Gordon Hill (singer) explained

Gordon E. Hill (February 10, 1927 – November 24, 2014) was an American quartet bass singer during the 1940s through the early 1960s.^[1]

Life and career

Hill was born in Missouri on February 10, 1927.^[2] He 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.^[3]

After leaving the Statesmen in 1949, he sang bass with several quartets including a return to the All American Quartet^[4] in Mount Vernon, Illinois and the Revelaires Quartet, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.^[5]

Hill died in Tucson, Arizona on November 24, 2014, at the age of 87.^{[6] [2]}

References

Specific

General

• Goff, James R. (2002). Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Page 170. .
• Terrell, Bob (1990). The Music Men:The Story of Professional Gospel Quartet Singing. Bob Terrell Publisher. Page 113.
• Cusic, Don (2002). The Sound Of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music. Hal Leonard Corporation Publisher. Page 193.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gordon Hill. Southern Gospel History. 26 September 2012.
2. Web site: Gordon E. Hill . Dignity Memorial . 27 November 2022.
3. Web site: GOGR Music History - Statesmen Quartet . 2011-04-29 . 2010-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101211170019/http://grandolegospelreunion.com/sg-101/statesmen_early.htm . dead .
4. Web site: Southern Gospel History - All American Quartet . www.sghistory.com.
5. Web site: The Revelaires . 25 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325201855/https://www.sgma.org/gogr_history/revelaires.htm . 2012-03-25 .
6. News: Hill, Gordon E. . 27 November 2022 . Arizona Daily Star . 4 December 2014 . A017.