Masters V
The Masters Five or Masters V was a Southern Gospel Music quartet founded in 1980 by Hovie Lister as a special consolidation of well-known performers from The Statesmen Quartet and The Blackwood Brothers.[1] The group featured J.D. Sumner as bass, Rosie Rozell as tenor, James Blackwood and Jake Hess alternating between lead and baritone, and Lister on piano.[2] Their self-titled debut album, The Masters V, won the 1981 Grammy Award for best traditional gospel performance.[3] The quartet subsequently endured several personnel changes, often due to health and age-related issues.[2] The group's final performance was in 1988.
Discography
- The Masters V (1981) Skylite SLP 6256; reissued as How Great Thou Art (1988) Temple Records
- O What a Savior (1982 ) Skylite SLP 6265 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Masters V Present Their Majestic Bass, J.D. Sumner (1982) Skylite
- The Legendary Masters V (1982) Skylite SLP 6282 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Featuring… (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Live at the Joyful Noise (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Thru the Years (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Good Things (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Master’s Hymns (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Masters V Present Their Magnificent Bass, J.D. Sumner (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Sing Fabulous Blackwood Brothers Hits (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Masters V Present 50 Years with the Fabulous James Blackwood (1985) Skylite Records
- Classics of Yesteryear (1986) Skylite SLP 6363 (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Have a Little Faith (1986) Merinet
- Sing Me a Song About Jesus (1987) Riversong (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Legend Lives On (1988) Skylite (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister)
- Sing Award Winning Songs of JD Sumner (1988) Skylite
- Superlative Bass JD Sumner (1988)
- The Original Masters Five (1991) Bibletone Records
Members
- Hovie Lister 1980-1988
- J.D. Sumner 1980-1988
- James Blackwood 1980-1987
- Jake Hess 1980-1987
- Rosie Rozell 1980-1983
- Shaun Nielsen 1983/1988
- Steve Warren 1984-1987
- Chris Hess
- Tommy Thompson
- Buddy Burton
- Charles Yates
- Ed Hill 1987-1988
- Jack Toney 1988
References
- ^ Miller, Zell (June 1996). They Heard Georgia Singing. Mercer University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0865545045.
- ^ a b "The Masters Five", GOGR Music History, Grand Ole Gospel Reunion, 2005
- ^ Cusic, Don (April 2002). The Sound of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music. Hal Leonard Corp. p. 447. ISBN 978-0634029387.