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This is a '''List of Gospel groups''' that performed in the [[Birmingham District]]: | This is a '''List of Gospel groups''' that performed in the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[ | ==Early groups== | ||
* [[Foster Singers]] ([[R. C. Foster]], 1915, 1919–1950s) | |||
* [[Golden Leaf Quartet]] (1920s–40s) | |||
* [[Dolomite Jubilee Singers]] (–1922) | |||
* [[Rolling Mill Four]] (–1925) | |||
* [[Woodward's Big Four]] (1922–1926) | |||
* [[Dunham Jubilee Singers]] (1920s) | |||
==Groups of the Golden Age== | |||
* [[Bessemer Sunset Four]] | * [[Bessemer Sunset Four]] | ||
* [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]] (1926–) | * [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]] (1926–) | ||
* [[Birmingham Silver Five]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], 1950s) | * [[Birmingham Silver Five]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], 1950s) | ||
* [[Blind Boys of Alabama]] (Talladega) | * [[Blind Boys of Alabama]] (Talladega) | ||
* [[CIO Singers]] | * [[CIO Singers]] | ||
* [[Delta Aires]] (1940s–current) | * [[Delta Aires]] (1940s–current) | ||
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* [[Ensley Jubilee Singers]] | * [[Ensley Jubilee Singers]] | ||
* [[Famous Blue Jay Singers]] ([[Silas Steele]], 1930s–40s) | * [[Famous Blue Jay Singers]] ([[Silas Steele]], 1930s–40s) | ||
* [[Four Great Wonders]] | * [[Four Great Wonders]] | ||
* [[Four Eagles]] | * [[Four Eagles]] | ||
* [[Golden Eagles]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], 1950s) | * [[Golden Eagles]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], 1950s) | ||
* [[Gospel Harmonettes]] ([[Dorothy Love Coates]], 1940s–60s) | * [[Gospel Harmonettes]] ([[Dorothy Love Coates]], 1940s–60s) | ||
* [[Gospel Wonders]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], 1950s) | * [[Gospel Wonders]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], 1950s) | ||
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* [[Jubileans]] | * [[Jubileans]] | ||
* [[Kings of Harmony]] ([[Wenonah]]) | * [[Kings of Harmony]] ([[Wenonah]]) | ||
* [[Pillars]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], current) | * [[Pillars]] ([[Hobdy Moorer]], current) | ||
* [[Ravizee Singers]] | * [[Ravizee Singers]] | ||
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* [[Thrasher Brothers]] | * [[Thrasher Brothers]] | ||
* [[Victor's Quartet]] | * [[Victor's Quartet]] | ||
==Later ensembles== | |||
* [[Appointed]] | |||
* [[Caravans]] | |||
* [[Majesty]] | |||
==Anthologies== | ==Anthologies== |
Revision as of 22:21, 9 August 2010
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This is a List of Gospel groups that performed in the Birmingham District:
Early groups
- Foster Singers (R. C. Foster, 1915, 1919–1950s)
- Golden Leaf Quartet (1920s–40s)
- Dolomite Jubilee Singers (–1922)
- Rolling Mill Four (–1925)
- Woodward's Big Four (1922–1926)
- Dunham Jubilee Singers (1920s)
Groups of the Golden Age
- Bessemer Sunset Four
- Birmingham Jubilee Singers (1926–)
- Birmingham Silver Five (Hobdy Moorer, 1950s)
- Blind Boys of Alabama (Talladega)
- CIO Singers
- Delta Aires (1940s–current)
- Dunham Jubilee Singers (Son Dunham)
- Ensley Jubilee Singers
- Famous Blue Jay Singers (Silas Steele, 1930s–40s)
- Four Great Wonders
- Four Eagles
- Golden Eagles (Hobdy Moorer, 1950s)
- Gospel Harmonettes (Dorothy Love Coates, 1940s–60s)
- Gospel Wonders (Hobdy Moorer, 1950s)
- Heavenly Gospel Singers
- Johnson Sisters
- Jubalairs
- Jubileans
- Kings of Harmony (Wenonah)
- Pillars (Hobdy Moorer, current)
- Ravizee Singers
- Red Rose Quartet (Bessemer)
- Sterling Jubilees (Charles Bridges, John Alexander, 1929)
- Shelby County Big Four
- Skylarks
- Thrasher Brothers
- Victor's Quartet
Later ensembles
Anthologies
- Birmingham Quartet Anthology: Jefferson County, Alabama (1926-1953) (1980) Clanka Lanka Records CL144001/002 (includes liner notes by Doug Seroff)
- Birmingham Boys: Jubilee Gospel Quartets from Jefferson County, Alabama (1982) Alabama Traditions
References
- Seroff, Doug (October 12, 1980) "Birmingham Quarter Scrapbook" for a Quartet Reunion in Jefferson County. Birmingham City Auditorium
- McCallum, Brenda (1988) "Songs of Work and Songs of Worship: Sanctifying Black Unionism in the City of Steel." New York Folklore No. 14, pp. 12-14
- Darden, Robert (2004) People Get Ready: A New History of Black Gospel Music. Continuum International ISBN 0826414362
- Seroff, Doug. "On the Battlefield: Gospel Quartets in Jefferson County, Alabama." in Geoffrey Haydon and Dennis Marks, eds. (1985) Repurcussions: A Celebration of African-American Music. London: Century Publishing
- Young, Alan (1997) Woke Me Up This Morning: Black Gospel Singers and the Gospel Life. Oxford: University Press of Mississippi . SBN 087805944X
- Willett, Henry. "'Birmingham Sound' had profound influence on American Popular Music". Alabama Arts. [1] - accessed May 5, 2006
- Garrison, Greg (January 19, 2008) "Old-time gospel groups keep a capella sound alive." Birmingham News.