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
editHill 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
edit- Specific
- ^ "Gordon Hill". Southern Gospel History. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Gordon E. Hill". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "GOGR Music History - Statesmen Quartet". Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ "Southern Gospel History - All American Quartet". www.sghistory.com.
- ^ "The Revelaires". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Hill, Gordon E." Arizona Daily Star. 4 December 2014. pp. A017. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- General
- 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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