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steelcitylead -> Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 10:30:49 AM)

A few months ago I found London Paris on Youtube singing with The Rebels and The Blackwood Brothers Quartet. I really forgot how solid this guy was. I saw him live one time wth The Senators and I was blown away. He sang "Let the lower lights be burning" and he was amazing.
Of course JD was also great. I am a fan of great bass singers. Who is your favorite bass singer of the past?

Steel City Lead
Landon Dreher
www.Steelcityqt.com



gospelady -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 10:39:10 AM)

George Younce
J.D. Sumner
Tim Riley



Gayla -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 10:41:28 AM)

Without a doubt my favorite of the past would be James "Big Chief" Wetherington of the Sensational Statesmen Quartet! I also loved Big Jim Waites, Rex Nelon, and Bill Liles. Of course, my favorite living bass singer is Gerald Williams of The Melody Boys Quartet, and since he has been singing professionally since 1949, I think he could also be considered a great bass singer of the past and present! <smile>!



rtide -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 11:18:40 AM)

I agree about Gerald Williams. Bill Lyles and Armond Morales has awesome voices. I also was blown away by the big voice of Chalmers Walker.



TQ_Fan_4_Life -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 11:29:53 AM)

London Paris hands down. Armond Morales is probly the most pure vocalist ever to sing bass. yep, I love pure sound not a jake-brake on a big rig



tgprsing -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 11:40:12 AM)

Being a little older, I had the privilege of hearing some great bass singers who are now gone.
London Parris sang for me at my church in the early 80's. He said to me, "You know, the best bass singers are tall, because they have longer vocal chords, like the lower strings of the piano! Take me and JD for instance."
I said, "What about George Younce, he's sorta short?".
London growled, "Well there's an exception to every rule!"
What a great exception Younce was!!

My favorites: London Parris, John Gresham, JD Sumner, George Younce, Paul Downing, Billy Todd, Tim Riley, Armond Morales, Bill Lyles, Herman Harper, Bob Thacker, Noel Fox



sevans -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 1:24:06 PM)

Good to see you posting Landon I enjoy listining to yall's quartet.
as far as the topic Bill Lyles, Big Chief , Tim Riley



steelcitylead -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 10:40:06 PM)

Thanks Sevans for the comment. You know Greg Carter is a really good active Bass singer. Greg sings with The Thrasher Brothers on special concerts. One of the best bass singers in the southeast.

I kinda like ole Tim Riley too. He hits notes with authority. Even today.



GospelProducer -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/13/2008 10:55:19 PM)

The best bass singers were anyone that covered one ear with their hand while singing. True sign of a good bass singer....I guess. Of course I have been in the studio with some that should have covered both ears...we did [:)]



Jeff_from_Kentucky -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 3:03:57 AM)

George Younce
Big Chief Wetherington
J.D. Sumner



servants -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 6:55:58 AM)

George Younce



TheKid -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 7:23:22 AM)

Landon,

Are the Thrasher Brothers still singing? I thought they had retired some time ago.



sevans -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 11:49:29 AM)

Yes Greg is a great bass singer.



DaveW -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 12:10:44 PM)

London was a great bass singer.
JD of course was the granddaddy of all "low down bass" singers. I sang onstage next to him in 1970.

But my favorite is still alive and singing: Ken Turner. Had him briefly as a voice coach in 1972.



Qtman -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 12:19:08 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: sevans

Good to see you posting Landon I enjoy listining to yall's quartet.
as far as the topic Bill Lyles, Big Chief , Tim Riley


I second sevans on this. It is good to see you posting. Also glad you are now singing with Steel City. I think you were the right replacement for Danny. Wish it could have worked out for you to sing with us a while back but that's the way things work out.



Qtman -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 12:20:10 PM)

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ORIGINAL: TheKid

Landon,

Are the Thrasher Brothers still singing? I thought they had retired some time ago.


They have retired but sometimes sing for special occasions.



tgprsing -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 1:44:39 PM)

Yes, The Thrasher Brothers are retired. But I wish that some one could get Jim Thrasher to release DVD's of their old syndicated TV show "America Sings". I believe alot of people would enjoy these "nostalgic" recordings.
You would hear alot of good bass singing by Moose and John Gresham.



Kerrlaw -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 2:04:05 PM)

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ORIGINAL: DaveW

London was a great bass singer.
JD of course was the granddaddy of all "low down bass" singers. I sang onstage next to him in 1970.

But my favorite is still alive and singing: Ken Turner. Had him briefly as a voice coach in 1972.


Dave: I have enjoyed your excellent posts in other threads, but did not know of your history with Southern Gospel. I sampled some of your album and enjoyed it.



steelcitylead -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 7:12:04 PM)

Hey Tgrsing,

That is a good idea. I will ask Greg about talking to Jim. And thanks QTman for the comments. I really enjoying singing with Steel City. We are recording now. Going back to Bates Brothers tomorrow night. We need to cut 4 more songs. First 6 songs went real good.

Check out videos on the webite link. www.steelcityqt.com

There is a page featuring the Thrasher Brothers too. John Gresham was a good bass singer too.
Old style. That's what I like.



tgprsing -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/14/2008 11:34:11 PM)

I tell you another very good bass singer from the past; that is Danny Funderburke's dad. He sang with a group in the Charlotte, NC area called the Revelaires or the New Revelaires. Anyway, I heard him at an all-night sing at the Charlotte Coliseum the night before Easter, 1973. He did a great job on "When God Dips His Love in My Heart." There were some other great basses there that night: JD, John Gresham, and London Parris.

Hey Steelcitylead, it might just be that Jerry Goff owns part interest in those "America Sings" tapings as well. Any way, I sure would love to see those shows on DVD.



DaveW -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/15/2008 7:45:51 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Kerrlaw1

Dave: I have enjoyed your excellent posts in other threads, but did not know of your history with Southern Gospel. I sampled some of your album and enjoyed it.
Thanks. (so buy a copy already!!!) LOL!!!

I grew up listening to SG. In HS my dad sent me down to Texas to the Stamps/Blackwood Quartet Training School and got to meet some of the greats and a lot of wannabes in SG. I learned more about music in the 6 weeks I was there than in the years of instrument lessons in school.

BTW, I went on a date there in 1970 with a girl from Lansing MI who I found out after being married a few years was a friend of my wife. "YOU'RE the 'cute guy' she kept talking about???!!!??? "



Amerigrandpa -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/16/2008 8:07:36 AM)

London was very good but nobody could out-sing J.D.



steelcitylead -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/16/2008 9:45:49 PM)

No arguments, Both very good in their own way. JD was the Bomb!!!!



bigboytenor -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/17/2008 3:49:59 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Amerigrandpa

London was very good but nobody could out-sing J.D.


I say J.D. may have been lower, but London was a far better singer. And check some of the videos on youtube of London. He's not eating a mic to be heard down low like J.D. always did. I loved them both, but London was much better IMO.

quote:

ORIGINAL: tgprsing

London Parris sang for me at my church in the early 80's. He said to me, "You know, the best bass singers are tall, because they have longer vocal chords, like the lower strings of the piano! Take me and JD for instance."


I think London was definitely yanking your chain. Typically a bass has a more prominent "Adam's apple," that actually is your thyriod cartilage, which causes the thyro-arytenoid muscles (referred to as vocal cords or vocal folds) to be longer and, therefore, produce lower pitches.



TeddyRayBullard -> RE: Great Bass Singers of the past (5/19/2008 9:57:58 AM)

I used to be real big of JD Sumner for the sheer "lowness" of his voice, but now I am more of a Tim Riley fan. It is one thing to have a sort of "vocal fry" but another altogether to hear a bass sing the same notes with authority and have that "cut" or resonance. Tim Storms gets a lot of recognition, but to me he is more of a "fry" type singer. Off topic, but I am a tremendous fan of the Russian "Basso Profundo" CDs. Now THAT is some bass singin'!



I am a young "low"bass and hope to leave my own mark one day.



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