1964 Introducing The Illustrious...
In this article: Jim Murray and The Imperials
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Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
...Legacy Five while Ernie Haase continued his solo career. After a time former Cathedrals bass George Younce and the legendary Jake Hess along with Bill Gaither formed the Old Friends Quartet with Ernie Haase Wesley Pritchard and Garry...
In this article: Ernie Haase, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Garry Jones, Cathedral Quartet, DVD, Roy Webb, Glen Payne, and Tim Duncan
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Ernie Haase
...Quartet retired, he had a solo career for several years. In addition to his solo concerts, he performed from 2001 through 2003 with Jake Hess, Wesley Pritchard, and George Younce in the Old Friends Quartet. He founded a new southern Gospel...
In this article: Ernie Haase, Cathedral Quartet, Trademark, Wesley Pritchard, and Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
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Everything Is Beautiful
...of 1971: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Ray Stevens and Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for Jake Hess. Ray Stevens' recording was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in the spring of...
In this article: Ray Stevens, Everything Is Beautiful, Gitarzan, Grammy Award, Billboard, Ahab the Arab, The Streak, and The Smashing Pumpkins
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Garry Jones
...known artist Joe Diffie. In 2001 he was selected to be the pianist for the Old Friends Quartet, which included George Younce, Jake Hess, Wes Pritchard, and Ernie Haase. Following the short tenure of this legendary group, he and Ernie Haase...
In this article: Garry Jones, Ivan Parker, Ernie Haase, Gold City, Dixie Echoes, Grammy Award, Ricky Skaggs, and Joe Diffie
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George Younce
...sang with The Old Friends Quartet, which included his son-in-law, former Cathedral tenor Ernie Haase and Southern Gospel legend Jake Hess and baritone Wesley Pritchard and pianist Garry Jones. George also provided the voice for some of the...
In this article: Cathedral Quartet, Glen Payne, Ernie Haase, Bill Gaither, Florida Boys, Singing News Fan Award, Wesley Pritchard, Garry Jones, and Dollywood
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Ronnie Self
...his songs "I'm Sorry " and "Sweet Nothin's" became major pop classics and his country gospel song "Ain't That Beautiful Singing", recorded by Jake Hess, was awarded a Grammy for Best Sacred Performance in 1969. He died in Springfield, Missouri.
In this article: Ronnie Self, Billboard, I'm Sorry, Grammy, Brenda Lee, Springfield, Missouri, and United States
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The Statesmen Quartet
...and Rosie's signature tune "Oh What A Savior" and "There's Room at the Cross" In 1963, Jake Hess left the Statesmen to form his own quartet, Jake Hess and The Imperials. Hovie tapped young, debonnaire Jack Toney from Boaz, Alabama to...
In this article: Hovie Lister, Elvis Presley, The Statesmen Quartet, Atlanta, Georgia, and James Blackwood
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Jake Hess (December 24, 1927 - January 4, 2004) was a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer in the southern United States.
He was born Manchild Hess December 24, 1927, in Limestone County, Alabama. (Later, when he registered with the draft board in Lincoln, Nebraska, he gave his name as "William Jesse Hess." In 1997, when Hess was preparing to get a passport to travel overseas, he discovered that his birth certificate actually read MANCHILD HESS. His son, Jake Jr., named his recording company Manchild Records in honor of his father.) He died January 4, 2004 in Opelika, Alabama after suffering a heart attack December 14 2003, just days after a performance in Atlanta, Georgia.
At the age of 16, Hess joined the popular John Daniel Quartet, making his recorded debut on "Just a Prayer Away". After that, he sang with three of his brothers as the Hess Brothers Quartet. He also sang with the Sunny South Quartet 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, Hess formed his "dream" group, The Imperials. Although they were not immediately accepted by his peers because of their use of electric guitars and drums, they went on to produce 40 records, and are still in existence today. They topped the Christian charts with 14 singles, and had a TV show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1967 they backed Elvis Presley on his gospel outing How Great Thou Art. Elvis has been quoted as noting Hess as his favorite singer, and in 1977, Hess sang at Presley's memorial service, much as he had performed at the burial of country legend Hank Williams in 1953 (with the Statesmen). Hess also sang with his children, Becky and Chris, in a group he named "The Sound Of Youth".
- Years Active:
- 1927-2004
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