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The Fairfield Four
12+ albums
gospelcountrybluesfolkTennessee
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The Fairfield Four is an American gospel group that has existed for over 90 years. They started as a trio in Nashville, Tennessee's Fairfield Baptist Church in 1921. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts. The group won the 1998 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. As a quintet, they featured briefly in the motion picture O Brother, Where Art Thou?. The group gained more popular recognition after appearing on John Fogerty's 1997 album Blue Moon Swamp, singing on the track "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade". They also undertook live appearances with Fogerty. Awards: National Endowment for the Arts, National Heritage Award, 1989 Tennessee Lifetime Achievement Award, 1994 Nashville Music Award Lifetime Achievement Award, 1995 James Cleveland Stellar Award, 1996 Grammy Award, Best Traditional Gospel Recording, for I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, 1997 Gospel Music Hall of Fame, inducted in 1999 The Fairfield Four, the most distinguished proponents of traditional African American a cappella gospel singing working today, were organized in 1921 by Reverend J.R. Carrethers, assistant pastor of the Fairfield Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. The group, initially a trio comprised of the Reverend's two sons, baritone Harold and bass Rufus along with tenor lead John Battle, evolved into a quartet with the addition of a second lead, Lattimer Green, later replaced by Samuel McCrary. The quartet sang a cappella, perform
top songs
1
Lonesome Valley
47,5812These Bones
5,2633Lonesome Valley - Soundtrack Version (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
4,2654Lonesome Valley - O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
4,0005The Lord Will Make A Way
3,7596Standing In The Safety Zone
3,0237Lonesome Valley - From “O Brother, Where Art Thou” Soundtrack
2,2248Po Lazarus
2,1729Tree of Level
2,01010Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
1,825albums
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
Standing in the Safety Zone
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
The Bells Are Tolling
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O' Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother Where Art Thou
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Still Rockin' My Soul
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Down From The Mountain: Live Concert Performances By The Artists & Musicians Of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"