Golden Gate
Quartet
1934
The Golden Gate Quartet is the most commercially successful jubilee quartet. It was founded in Norfolk, Virginia in 1934. Some of the group's early songs include Golden Gate Gospel Train and Ride Up In the Chariot. The Golden Gate Quartet was inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Sensational
Nightingales
1942
The group was founded in 1942 by Barney Parks, who had formerly sung with the Dixie Hummingbirds. Some of their songs include "Songs of Praise" and "Glory Glory."
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Fisk Jubilee
Singers
1871
The Fisk Jubilee Singers was the name of the first jubilee quartet, and the term "jubilee quartet" was derived from their name.
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Dixie
Hummingbirds
1928
The Dixie Hummingbirds are an influential American jubilee quartet, spanning more than 80 years from the jubilee quartet style of the 1920s.
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The Mills
Brothers
1928
The Mills Brothers were the first African-American artists to earn a #1 Hit on the Billboard charts. They were also the first African-Americans to give a command performance before British royalty.
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Norfolk
Jubilee Quartet
1919
The Norfolk Jubilee Quartet was formed in 1919 was the most influential quartet from Virginia.
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Fairfireld
Four
Deep River
Boys
1930s
This group originated at what is now Hampton University, an HBCU in Virginia. In Europe they were especially popular in countries like Sweden and Norway from the 1950s and upwards, even releasing several hit-singles performing songs in Swedish and Norwegian.
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