The Harmonizing Four
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Biography
[Edit]One of the top gospel quartets of the postwar era, the Harmonizing Four were also a relative anomaly of the period; as their contemporaries raced to modernize their sound, rejecting the traditional jubilee style in favor of the intensity of the burgeoning "hard gospel" movement, the Four remained true to their roots, focusing instead on the spirituals and hymns of a time gone by. For all of their renown, little is known about the group's formative years — their leader and manager, Joseph "Gospel Joe" Williams, forbade any of the members to agree to interviews unless they were paid in advance, and as a result, the anecdotal information that does exist is sketchy and incomplete. Records have indicated that the Four made their formal debut at a grammar school in their native Richmond, VA on October 27, 1927; founding members included Thomas "Goat" Johnson and Levi Handly, with Williams signing on in 1933 and Lonnie Smith — the father of jazz pianist Lonnie Liston Smith — joining four years later.
The Harmonizing Four made their recorded debut on Decca in 1943; in all likelihood they came to the label at the behest of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, whom they frequently backed both on record and in concert. After World War II, they landed on the tiny Coleman label; included in the roster during much of this period was Tommy Ellison, later of the Chosen Gospel Singers. A brief tenure on Gotham followed, and after 1952, the Harmonizing Four cut only one record, a single for the Religious Recordings label, prior to arriving at Vee-Jay in 1957. There, the group — Williams, Smith, Thomas Johnson, and Jimmy Jones — finally began earning the fame long due them, honing their close harmony style to mellow perfection; Jones, in particular, earned renown as perhaps the greatest basso in gospel history, his canyon-deep voice distinguishing hits like "Motherless Child." After leaving Vee-Jay during the early '60s, the Harmonizing Four recorded for Nashboro, slowly easing into retirement in the years that followed.
Title: Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 152 - EP: Negro Spirituals
Artist: The Harmonizing Four
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Gospel Music Anthology: The Harmonizing Four (Remastered)
Artist: The Harmonizing Four
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Kings of Gospel
Artist: The Soul Stirrers, The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Violinaires, Clarence Fountain, The Traveling Echoes, The Silver Gate Quartet, The Harmonizing Four, The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Meadowlark Singers, Willie Morganfield, Mighty Stars Of Harmony
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel
Collections
Title: Gospel Christmas Highlights
Genre: Gospel, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Platinum Gospel-The Greatest Hits of Black Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº 3 / 100 Hits Vintage N? 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Gospel Classics
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Gospel Tradition - Classic Field Recordings
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Amazing Sounds of Gospel Music Vol.5
Genre: Gospel
Title: Platinum Gospel- Songs of Praise
Genre: Gospel
Title: R&B Gospel Greats - Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel
Title: Jesus Is My Savior
Genre: Gospel
Title: Traditional Black Gospel
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel
Title: Absolutely the Best of Gospel, Vol. 1
Genre: Gospel
Title: Gospel Pearls
Genre: Gospel
Title: More Christmas, With Feeling
Genre:
Title: Great Day Coming (50 Gospel Greats) - Disc One
Genre: Rock
Title: Mama, How Can I Ever Repay You?
Genre: Gospel
Title: Praise the Lord - The Best of Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: Platinum Gospel - Gospel Christmas
Genre: Gospel
Title: Golden Gospel Memories
Genre: Gospel
Title: A Gospel Holiday
Genre:
Title: Absolutely the Best of Gospel, Vol. 4
Genre: Gospel
Title: Gospel Greats - Classic Songs
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel
Title: Black History Month the Soul of Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: Gospel Legends
Title: Old Time Religion Gopsel Favorites
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Greatest Gospel Album Vol. 1
Genre: Gospel
Title: The History of Black Gospel, Vol. 5
Genre: Gospel
Title: We Sing for Thee - Great Gospel Favorites
Genre: Gospel
Title: Gospel Pearls
Genre: Gospel
Title: Great Gospel Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Gospel
Title: Gospel, Negro Spirituals 1950s.
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Greatest Gospel Album (Disc 2)
Genre: Gospel
Title: The Modern Gospel Jewelry, Vol. 2 - Stand Up for Jesus
Genre: Gospel
Title: An Introduction to Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: Great Gospel Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Gospel
Title: Gospel For All
Genre: Gospel
Title: Great Gospel Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Gospel
Title: Great Gospel Groups
Genre: Gospel
Title: All Time Gospel
Genre: Gospel
Title: Jesus Is the Answer the Soul of Gospel Series
Genre: Gospel
Title: Pure Gospel, Vol. 1
Genre: Gospel
Title: Mega Gospel (CD4)
Genre: Gospel
Title: Great Day Coming: 50 Gospel Greats (CD1)
Genre: Gospel
Title: Great Day Coming: 50 Gospel Greats (CD2)
Genre: Gospel
Title: Noel Gospel Christmas Gospel
Title: Gospel Christmas - A Child Is Born
Genre: Gospel, Traditional Pop Music
Featuring albums
Title: The History of Black Gospel Volume 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: The History of Black Gospel Volume 7
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: Great Gospel Classics: Songs of Praise & Worship, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel
Title: Jesus Rocked the Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel