Golden Gate Quartet Explained

Golden Gate Quartet
Background:group_or_band
Alias:Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
Origin:Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Genre:Spirituals, Gospel
Years Active:1934–present
Current Members:Paul Brembly
Frank Davis
Thierry François
Timothy Riley
Past Members:Willie Johnson
Henry Owens
Robert Ford
A. C. Griffin
William Langford
Orlandus Wilson
Clyde Riddick
Cliff Givens
Alton Bradley
Orville Brooks
Eugene Mumford
Franck Todd
Caleb Ginyard
Calvin Williams
Clyde Wright
Richard Phillips
Charles Alexander West
Anthony L. Gordon

The Golden Gate Quartet (a.k.a. The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet) is an American vocal group. It was formed in 1934 and, with changes in membership, remains active.

Origins and early career

The group was founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934, by four students at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] According to the group's website,[2] the original members were Willie Johnson (baritone; d. 1980), William Langford (tenor; d. 1970), Henry Owens (second tenor; d. 1970) and Orlandus Wilson (bass; 1917–1998); other sources state that Langford and Wilson replaced earlier members Robert "Peg" Ford and A.C. "Eddie" Griffin in 1935.[3] [4] [5]

From 1935, the group sang in churches and on local radio, gaining a regular spot on radio station WIS in Columbia, South Carolina in 1936.[2] [6] They began as a traditional jubilee quartet, combining the clever arrangements associated with barbershop quartets with rhythms borrowed from the blues and jazz like scat singing. They developed a broad repertoire of styles – from Owens' mournful, understated approach in songs such as "Anyhow" or "Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name", to the group's highly syncopated arrangements in "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego". Like The Mills Brothers in popular music, they would often include vocal special effects in their songs, imitating train sounds in songs such as "Golden Gate Gospel Train". Langford often sang lead, using his ability to range from baritone to falsetto, while Johnson narrated in a hip syncopated style that became the hallmark for the group. Wilson's bass served as the anchor for the group and Owens harmonized with Langford and Johnson.

In 1937 they moved to station WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina, and soon afterwards won a contract with Bluebird Records. After their first recording session on August 14, 1937, in which they recorded 14 songs in two hours,[2] they were contracted to record 12 tracks per year. In 1938, they were recruited by John Hammond to appear at the first From Spirituals To Swing concert held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, after which their popularity grew. An example of their output during this popular period includes a 1938 recording of 'John the Revelator' being inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2005. They stayed in New York and were signed up for a residency at the Cafe Society nightclub. As well as performing and recording gospel songs they also recorded some secular songs for RCA Records, who were intending to bill them as "The Four Chocolate Bars", but the recordings were not released. In 1939, William Langford left the group to form a new group, the Southern Sons; he was replaced by Clyde Riddick (1913–1999).[6]

The 1940s and 1950s

In 1940 the group signed a new contract with Columbia Records' subsidiary Okeh label, and shortened their name to the Golden Gate Quartet.[6] They soon had a nationwide radio program and the opportunity to sing at Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inauguration in 1941, becoming the first black musical group to sing at Constitution Hall and later performing several times at the White House.[2] They continued to be popular during World War Two, making several appearances in Hollywood films and singing secular music, including some unique popular front songs such as "Stalin Wasn't Stallin'" that mixed humor with political commentary. The Quartet appeared in films such as Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), Hit Parade of 1943 (1943), Hollywood Canteen (1944), and the Danny Kaye film A Song Is Born (1948). In the latter film, they performed the songs "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" and part of "A Song Is Born" with Louis Armstrong and Virginia Mayo.

Johnson was called into the US Navy in 1943, followed by Wilson in 1944; they were temporarily replaced by Cliff Givens – who later left to join firstly The Ink Spots and then Billy Ward and His Dominoes – and Alton Bradley.[2] The group moved first to the main Columbia record label and then, in 1948, to Mercury Records. Johnson left in 1948 to join The Jubalaires, and was replaced by Orville Brooks (1919–1997).

The quartet lost their pre-eminent position in gospel music after the war, when they faced competition from the newer hard gospel quartets. They continued in their old style, offering sharper political commentary in songs such as "God's Gonna Cut You Down", but losing much of their audience to quartets such as the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Soul Stirrers. Henry Owens left in 1950 to become a preacher and solo artist. Alton Bradley returned to replace him, but then left in 1952 when he was replaced by Eugene Mumford (1925–1977), previously of The Larks.

The Golden Gates revived their career in 1955, however, when they toured Europe for the first time, where they became widely popular. The group moved to Paris in 1959 and has continued touring, primarily in Europe, since then. During his stint in the US Army, in Germany, Elvis Presley, who was a huge admirer of their work since his early childhood, visited them backstage at Le Casino in Paris, and stayed to watch their entire show, staying also with them at the hotel Prince de Galles. Presley recorded a version of their popular "Swing Down Chariot" that appeared on his His Hand in Mine gospel album. During this time there were further personnel changes: Orville Brooks left and was replaced by Franck Todd and later in turn by Caleb Ginyard (1910–1978), and Eugene Mumford was replaced by Clyde Wright (born May 1, 1928, Charlotte, North Carolina).[2] [7]

Since the 1950s, the group has been primarily based in Europe. They toured widely in the late 1950s, including US State Department-sponsored tours around the world. In 1959, the group started a two-year residency at the Casino de Paris.[2]

Later activities

The group made their first tour of Africa in 1962, and during the early 1960s gradually expanded their accompanying band to incorporate guitar, piano, bass and drums. Through the 1960s they toured widely in Europe, with a long-established line-up of Orlandus Wilson, Clyde Riddick, Caleb Ginyard, and Clyde Wright. In 1971, Ginyard and Wright left, and were replaced by Paul Brembly (the great-nephew of Orlandus Wilson) and Calvin Williams.[6] Wright returned to the group in 1985 to replace Williams, who returned to the US.[2]

Bill "Willie" Johnson worked with Eugene Mumford and Cliff Givens in his own version of The Golden Gate Quartet in the late '70s out of the Los Angeles area, most notably appearing on Ry Cooder's "Jazz" album, and appearing with Cooder in his 1978 "Soundstage" performance, with Givens, Pico Payne, and Jimmy Adams (though Johnson didn't use the group name in these particular appearances).[8] [9]

The group undertook a 60th anniversary world tour in 1994. Riddick remained with the group until his retirement in 1995, and Wilson, the last surviving member of the original group, until his death in 1998. Riddick was replaced by Frank Davis. Wright was replaced by Charles West (Nephew to Wilson) of Portsmouth, VA. The position of bass singer has in recent years been filled by Thierry Fred François, Richard Phillips, and, since 2005, by Anthony Gordon.[2]

Recognition

In his 1978 album , musician Michel Jonasz used excerpts from their recording of "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" to mix into the song "Golden Gate".

The Golden Gate Quartet was inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.

A sample of the group's recording of "Jezebel" would serve as the basis for the Recoil song of the same name, appearing on their 2000 album Liquid.

In his 2011 album So Beautiful or So What, musician Paul Simon used excerpts from their 1938 recording of "Golden Gate Gospel Train" to mix into the song "Love & Blessings". In addition, the group's music was also featured in the video game .

Members after 1934

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Current members

Past members

Discography

Selected singles

78RPM singles (1937–1952)

Label / Catalog #DateTitlePerformerMatrix #Reference #
Montgomery 8548Born Ten Thousand Years AgoGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet11936BB7205
Montgomery 8544Gabriel Blows His HornGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet11932BB7126
Bluebird 7278Bedside of a NeighborGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet11933MW7441
Montgomery 7441Bedside of a NeighborGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet11933BB7278*
Bluebird 7154Behold the Bridegroom ComethGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011937=1MW7440
Montgomery 7440Behold the Bridegroom ComethGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011937=1BB7154
Bluebird 7264BonnetGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011941=1MW8549
Montgomery 8549BonnetGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011941=1BB7264
Bluebird 7205Born Ten Thousand Years AgoGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet11936MW8548
Bluebird 7126Gabriel Blows His HornGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011932=1MW8544
Bluebird 7340Go Where I Send TheeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011938=1MW8550
Montgomery 8550Go Where I Send TheeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011938=1BB7340
RCA 20-2134Go Where I Send TheeGolden Gate Quartet--
Bluebird 7126Golden Gate Gospel TrainGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011931=1MW7493
Montgomery 7493Golden Gate Gospel TrainGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011931=1BB7126
Bluebird 7278I've Found a Wonderful SaviorGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011944=1MW7441
Montgomery 7441I've Found a Wonderful SaviorGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011944=1BB7278+
RCA 20-2134JobGolden Gate Quartet--
Victor 27323JobGolden Gate Quartet11940-
Bluebird 7154JonahGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011934=1MW7440
Montgomery 7440JonahGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011934=1BB7154
RCA 20-2073JonahGolden Gate Quartet--
Victor 27322JonahGolden Gate Quartet11934-
Bluebird 7264Massa's in the Cold, Cold GroundGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011942=1MW8549
Montgomery 8549Massa's in the Cold, Cold GroundGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011942=1BB7264
Bluebird 7376Stand in the Test in JudgementGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011943=1MW8551
Montgomery 8551Stand in the Test in JudgementGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011943=1BB7376
Bluebird 7376Story of JobGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet11940MW8551
Montgomery 8551Story of JobGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet11940BB7376
Bluebird 7205The Preacher and the BearGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011935=1MW8548
Montgomery 8548The Preacher and the BearGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011935=1BB7205
Victor 27322The Preacher and the BearGolden Gate Quartet11935-
Bluebird 7340Won't There Be One Happy TimeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011939=1MW8550
Montgomery 8550Won't There Be One Happy TimeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet011939=1BB7340
Bluebird 7415Carolina in the MorningGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018622=1MW8545
Montgomery 8545Carolina in the MorningGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018622=1BB7415
Montgomery 8545Dipsy DoodleGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018628=1BB7415
Bluebird 7513I Was BraveGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18633MW7495*
Montgomery 7495I Was BraveGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18633BB7513*
Bluebird 7631John the RevelatorGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018625=1MW7912
Montgomery 7912John the RevelatorGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018625=1BB7631+
Victor 27324John the RevelatorGolden Gate Quartet18625-
Bluebird 7617Lead Me on and OnGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018630=1MW7494
Montgomery 7494Lead Me on and OnGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018630=1BB7617*
Bluebird 7463Motherless ChildGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018623=2MW7496
Montgomery 7496Motherless ChildGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018623=2BB7463*
Montgomery 8547Ol' Man RiverGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018635=1BB8190+
Bluebird 7564Pure ReligionGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018627=2MW7493
Montgomery 7493Pure ReligionGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018627=2BB7564*
Bluebird 7564Remember MeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18626MW8547
Montgomery 8547Remember MeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18626BB7564
Victor 27324SamsonGolden Gate Quartet18632-
Bluebird 7513Samson & DelilahGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18632MW7495+
Montgomery 7495Samson & DelilahGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18632BB7513+
Bluebird 7676Swanee RiverGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18629MW8546
Montgomery 8546Swanee RiverGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18629BB7676+
Bluebird 7676Sweet AdelineGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18631MW8546
Montgomery 8546Sweet AdelineGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18631BB7676*
Bluebird 7617Take Your Burden to the LordGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018634=1MW7494*
Montgomery 7494Take Your Burdens to GodGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet18634BB7617+
Bluebird 7415The Dipsy DoodleGolden Gate Jubilee QuartetBS018628-1MW8545
Bluebird 7463Travelin' ShoesGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018624=1MW7496
RCA 20-2073Travelin' ShoesGolden Gate Quartet--
Montgomery 7496Traveling ShoesGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet018624=1BB7463+
Bluebird 7848God Almighty SaidGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23464MW7594
Montgomery 7594God Almighty SaidGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23464BB7848+
Bluebird 7835Let That Liar AloneGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23465MW7595+
Montgomery 7595Let That Liar AloneGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23465BB7835
Bluebird 7804My Lord Is WaitingGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23460MW7596
Montgomery 7596AMY LORD IS WritingGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23460BB7804A
Bluebird 7804Rock My SoulGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23461MW7596*
Montgomery 7596BRock My SoulGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23461BB7804B
Bluebird 7835To the RockGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23466MW7595
Montgomery 7595To the RockGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23466BB7835
Bluebird 7897When the Saints Go Marching InGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23467MW7864
Montgomery 7864When the Saints Go Marching InGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23467BB7897*
Bluebird 7897When They Ring the Golden BellsGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23459MW7864
Montgomery 7864When They Ring the Golden BellsGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet23459BB7897+
Bluebird 8019Cheer the Weary TravelerGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet028962=1MW7867*
Montgomery 7867Cheer the Weary TravelerGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet028962=1BB8019*
Bluebird 7962BI Heard Zion MoanGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet028963!MW7865
Bluebird 7994Lord Am I Born to Die ?Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet028965!MW7866+
Montgomery 7866Lord Am I Born to Die ?Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet028965!BB7994*
Bluebird 7962ANoahGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet028964!MW7865
Bluebird 8019Packing Up, Getting Ready to GoGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet028967=1MW7867+
Montgomery 7867Packing Up, Getting Ready to GoGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet028967=1BB8019+
Bluebird 7994What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet028966!MW7866*
Montgomery 7866What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet028966!BB7994*
Bluebird 10154Change PartnnersGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet031982=2-
Bluebird 8123Dese Bones Gonna Rise AginGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet031976=1MW7869+
Montgomery 7869Dese Bones Gonna Rise AginGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet031976=1BB8123*
Bluebird 8087Everything Moves by the Grace of GodGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31977MW7868
Montgomery 7868Everything Moves by the Grace of GodGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31977BB8087+
Bluebird 8123Lis'n to De LambsGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31975MW7869*
Montgomery 7869Lis'n to De LambsGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31975BB8123+
Victor 27323NoahGolden Gate Quartet31980-
Bluebird 8160Noah and the ArkGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31980MW8543
Montgomery 8543Noah and the ArkGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31980BB8160
Bluebird 10154Ol' Man MoseGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31981-
Bluebird 8190Precious LordGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet031979=1MW8544
Montgomery 8544Precious LordGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31979BB8190
Bluebird 8160This World Is in Bad ConditionGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31978-
Montgomery 8543This World Is in Bad ConditionGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31978BB8160
Bluebird 8087Troubles of the WorldGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31974MW7868
Montgomery 7868Troubles of the WorldGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31974BB8087+
Bluebird 8286AloneGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42901MW8774+
Montgomery 8774AloneGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42901BB8286
Bluebird 8328Everytime That I Feel the SpiritGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042910=1MW8776*
Montgomery 8776Everytime That I Feel the SpiritGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042910=1BB8328
Bluebird 8328He Said He Would Calm the OceanGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42902MW8776+
Montgomery 8776He Said He Would Calm the OceanGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42902BB8328
Bluebird 8362Hide Me in Thy BosomGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42903MW8778*
Montgomery 8778Hide Me in Thy BosomGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42903BB8362
Bluebird 8348I Looked Down the Line and I WonderedGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042905=1MW8777, RCA 20-3159
Montgomery 8777I Looked Down the Line and I WonderedGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042905=1BB8348
RCA 20-3159I Looked Down the Road and I WonderedGolden Gate Quartet-Bb 8348
Bluebird 8362I'm a PilgrimGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042909=1MW8778+
Montgomery 8778I'm a PilgrimGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42909BB8362
Bluebird 8306If I Had My WayGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42904MW8775+
Montgomery 8775If I Had My WayGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42904BB8306
Bluebird 8620Jonah in the WhaleGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042916=1MW8781+
Montgomery 8781Jonah in the WhaleGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042916=1BB8620
Bluebird 8594Julius CaesarGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042914=1MW8780*
Montgomery 8780Julius CaesarGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042914=1BB8594*
Bluebird 8579Stormy WeatherGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042912=1MW8779*
Montgomery 8779Stormy WeatherGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet42912BB8579+
Bluebird 8594The Devil With the DevilGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042913=1MW8780
Montgomery 8780The Devil With the DevilGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042913=1BB8594+
Bluebird 8620TimberGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042915=1MW8781*
Montgomery 8781TimberGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042915=1BB8620
Bluebird 8306Way Down in EgyptlandGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042906=1MW8775*
Montgomery 8775Way Down in EgyptlandGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042906=1BB8306
Bluebird 8286What a TimeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042900=1MW8774*
Montgomery 8774What a TimeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042900=1BB8286
Bluebird 8579Whoa BabeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042911=1MW8779+
Montgomery 8779Whoa BabeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042911=1BB8579*
Bluebird 8348You'd Better MindGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042908=1MW8777
Montgomery 8777You'd Better MindGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet042908=1BB8348
Bluebird 8565Darling Nellie GrayGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet46125MW8783*
Montgomery 8783Darling Nellie GrayGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet46125BB8565
Bluebird 10569My PrayerGolden Gate Jubilee QuartetBS046127-1-
Bluebird 8565My Walking StickGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet046124=1MW8783+
Montgomery 8783My Walking StickGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet046124=1BB8565
Bluebird 8388The Valley of TimeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet046129=1MW8782
Montgomery 8782Valley of TimeGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet046129=1BB8388
Bluebird 8388What Did Jesus SayGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet046128=1MW8782
Montgomery 8782What Did Jesus SayGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet046128=1BB8388
Bluebird 10569What's New?Golden Gate QuartetBS046126-1-
Victor 27268Alabama BoundGolden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter51299-
Victor 27266Midnight SpecialGolden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter51298-
Victor 27268Pick a Bale of CottonGolden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter51295-
Victor 27267Grey GooseGolden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter51327-
Victor 27266Ham and EggsGolden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter51333-
Victor 27267Stew BallGolden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter51329-
Okeh 6204Daniel Saw the StoneGolden Gate Quartet30282=1-
Vocalion/Okeh 16009I Yi Yi YiGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet30289-
Columbia 37835JezebelGolden Gate Quartet30283=2oK6204
Okeh 6204JezebelGolden Gate Quartet30283=2-
Columbia 37477Time's Windin' UpGolden Gate Quartet30284=130044
Columbia 30044Time's Winding UpGolden Gate Quartet30284CO37477
Okeh 6238AnyhowGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet30550Co37477
Columbia 30044AnyhowGolden Gate Quartet30550CO37477
Columbia 37477AnyhowGolden Gate Quartet30550=130044
Columbia 30043Blind BarnabasGolden Gate Quartet30549CO37476
Columbia 37476Blind BarnabusGolden Gate Quartet3054930043
Columbia 37834Blind BarnabusGolden Gate QuartetCO30549-
Okeh 6345Blind BarnabusGolden Gate Quartet30549=2-
Okeh 6529Didn't It RainGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet30551Co37475
Columbia 30042Didn't It RainGolden Gate Quartet30551CO37475
Columbia 37475Didn't It RainGolden Gate Quartet3055130042
Columbia 37476Sun Didn't ShineGolden Gate Quartet30548-230043
Okeh 6345The Sun Didn't ShineGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet30548=1Co37476
Columbia 30043The Sun Didn't ShineGolden Gate Quartet30548-2CO37476
Okeh 6238Time's Winding UpGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet30284Co37477
Okeh 6529He Never Said a Humbling WordGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31850-
Columbia 30042He Never Said a Mumblin' WordGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet31850CO37475
Columbia 37475He Never Said a Mumblin' WordGolden Gate Quartet3185030042
Columbia 36937Moses Smote the WatersGolden Gate QuartetCO31851-
Columbia 30160Toll the Bell EasyGolden Gate Quartet31849-
Okeh 6712Dip Your Fingers in the WaterGolden Gate Jubilee Quartet32622-
Okeh 6713Run OnGolden Gate Quartet32620-1-
Okeh 6712Stalin Wasn't Stallin'Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet33183=1-
Okeh 6713Comin' in on a Wing and a PrayerGolden Gate Quartet33216-1-
Columbia 36937Bones, Bones, Bones (Ezekiel in the Valley)Golden Gate QuartetCCO4426=1-
Columbia 37832I Will Be Home AgainGolden Gate QuartetCCO4425=1-
Okeh 6741I Will Be Home AgainGolden Gate QuartetCCO4425=1-
Okeh 6741The General Jumped at DawnGolden Gate QuartetCCO4422=1-
Columbia 37236Atom and EvilGolden Gate QuartetCO36389=1-
Columbia 37835God's Gonna' Cut You DownGolden Gate QuartetCO36386-
Columbia 30136HushGolden Gate QuartetCO36391-
Columbia 37833Joshua Fit the Battle of JerichoGolden Gate QuartetCO36392-
Columbia 37832No Restricted SignsGolden Gate QuartetCO36388-
Columbia 37236ShadrachGolden Gate QuartetCO36390=-
Columbia 37834Swing Down, ChariotGolden Gate QuartetCO36387-
Columbia 37833Wade in the WaterGolden Gate QuartetCO36393-
Columbia 37499High, Low and WideGolden Gate QuartetCO37602-
Columbia 37499Pray for the Lights to Go OutGolden Gate QuartetCO37601-
Columbia 301281947-10-??AbdullahGolden Gate QuartetCO38278-
Columbia 301281947-10-??Broodle-Oo Broodle-OoGolden Gate Quartet38277!-
Columbia 301361947-10-??Do Unto OthersGolden Gate QuartetCO38276-
Columbia 301491948-10-??She's Gonna Ruin You, BuddyGolden Gate QuartetCO40129-
Columbia 301491948-10-??I'm Just a DreamerGolden Gate QuartetCO40131-
Columbia 301601947-10-??Fare You Well, Fare You WellGolden Gate Quartet38279-
Capitol 10172A Song was Born, part 1Louis Armstrong With Jerri Sullivan and the Golden Gate Quartet3426-
Capitol 10172A Song was Born, part 2Louis Armstrong With Jerri Sullivan and the Golden Gate Quartet3426-
Mercury 81181948-12-??Mene, Mene TakelGolden Gate Quartet2141-
Mercury 81181948-12-??Talking Jerusalem to DeathGolden Gate Quartet2140-
Mercury 81241949-01-??Jesus Met the Woman at the WellGolden Gate Quartet2164-
Mercury 52421949-01-??Look UpGolden Gate Quartet2162-
Mercury 81241949-01-??Mary, MaryGolden Gate Quartet2165-
Mercury 52421949-01-??Will I Find My Love Today?Golden Gate Quartet2163-
Mercury 81411949-04-??John SawGolden Gate Quartet2763-
Mercury 81411949-04-??Lord I Am Tired and Want to Go HomeGolden Gate Quartet2766-
Mercury 82431949-04-??Lord, I Want to Be a ChristianGolden Gate Quartet2765-
Mercury 82431949-04-??Seven Angels and Seven TrumpetsGolden Gate Quartet2764-
Mercury 81581949-07-??Lord, I Want to Walk With TheeGolden Gate Quartet2863-
Mercury 81551949-07-??Religion Is a FortuneGolden Gate Quartet2859-
Mercury 81551949-07-??SatisfiedGolden Gate Quartet2860-
Mercury 81581949-07-??You Ain't Got FaithGolden Gate Quartet2858-
Columbia 39216Listen to the LambsGolden Gate QuartetGGQ1-
Columbia 39216NicodemusGolden Gate QuartetGGQ3-
Okeh 68971952-03-??I Just Telephone UpstairsGolden Gate QuartetCO47724-
Okeh 68971952-03-??Rain Is the Teardrops of AngelsGolden Gate QuartetCO47725-
Mercury 5385-A Man Going...Golden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-3308-Bedside of a NeighborGolden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-3308-Behold the Bride Groom ComethGolden Gate Quartet--
Mercury 8164-Blessed JesusGolden Gate Quartet2990-
Mercury 5385-Didn't That Man BelieveGolden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-2921-Gabriel Blows His HornGolden Gate Quartet--
Mercury 8164-Lord Have MercyGolden Gate Quartet2993-
Apollo 1205-Mary Had a BabyGolden Gate Quartet--
Mercury 8162-Ride on MosesGolden Gate Quartet2995=2-
RCA 20-2921-Rock My SoulGolden Gate Quartet--
Apollo 1205-Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerGolden Gate Quartet--
Mercury 8162-Same TrainGolden Gate Quartet2994=2-
Apollo 1204-Silent NightGolden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-2797-Stand in the Test of JudgementGolden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-2799-Stand in the Test of JudgementGolden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-3159-The World Is in a Bad ConditionGolden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-2797-When the Saints Go Marching InGolden Gate Quartet--
RCA 20-2799-When the Saints Go Marching InGolden Gate Quartet--
Apollo 1204-White ChristmasGolden Gate Quartet--

Selected albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. 374. 9780810882966. Sullivan. Steve. October 4, 2013. Scarecrow Press .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . September 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131135415/http://www.cultd.net/goldengate/beginE.htm . January 31, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Clyde Wright - GOLDEN GATE QUARTET . September 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402235936/http://www.clydewright.com/en/ggq/index.html . April 2, 2012 .
  4. Book: Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel . James R. Goff . 211 . September 4, 2016. 9780807853467 . 2002 . UNC Press Books .
  5. Web site: Golden Gate Quartet Vol 1 1937 - 1938 - Document Records Vintage Blues and Jazz . Document-records.com . September 4, 2016.
  6. Seamus McGarvey, The Golden Gate Quartet, in Juke Blues magazine, no. 71, 2011, pp. 42–45
  7. Web site: Clyde Wright - BIOGRAPHIE . September 26, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403000024/http://www.clydewright.com/fr/bio/index.html . April 3, 2012 .
  8. Web site: TRB Enterprises Honoring our Pioneers . Toddbaptista.com . September 4, 2016.
  9. Web site: Release "Jazz" by Ry Cooder . MusicBrainz.org . September 14, 2015 . September 4, 2016.
  10. Web site: The Golden Gate Quartet. Cultd.eu. February 16, 2020.
  11. Web site: The Golden Era Gospel Blog: R.I.P. Calvin Williams of the Golden Gate Quartet, Deep Tones. Goldeneragospel.blogspot.com. November 8, 2010.
  12. Book: An Encyclopedia of South Carolina Jazz and Blues Musicians. 9781611176223. Franklin. Benjamin V.. May 30, 2016. Univ of South Carolina Press.
  13. Web site: The Golden Gate Quartet - Blind Barnabas - YouTube . . August 1, 2017 . January 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170120090202/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5K0aFP8mSw . dead .
  14. Web site: Frank Todd Obituary – Cochran, GA . Legacy.com. February 16, 2020.
  15. Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – BLUEBIRD numerical listings 7500 – 8000". Retrieved February 21, 2011
  16. Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Okeh (CBS) 6500 – 6747 (1941–45)". Retrieved February 21, 2011
  17. Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – COLUMBIA (Microphone label, USA) 37000 to 37500 Numerical Listing". Retrieved February 21, 2011

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