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Conley "London" Parris (May 25, 1931 – September 7, 1992) was an American southern gospel bass singer, famous for his associations with The Rebels quartet and The Blackwood Brothers and hit songs such as "Heaven Came Down". He was inducted into the Southern Gospel Hall of Fame in 2004. [1]
He was replaced by Buddy Liles, who had sung with The Orrell Quartet, The Rhythm Masters Quartet, The Landmark Quartet, and The Rebels Quartet. Liles stayed with the group for over two decades. The Florida Boys had a nationally syndicated television show, The Gospel Singing Jubilee. [2]
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) was founded in 1964 to promote Gospel music. [1] It was created as an extension of the National Quartet Convention, a convention devoted to Southern gospel that had been operating since 1956. [2]
During Engel's tenure, the label boasted its own pressing plant, and recorded a number of major Southern gospel groups, including : The LeFevres, The Blue Ridge Quartet, The Rebels Quartet, The Harmoneers, The Homeland Harmony Quartet, The Happy Goodman Family and the Sunshine Boys.
Gospel’s influence on R&B is quite profound, considering many artists, like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, got their start singing in church. Likewise, gospel music was, in many ways, the ...
1974: Vintage Gospel (re-issued in 1983 as Daddy Sang Bass) 1974: Sing Golden Gospel Hits; 1977: 16 Greats; 1979: For God So Loved the World (re-issued in 1982 as He Looked Beyond My Faults) 1983: The Joy of Knowing Jesus; 1992: Masters of Gospel; 1995: The Best of J. D. Sumner And the Stamps; 1997: Pure Gospel: 16 Vintage Gospel Standards
The Nelons were a beloved gospel music family quartet based out of Atlanta, comprised of Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark and her daughters Amber Nelon Kistler and Autumn Nelon Streetman.
The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2016 and were winners of 10 GMA Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards. Show ...