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James Webre Blackwood (August 4, 1919 – February 3, 2002) was an American gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers. He is the only person in any field of music to have been nominated for a Grammy Award for 28 consecutive years.
Members James Blackwood, Bill Shaw, and Jackie Marshall decided to press on, with R.W.'s younger brother, Cecil Blackwood (1934–2000), taking over as baritone and former Sunshine Boys Quartet member J. D. Sumner replacing Lyles as bass. Ken Berryhill, their producer, would later say that it was at about this point in their career that the ...
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet Featuring Their Famous Bass J. D. Sumner: Give Us This Day: RCA Camden 1964 Gloryland Jubilee: Blackwood Family Album: Skylite Records The Blackwood Brothers Quartet Featuring James Blackwood: RCA Victor The Blackwood Brothers Quartet Present Their Exciting Tenor Bill Shaw: Cecil, J.D. Sumner, Bill Shaw, James ...
James Blackwood: 1997 1919 - 2002 Singer/Concert Promoter; Owner/Manager of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet (1948-1981); Masters V; James Blackwood Quartet; Co-Founder of National Quartet Convention Albert E Brumley: 1997 1905 - 1977 Songwriter DP “Dad” Carter: 1997 1889 - 1965
The group featured J.D. Sumner as bass, Rosie Rozell and then Steve Warren as tenor, James Blackwood and Jake Hess alternating between lead and baritone, and Lister on piano. [2] Their self-titled debut album, The Masters V , won the 1981 Grammy Award for best traditional gospel performance . [ 3 ]
D. sang with the Blackwood Brothers Quartet from 1954 until 1965. [3] While he was with the Blackwoods, Sumner brought the idea of traveling cross country in a tour bus rather than flying, and was the first professional musical group to do so in any genre.
The first National Quartet Convention was held in 1957. [1] J. D. Sumner, Cecil Blackwood and James Blackwood of The Blackwood Brothers were the founders of the famous National Quartet Convention formerly held in Memphis, Tennessee. The National Quartet Convention featured all the major gospel groups at a three-day event at the Ellis Auditorium ...
It was created as an extension of the National Quartet Convention, a convention devoted to Southern gospel that had been operating since 1956. [3] Its founding board included Don Butler, Cecil and James Blackwood, Vestal Goodman, Charlie Lamb, Don Light, and J.D. Sumner, and its first president was Tennessee Ernie Ford.