Gordon Hill (singer)
Gordon Hill, born in Missouri in 1927, was a professional quartet bass singer from the 1940s through the early 1960s.[1]
Songs
He had sung with several quartets, including:
- C.R. Melton's All American Quartet
- Bobby Strickland's Southlanders Quartet in Birmingham, Alabama
- The original bass singer for Hovie Lister's Statesmen Quartet in Atlanta, Georgia in 1948.[2]
After leaving the Statesmen in 1949, he sang bass with several quartets including a return to the All American Quartet[3] in Mount Vernon, Illinois and the Revelaires Quartet, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.[4]
References
- "Gordon Hill". Southern Gospel History. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- http://www.grandolegospelreunion.com/sg-101/statesmen_early.htm
- http://www.sghistory.com/index.php?n=A.All_American_Quartet
- http://www.sgma.org/gogr_history/revelaires.htm
- Goff, James R. (2002). Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Page 170. ISBN 0-8078-5346-1.
- Terrell, Bob (1990). The Music Men:The Story of Professional Gospel Quartet Singing. Bob Terrell Publisher. Page 113. ISBN 1-878894-00-5
- Cusic, Don (2002). The Sound Of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music. Hal Leonard Corporation Publisher. Page 193.
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