RIP: Cleave Graham, Last Original Member of the Pilgrim Jubilees
JGM is saddened to report that Cleave Graham, the last original member of the Pilgrim Jubilees gospel quartet, passed away this week.
RIP Arthur Lee Crume Sr., Longtime Manager, Guitarist for the Soul Stirrers
JGM was saddened to learn from Kim Ruff-Moore that Arthur Crume of the Soul Stirrers passed away. Kim reported that he died in Savannah Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
First Quartet Music Awards Slated for June 18
Atlanta, GA -- The stage is being set for the biggest night in Gospel Quartet music. The inaugural Quartet Music Awards (The QMAs) will take place on Saturday, June 18, at Center Stage Theater, 1374 West Peachtree Street in Atlanta, GA. The ceremony will be a history-making night of electrifying [...]
Various Artists – Quartet is in My DNA
Various Artists Quartet is in My DNA 4 Winds / Malaco Music Group (release date: September 10, 2021) www.malaco.com By Robert M. Marovich On Quartet is in My DNA, the brainchild of Roy Ladson of Roy and Revelation, Paul Porter hosts a passel of current-day gospel singers who dust off [...]
RIP: Bobby McDougle, former member of the Pilgrim Jubilees
Photo Credit: Gospel Legends Fan Page, Facebook Bobby McDougle, the guitarist for gospel quartets such as the Pilgrim Jubilees, passed away on March 26, 2020. Known as "Thumper," McDougle was born on April 26, 1944, in Valdosta, Georgia. His influence in music came from his father, Mr. Ananias [...]
RIP: Clay Graham of the Pilgrim Jubilees
By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music learned that Mr. Clay Graham of the legendary gospel quartet the Pilgrim Jubilees has passed away. One of thirteen children born to Columbus and Josephine Chandler Graham, Clay Graham was born August 26, 1936. He would go on to fame as lead [...]
Various Artists: An Evening with the Legends of Quartet Live
Various Artists An Evening with the Legends of Quartet Live Malaco/4 Winds www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich Malaco Records and its 4 Winds subsidiary are the main standard bearers for gospel quartet singing, a style that once dominated the gospel charts but has since fallen behind mass choirs and small choirs in radio [...]
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