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The Fairfield Four | |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | A cappella, gospel |
| Years active | 1921–1960, 1980–present |
| Members | Levert Allison (lead vocals, 2000-present) Larrice Byrd, Sr. (baritone vocals, 2000-present) Joseph Thompson (bass vocals, 2012-present) Bobbye Sherrell (tenor vocals, 2014-present) |
| Past members | John Battle (lead tenor vocals, 1921-47) Harold Caruthers (baritone vocals, bass vocals, piano, 1921-46) Rufus Caruthers (bass vocals, baritone vocals, 1921-44, 1946-48) Lattimer Green (tenor vocals, 1925-28) James Dotson (tenor vocals, 1928-30) William Malone (tenor vocals, 1930-35) Nathaniel Irvin (tenor vocals, 1935-40) Sam McCrary (lead vocals, 1935-54, 1958-60, 1980-88) George Gracey (tenor vocals, 1941-46) Willie Frank Lewis (bass vocals, baritone vocals, 1944-53) James Hill (baritone vocals, 1946-49, 1980-2000) Isaac Freeman (bass vocals, 1948-49, 1980-2012) Preston York (tenor vocals, 1949-54) Edward 'Preacher' Thomas (lead tenor vocals, 1949) Willie Love (lead tenor vocals, 1950-82) Clarence "Baby" Brooks (baritone vocals, 1950-54), George McCurn (bass vocals, 1950-54) Willmer M. 'Little Axe' Broadnax (lead vocals, baritone vocals, 1953-54) Thomas Huggins (baritone vocals, 1955-59) Ben Vaughn (bass vocals, 1955-59) Clarence Mills (lead vocals, 1958-60) Joe Henderson (bass vocals, guitar, 1958-60) Huey Brown (vocals, 1958-60) David Aron (vocals, 1958-60) Roscoe Robinson (vocals, 1958-60) Willis Williams (vocals, 1958-60) Joe Whitaker (guitar, 1980-82) Willie 'Preacher' Richardson (lead tenor vocals, 1982-95) Wilson 'Lit' Waters (tenor vocals, 1982-95) Robert Hamlett (tenor vocals, 1984-90, 1995-2014) Walter Settles (lead vocals, 1991-99) Joseph Rice (lead tenor vocals, 1995-2014) Edward Hall (tenor vocals, 2012-14) |
| Website | thefairfieldfour |
The Fairfield Four is an American gospel group that has existed for over 100 years, starting as a trio in the Fairfield Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1921.[1] They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. The group won the 1998 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. As a quintet, they featured briefly in the 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?.