GOSPEL FOUR

Of Memphis,Tn

The Gospel Four of Memphis, Tennessee was organized by George Dean, Robert Dean and John Whitmore in the year of 1969. During the first year, James Harris (former Southern Bells) and Walter Nelson (former Christian Harmonizers) joined the group. In 1976 Litton Dean joined and in 1977 Larry Neal (former Gabriel-Aires) joined the group. Finally in 1978 Jimmy Coleman joined the group. In 1980 (November 5) Robert Dean passed away. Clifton Boyd was added to the group.

In the early years the group made a couple of  recordings behind Elder J. Ward on the local D-Vine label before going on 'their own' with their debut single on the same D-Vine label. Near the end of the 1970s they moved to another Memphis based label;  Messenger. After two 45s and an album on Messenger in the early eighties, it took them nearly a decade before they made another album. Again it was a Memphis label on which they released their album, this time it was the E&J Record Company. With three albums in six years time the recording career of the Gospel Four was going very well. Throughout these years membership of the group remained pretty stable, not too many changes in the line-up. In the first decade of the 21st century the Gospel Four made a few more recordings while remaining in demand all over the USA to perform at gospel programs. For more on their recent releases and information where they will be performing in the coming weeks and months you best check The Gospel Four website.

45s:

	Elder Ward & the Gospel Four	The last road	D-Vine Spirituals 38331
	Elder Ward & the Gospel Four	Walk close to me	D-Vine Spirituals 38332
	Elder J. Ward & the Gospel Four	A change is gonna come	D-Vine Spirituals 188
	Elder J. Ward & the Gospel Four	A sinner's prayer	D-Vine Spirituals 189
	Gospel Four	I've been changed	D-Vine Spirituals 214
		The devil don't like it	D-Vine Spirituals 214
	Gospel Four	A secret closet	D-Vine Spirituals 501
		Waiting for me	D-Vine Spirituals 501
	Gospel Four	He'll make it all right	Messenger 7020
		So many times	Messenger 7020
	Gospel Four	Let's get serious	Messenger 7026
		A place in Heaven for me	Messenger 7026

Albums:

	Gospel Four	Life Must Go On	Messenger LP 2007	1981
	Gospel Four	I'm Coming Home Another Way	E&J Record Co. LP  18203	1990
	Gospel Four	Back To Basics	E&J Record Co. LP 62992	1992
	Gospel Four	A New Attitude	E&J Record Co.	1996
	Gospel Four	Only Way Left Is Up	Majestic	1999
	Gospel Four	Ready Or Not	Majestic	2003
	Gospel Four	Better Days A Coming	Shurfine	2005
	Gospel Four	One More Blessing	4 Life Miracle Records	2007