James Blackwood

...achievement annually in all forms of gospel music through the Dove Awards. Sumner and Blackwood adapted the first bus for touring purposes. In 1963 James Blackwood purchased the Stamps Quartet Music Company from Frank Stamps. The Stamps...

In this article: J. D. Sumner, Elvis Presley, Stamps Quartet, and The Blackwood Brothers

...around 1962. Ready for retirement, Frank Stamps sold his Stamps Quartet Music Company to James Blackwood. Three years later in 1965, James sold Cecil Blackwood and J.D. Sumner some interest in the publishing company. By that point, the...

In this article: Stamps Quartet, J.D. Sumner, Elvis Presley, Frank Stamps, and Hovie Lister

...when preacher Roy Blackwood (1900-1971), moved his family back home to Mississippi. His brothers Doyle Blackwood (1911-1974), and James Blackwood (1919-2002) (only 15 at the time), already had some experience singing with Vardaman Ray and Gene...

In this article: The Blackwood Brothers, J. D. Sumner, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash

...next day, a thunderstorm confines Michael to the house, where he comes across the mask that James Blackwood stole. Blackwood then believed that he was under a curse that seemed to emanate from the mask, and wrote to his friend, Dr....

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...Donna Blackwood of the Blackwood Singers, was also nominated. Male Vocalist of the Year: James Blackwood Had this incident not taken place, Blackwood would have eight Male Vocalist of the Year awards, which would be one more than...

In this article: Blackwood Brothers, RCA Records, RCA Camden Records, and J. D. Sumner

...of the publishing company, but Frank Stamps did not sing with them. He ultimately sold the company and the Stamps Quartet name to James Blackwood and J. D. Sumner. In 1997, the SGMA Hall of Fame posthumously inducted Frank Stamps and his...

In this article: Frank Howard Stamps, Stamps-Baxter, Stamps Quartet, World War I, Give the World a Smile, and J. D. Sumner

...Quartet Convention in Nashville was the birth of the Masters V Quartet, which would include, in its classic lineup, Rosie Rozell, James Blackwood, Jake Hess, J.D. Sumner, and Hovie Lister. The Statesmen's influence lives on in some of today's...

In this article: Jake Hess, Hovie Lister, Elvis Presley, The Statesmen Quartet, and Atlanta, Georgia

...in Louisville, Kentucky. The first National Quartet Convention was held in 1957. J. D. Sumner, Cecil Blackwood and James Blackwood of The Blackwood Brothers were the founders of the famous National Quartet Convention formerly held in...

In this article: Louisville, Kentucky, J. D. Sumner, Singing News, Memphis, Tennessee, and Freedom Hall

...a joint concert with The Rivertown Boys in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In 1990 he formed the James Blackwood Quartet. During his long career, James was probably honored with more awards that any other gospel singer. He is the only person in...

In this article: The Blackwood Brothers, Grammy Award, J. D. Sumner, and Memphis, Tennessee

...concert venues, and sharing the stage with performers such as Country Star , David Frizzell, Roy Clark, Al Petty, James Blackwood and the Blackwood Brothers, Max Crook (cowriter of the 1961 Del Shannon hit Runaway ), Vern Jackson and others.

In this article: Range Riders, Runaway, Max Crook, Del Shannon, Roy Clark, David Frizzell, and Blackwood Brothers