Golden Gate Quartet

The Golden Gate Quartet (aka The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet) is an American vocal group. It was formed in 1934 and, with changes in membership, remains active. It is the most successful of all of the African-American gospel musicgroups who sang in the jubilee quartet style.
==Origins and early career==
The group was founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934, by four students at the Booker T. Washington College in Norfolk, Virginia. According to the group's website,[1] the original members were Willie Johnson (baritone; d. 1980), William Landford (tenor; d. 1970), Henry Owens (second tenor; d. 1970) and Orlandus Wilson (bass; 1917–1998); other sources state that Landford and Wilson replaced earlier members Robert "Peg" Ford and A.C. "Eddie" Griffin in 1935.
From 1935, the group sang in churches and on local radio, gaining a regular spot on radio station WIS in Columbia, South Carolina in 1936.They began as a traditional jubilee quartet, combining the clever arrangements associated with barbershop quartets with rhythms borrowed from the blues and jazz like scat singing. They developed a broad repertoire of styles – from Owens' mournful, understated approach in songs such as "Anyhow" or "Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name", to the group's highly syncopated arrangements in "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego". Like The Mills Brothers in popular music, they would often include vocal special effects in their songs, imitating train sounds in songs such as "Golden Gate Gospel Train". Landford often sang lead, using his ability to range from baritone to falsetto, while Johnson narrated in a hip syncopated style that became the hallmark for the group. Wilson's bass served as the anchor for the group and Owens harmonized with Landford and Johnson.
In 1937 they moved to station WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina, and soon afterwards won a contract with Bluebird Records. After their first recording session on August 14, 1937, in which they recorded 14 songs in two hours, they were contracted to record 12 tracks per year. In 1938, they were recruited by John Hammond to appear at the firstFrom Spirituals To Swing concert held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, after which their popularity grew. They stayed in New York and were signed up for a residency at the Cafe Society nightclub. As well as performing and recording gospel songs they also recorded some secular songs for RCA Records, who were intending to bill them as "The Four Chocolate Bars", but the recordings were not released. In 1939, William Landford left the group to form a new group, the Southern Sons; he was replaced by Clyde Riddick (1913–1999).[5]
==The 1940s and 1950s==
In 1940 the group signed a new contract with Columbia Records' subsidiary Okeh label, and shortened their name to the Golden Gate Quartet.[5] They soon had a nationwide radio program and the opportunity to sing at Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inauguration in 1941, becoming the first black musical group to sing at Constitution Hall and later performing several times at the White House.[1] They continued to be popular during World War Two, making several appearances in Hollywood films and singing secular music, including some unique popular front songs such as "Stalin Wasn't Stallin'" that mixed humor with political commentary. The Quartet appeared in films such as Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), Hit Parade of 1943 (1943), Hollywood Canteen (1944), and the Danny Kaye film A Song Is Born (1948). In the latter film, they performed the songs "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" and part of "A Song Is Born" with Louis Armstrong and Virginia Mayo.
Johnson was called into the US Navy in 1943, followed by Wilson in 1944; they were temporarily replaced by Cliff Givens - who later left to join firstly The Ink Spots and then Billy Ward and His Dominoes - and Alton Bradley.[1] The group moved first to the main Columbia record label and then, in 1948, to Mercury Records. Johnson left in 1948 to join The Jubalaires, and was replaced by Orville Brooks (1919-1997).
The quartet lost their pre-eminent position in gospel music after the war, when they faced competition from the newer hard gospel quartets. They continued in their old style, offering sharper political commentary in songs such as "God's Gonna Cut 'Em Down", but losing much of their audience to quartets such as the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Soul Stirrers. Henry Owens left in 1950 to become a preacher and solo artist. Alton Bradley returned to replace him, but then left in 1952 when he was replaced by Eugene Mumford (1925-1977), previously of The Larks.
The Golden Gates revived their career in 1955, however, when they toured Europe for the first time, where they became widely popular. The group moved to Paris in 1959 and has continued touring, primarily in Europe, since then. During his stint in the US Army, in Germany, Elvis Presley, who was a huge admirer of their work since his early childhood, visited them backstage at "Le Lido", in Paris, and stayed to watch their entire show, staying also with them at the hotel "Prince de Galles". Presley recorded a version of their popular "Swing Down Chariot" that appeared on his His Hand in Mine gospel album. During this time there were further personnel changes: Orville Brooks left and was replaced by Franck Todd and later in turn by Caleb Ginyard (1910-1978), and Eugene Mumford was replaced by Clyde Wright (born May 1, 1928, Charlotte, North Carolina).[1][6]
Since the 1950s, the group has been primarily based in Europe. They toured widely in the late 1950s, including US State Department-sponsored tours around the world. In 1959, the group started a two-year residency at the Casino de Paris.[1]
==Later activities==
The group made their first tour of Africa in 1962, and during the early 1960s gradually expanded their accompanying band to incorporate guitar, piano, bass and drums. Through the 1960s they toured widely in Europe, with a long-established line-up of Orlandus Wilson, Clyde Riddick, Caleb Ginyard, and Clyde Wright. In 1971, Ginyard and Wright left, and were replaced by Paul Brembly (the great-nephew of Orlandus Wilson) and Calvin Williams.[5] Wright returned to the group in 1985 to replace Williams, who returned to the US.[1]
The group undertook a 60th anniversary world tour in 1994. Riddick remained with the group until his retirement in 1995, and Wilson, the last surviving member of the original group, until his death in 1998. Riddick was replaced by Frank Davis. Wright was replaced by Charles West (Nephew to Wilson) of Portsmouth, VA. The position of bass singer has in recent years been filled by Thierry Fred Francois, Richard Phillips, and, since 2005, by Anthony Gordon.[1]
==Recognition==
The Golden Gate Quartet was inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
In his 2011 album "So Beautiful or So What" musician Paul Simon used excerpts from their 1938 recording of "Golden Gate Gospel Train" to mix into the song "Love & Blessings". In addition, the group's music was also featured in the video game Battlefield Bad Company.
==Discography==
===Selected singles===
*Bluebird 7564: Pure Religion/Remember Me (both recorded January 24, 1938)[7]
*Okeh 6713: Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer (recorded May 1943)/Run On (recorded March 1942)[8]
*Okeh 6741: I Will Be Home Again/The General Jumped at Dawn (both sides recorded March 16, 1945)[8]
*Columbia 37236: Atom and Evil/Shadrach (both recorded June 5, 1946)[9]
===78RPM singles (1937-1952)===
[hide]Label / Catalog #	Date 	Title 	Performer 	Matrix # 	Reference #
Montgomery 8548 	1937-08-03	Born Ten Thousand Years Ago 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	11936 	BB7205
Montgomery 8544 	1937-08-03	Gabriel Blows His Horn 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	11932 	BB7126
Bluebird 7278 	1937-08-04	Bedside of a Neighbor 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	11933 	MW7441
Montgomery 7441 	1937-08-04	Bedside of a Neighbor 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	11933 	BB7278*
Bluebird 7154 	1937-08-04	Behold the Bridegroom Cometh 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011937=1 	MW7440
Montgomery 7440 	1937-08-04	Behold the Bridegroom Cometh 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011937=1 	BB7154
Bluebird 7264 	1937-08-04	Bonnet 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011941=1 	MW8549
Montgomery 8549 	1937-08-04	Bonnet 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011941=1 	BB7264
Bluebird 7205 	1937-08-04	Born Ten Thousand Years Ago 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	11936 	MW8548
Bluebird 7126 	1937-08-04	Gabriel Blows His Horn 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011932=1 	MW8544
Bluebird 7340 	1937-08-04	Go Where I Send Thee 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011938=1 	MW8550
Montgomery 8550 	1937-08-04	Go Where I Send Thee 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011938=1 	BB7340
RCA 20-2134 	1937-08-04	Go Where I Send Thee 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Bluebird 7126 	1937-08-04	Golden Gate Gospel Train 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011931=1 	MW7493
Montgomery 7493 	1937-08-04	Golden Gate Gospel Train 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011931=1 	BB7126
Bluebird 7278 	1937-08-04	I've Found a Wonderful Savior 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011944=1 	MW7441
Montgomery 7441 	1937-08-04	I've Found a Wonderful Savior 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011944=1 	BB7278+
RCA 20-2134 	1937-08-04	Job 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Victor 27323 	1937-08-04	Job 	Golden Gate Quartet 	11940 	-
Bluebird 7154 	1937-08-04	Jonah 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011934=1 	MW7440
Montgomery 7440 	1937-08-04	Jonah 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011934=1 	BB7154
RCA 20-2073 	1937-08-04	Jonah 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Victor 27322 	1937-08-04	Jonah 	Golden Gate Quartet 	11934 	-
Bluebird 7264 	1937-08-04	Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011942=1 	MW8549
Montgomery 8549 	1937-08-04	Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011942=1 	BB7264
Bluebird 7376 	1937-08-04	Stand in the Test in Judgement 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011943=1 	MW8551
Montgomery 8551 	1937-08-04	Stand in the Test in Judgement 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011943=1 	BB7376
Bluebird 7376 	1937-08-04	Story of Job 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	11940 	MW8551
Montgomery 8551 	1937-08-04	Story of Job 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	11940 	BB7376
Bluebird 7205 	1937-08-04	The Preacher and the Bear 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011935=1 	MW8548
Montgomery 8548 	1937-08-04	The Preacher and the Bear 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011935=1 	BB7205
Victor 27322 	1937-08-04	The Preacher and the Bear 	Golden Gate Quartet 	11935 	-
Bluebird 7340 	1937-08-04	Won't There Be One Happy Time 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011939=1 	MW8550
Montgomery 8550 	1937-08-04	Won't There Be One Happy Time 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	011939=1 	BB7340
Bluebird 7415 	1938-01-24	Carolina in the Morning 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018622=1 	MW8545
Montgomery 8545 	1938-01-24	Carolina in the Morning 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018622=1 	BB7415
Montgomery 8545 	1938-01-24	Dipsy Doodle 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018628=1 	BB7415
Bluebird 7513 	1938-01-24	I Was Brave 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18633 	MW7495*
Montgomery 7495 	1938-01-24	I Was Brave 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18633 	BB7513*
Bluebird 7631 	1938-01-24	John the Revelator 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018625=1 	MW7912
Montgomery 7912 	1938-01-24	John the Revelator 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018625=1 	BB7631+
Victor 27324 	1938-01-24	John the Revelator 	Golden Gate Quartet 	18625 	-
Bluebird 7617 	1938-01-24	Lead Me on and On 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018630=1 	MW7494
Montgomery 7494 	1938-01-24	Lead Me on and On 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018630=1 	BB7617*
Bluebird 7463 	1938-01-24	Motherless Child 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018623=2 	MW7496
Montgomery 7496 	1938-01-24	Motherless Child 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018623=2 	BB7463*
Montgomery 8547 	1938-01-24	Ol' Man River 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018635=1 	BB8190+
Bluebird 7564 	1938-01-24	Pure Religion 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018627=2 	MW7493
Montgomery 7493 	1938-01-24	Pure Religion 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018627=2 	BB7564*
Bluebird 7564 	1938-01-24	Remember Me 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18626 	MW8547
Montgomery 8547 	1938-01-24	Remember Me 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18626 	BB7564
Victor 27324 	1938-01-24	Samson 	Golden Gate Quartet 	18632 	-
Bluebird 7513 	1938-01-24	Samson & Delilah 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18632 	MW7495+
Montgomery 7495 	1938-01-24	Samson & Delilah 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18632 	BB7513+
Bluebird 7676 	1938-01-24	Swanee River 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18629 	MW8546
Montgomery 8546 	1938-01-24	Swanee River 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18629 	BB7676+
Bluebird 7676 	1938-01-24	Sweet Adeline 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18631 	MW8546
Montgomery 8546 	1938-01-24	Sweet Adeline 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18631 	BB7676*
Bluebird 7617 	1938-01-24	Take Your Burden to the Lord 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018634=1 	MW7494*
Montgomery 7494 	1938-01-24	Take Your Burdens to God 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	18634 	BB7617+
Bluebird 7415 	1938-01-24	The Dipsy Doodle 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	BS018628-1	MW8545
Bluebird 7463 	1938-01-24	Travelin' Shoes 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018624=1 	MW7496
RCA 20-2073 	1938-01-24	Travelin' Shoes 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Montgomery 7496 	1938-01-24	Traveling Shoes 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	018624=1 	BB7463+
Bluebird 7848 	1938-08-10	God Almighty Said 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23464 	MW7594
Montgomery 7594 	1938-08-10	God Almighty Said 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23464 	BB7848+
Bluebird 7835 	1938-08-10	Let That Liar Alone 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23465 	MW7595+
Montgomery 7595 	1938-08-10	Let That Liar Alone 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23465 	BB7835
Bluebird 7804 	1938-08-10	My Lord Is Waiting 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23460 	MW7596
Montgomery 7596A 	1938-08-10	MY LORD IS Writing 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23460 	BB7804A
Bluebird 7804 	1938-08-10	Rock My Soul 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23461 	MW7596*
Montgomery 7596B 	1938-08-10	Rock My Soul 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23461 	BB7804B
Bluebird 7835 	1938-08-10	To the Rock 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23466 	MW7595
Montgomery 7595 	1938-08-10	To the Rock 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23466 	BB7835
Bluebird 7897 	1938-08-10	When the Saints Go Marching In 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23467 	MW7864
Montgomery 7864 	1938-08-10	When the Saints Go Marching In 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23467 	BB7897*
Bluebird 7897 	1938-08-10	When They Ring the Golden Bells 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23459 	MW7864
Montgomery 7864 	1938-08-10	When They Ring the Golden Bells 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	23459 	BB7897+
Bluebird 8019 	1938-11-15	Cheer the Weary Traveler 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028962=1 	MW7867*
Montgomery 7867 	1938-11-15	Cheer the Weary Traveler 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028962=1 	BB8019*
Bluebird 7962B 	1938-11-15	I Heard Zion Moan 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028963! 	MW7865
Bluebird 7994 	1938-11-15	Lord Am I Born to Die ? 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028965! 	MW7866+
Montgomery 7866 	1938-11-15	Lord Am I Born to Die ? 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028965! 	BB7994*
Bluebird 7962A 	1938-11-15	Noah 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028964! 	MW7865
Bluebird 8019 	1938-11-15	Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028967=1 	MW7867+
Montgomery 7867 	1938-11-15	Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028967=1 	BB8019+
Bluebird 7994 	1938-11-15	What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028966! 	MW7866*
Montgomery 7866 	1938-11-15	What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	028966! 	BB7994*
Bluebird 10154 	1939-02-02	Change Partnners 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	031982=2 	-
Bluebird 8123 	1939-02-02	Dese Bones Gonna Rise Agin 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	031976=1 	MW7869+
Montgomery 7869 	1939-02-02	Dese Bones Gonna Rise Agin 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	031976=1 	BB8123*
Bluebird 8087 	1939-02-02	Everything Moves by the Grace of God 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31977 	MW7868
Montgomery 7868 	1939-02-02	Everything Moves by the Grace of God 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31977 	BB8087+
Bluebird 8123 	1939-02-02	Lis'n to De Lambs 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31975 	MW7869*
Montgomery 7869 	1939-02-02	Lis'n to De Lambs 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31975 	BB8123+
Victor 27323 	1939-02-02	Noah 	Golden Gate Quartet 	31980 	-
Bluebird 8160 	1939-02-02	Noah and the Ark 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31980 	MW8543
Montgomery 8543 	1939-02-02	Noah and the Ark 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31980 	BB8160
Bluebird 10154 	1939-02-02	Ol' Man Mose 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31981 	-
Bluebird 8190 	1939-02-02	Precious Lord 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	031979=1 	MW8544
Montgomery 8544 	1939-02-02	Precious Lord 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31979 	BB8190
Bluebird 8160 	1939-02-02	This World Is in Bad Condition 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31978 	-
Montgomery 8543 	1939-02-02	This World Is in Bad Condition 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31978 	BB8160
Bluebird 8087 	1939-02-02	Troubles of the World 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31974 	MW7868
Montgomery 7868 	1939-02-02	Troubles of the World 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31974 	BB8087+
Bluebird 8286 	1939-10-06	Alone 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42901 	MW8774+
Montgomery 8774 	1939-10-06	Alone 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42901 	BB8286
Bluebird 8328 	1939-10-06	Everytime That I Feel the Spirit 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042910=1 	MW8776*
Montgomery 8776 	1939-10-06	Everytime That I Feel the Spirit 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042910=1 	BB8328
Bluebird 8328 	1939-10-06	He Said He Would Calm the Ocean 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42902 	MW8776+
Montgomery 8776 	1939-10-06	He Said He Would Calm the Ocean 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42902 	BB8328
Bluebird 8362 	1939-10-06	Hide Me in Thy Bosom 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42903 	MW8778*
Montgomery 8778 	1939-10-06	Hide Me in Thy Bosom 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42903 	BB8362
Bluebird 8348 	1939-10-06	I Looked Down the Line and I Wondered 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042905=1 	MW8777, RCA 20-3159
Montgomery 8777 	1939-10-06	I Looked Down the Line and I Wondered 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042905=1 	BB8348
RCA 20-3159 	1939-10-06	I Looked Down the Road and I Wondered 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	Bb 8348
Bluebird 8362 	1939-10-06	I'm a Pilgrim 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042909=1 	MW8778+
Montgomery 8778 	1939-10-06	I'm a Pilgrim 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42909 	BB8362
Bluebird 8306 	1939-10-06	If I Had My Way 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42904 	MW8775+
Montgomery 8775 	1939-10-06	If I Had My Way 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42904 	BB8306
Bluebird 8620 	1939-10-06	Jonah in the Whale 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042916=1 	MW8781+
Montgomery 8781 	1939-10-06	Jonah in the Whale 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042916=1 	BB8620
Bluebird 8594 	1939-10-06	Julius Caesar 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042914=1 	MW8780*
Montgomery 8780 	1939-10-06	Julius Caesar 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042914=1 	BB8594*
Bluebird 8579 	1939-10-06	Stormy Weather 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042912=1 	MW8779*
Montgomery 8779 	1939-10-06	Stormy Weather 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	42912 	BB8579+
Bluebird 8594 	1939-10-06	The Devil With the Devil 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042913=1 	MW8780
Montgomery 8780 	1939-10-06	The Devil With the Devil 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042913=1 	BB8594+
Bluebird 8620 	1939-10-06	Timber 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042915=1 	MW8781*
Montgomery 8781 	1939-10-06	Timber 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042915=1 	BB8620
Bluebird 8306 	1939-10-06	Way Down in Egyptland 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042906=1 	MW8775*
Montgomery 8775 	1939-10-06	Way Down in Egyptland 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042906=1 	BB8306
Bluebird 8286 	1939-10-06	What a Time 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042900=1 	MW8774*
Montgomery 8774 	1939-10-06	What a Time 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042900=1 	BB8286
Bluebird 8579 	1939-10-06	Whoa Babe 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042911=1 	MW8779+
Montgomery 8779 	1939-10-06	Whoa Babe 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042911=1 	BB8579*
Bluebird 8348 	1939-10-06	You'd Better Mind 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042908=1 	MW8777
Montgomery 8777 	1939-10-06	You'd Better Mind 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	042908=1 	BB8348
Bluebird 8565 	1939-12-26	Darling Nellie Gray 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	46125 	MW8783*
Montgomery 8783 	1939-12-26	Darling Nellie Gray 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	46125 	BB8565
Bluebird 10569 	1939-12-26	My Prayer 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	BS046127-1	-
Bluebird 8565 	1939-12-26	My Walking Stick 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	046124=1 	MW8783+
Montgomery 8783 	1939-12-26	My Walking Stick 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	046124=1 	BB8565
Bluebird 8388 	1939-12-26	The Valley of Time 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	046129=1 	MW8782
Montgomery 8782 	1939-12-26	Valley of Time 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	046129=1 	BB8388
Bluebird 8388 	1939-12-26	What Did Jesus Say 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	046128=1 	MW8782
Montgomery 8782 	1939-12-26	What Did Jesus Say 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	046128=1 	BB8388
Bluebird 10569 	1939-12-26	What's New? 	Golden Gate Quartet 	BS046126-1	-
Victor 27268 	1940-06-15	Alabama Bound 	Golden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter 	51299 	-
Victor 27266 	1940-06-15	Midnight Special 	Golden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter 	51298 	-
Victor 27268 	1940-06-15	Pick a Bale of Cotton 	Golden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter 	51295 	-
Victor 27267 	1940-06-17	Grey Goose 	Golden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter 	51327 	-
Victor 27266 	1940-06-17	Ham and Eggs 	Golden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter 	51333 	-
Victor 27267 	1940-06-17	Stew Ball 	Golden Gate Quartet with Huddie Ledbetter 	51329 	-
Okeh 6204 	1941-04-18	Daniel Saw the Stone 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30282=1 	-
Vocalion/Okeh 16009 	1941-04-18	I Yi Yi Yi 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	30289 	-
Columbia 37835 	1941-04-18	Jezebel 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30283=2 	oK6204
Okeh 6204 	1941-04-18	Jezebel 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30283=2 	-
Columbia 37477 	1941-04-18	Time's Windin' Up 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30284=1 	30044
Columbia 30044 	1941-04-18	Time's Winding Up 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30284 	CO37477
Okeh 6238 	1941-05-25	Anyhow 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	30550 	Co37477
Columbia 30044 	1941-05-25	Anyhow 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30550 	CO37477
Columbia 37477 	1941-05-25	Anyhow 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30550=1 	30044
Columbia 30043 	1941-05-25	Blind Barnabas 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30549 	CO37476
Columbia 37476 	1941-05-25	Blind Barnabus 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30549 	30043
Columbia 37834 	1941-05-25	Blind Barnabus 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO30549 	-
Okeh 6345 	1941-05-25	Blind Barnabus 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30549=2 	-
Okeh 6529 	1941-05-25	Didn't It Rain 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	30551 	Co37475
Columbia 30042 	1941-05-25	Didn't It Rain 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30551 	CO37475
Columbia 37475 	1941-05-25	Didn't It Rain 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30551 	30042
Columbia 37476 	1941-05-25	Sun Didn't Shine 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30548-2 	30043
Okeh 6345 	1941-05-25	The Sun Didn't Shine 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	30548=1 	Co37476
Columbia 30043 	1941-05-25	The Sun Didn't Shine 	Golden Gate Quartet 	30548-2 	CO37476
Okeh 6238 	1941-05-25	Time's Winding Up 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	30284 	Co37477
Okeh 6529 	1941-12-03	He Never Said a Humbling Word 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31850 	-
Columbia 30042 	1941-12-03	He Never Said a Mumblin' Word 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	31850 	CO37475
Columbia 37475 	1941-12-03	He Never Said a Mumblin' Word 	Golden Gate Quartet 	31850 	30042
Columbia 36937 	1941-12-03	Moses Smote the Waters 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO31851 	-
Columbia 30160 	1941-12-03	Toll the Bell Easy 	Golden Gate Quartet 	31849 	-
Okeh 6712 	1942-03-25	Dip Your Fingers in the Water 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	32622 	-
Okeh 6713 	1942-03-25	Run On 	Golden Gate Quartet 	32620-1 	-
Okeh 6712 	1943-03-05	Stalin Wasn't Stallin' 	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 	33183=1 	-
Okeh 6713 	1943-05-19	Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer 	Golden Gate Quartet 	33216-1 	-
Columbia 36937 	1945-03-16	Bones, Bones, Bones (Ezekiel in the Valley)	Golden Gate Quartet 	CCO4426=1 	-
Columbia 37832 	1945-03-16	I Will Be Home Again 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CCO4425=1 	-
Okeh 6741 	1945-03-16	I Will Be Home Again 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CCO4425=1 	-
Okeh 6741 	1945-03-16	The General Jumped at Dawn 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CCO4422=1 	-
Columbia 37236 	1946-06-05	Atom and Evil 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36389=1 	-
Columbia 37835 	1946-06-05	God's Gonna' Cut You Down 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36386 	-
Columbia 30136 	1946-06-05	Hush 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36391 	-
Columbia 37833 	1946-06-05	Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36392 	-
Columbia 37832 	1946-06-05	No Restricted Signs 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36388 	-
Columbia 37236 	1946-06-05	Shadrach 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36390= 	-
Columbia 37834 	1946-06-05	Swing Down, Chariot 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36387 	-
Columbia 37833 	1946-06-05	Wade in the Water 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO36393 	-
Columbia 37499 	1947-04-08	High, Low and Wide 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO37602 	-
Columbia 37499 	1947-04-08	Pray for the Lights to Go Out 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO37601 	-
Columbia 30128 	1947-10-??	Abdullah 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO38278 	-
Columbia 30128 	1947-10-??	Broodle-Oo Broodle-Oo 	Golden Gate Quartet 	38277! 	-
Columbia 30136 	1947-10-??	Do Unto Others 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO38276 	-
Columbia 30160 	1947-10-??	Fare You Well, Fare You Well 	Golden Gate Quartet 	38279 	-
Capitol 10172 	1948-08-09	A Song was Born, part 1 	Louis Armstrong With Jerri Sullivan and the Golden Gate Quartet	3426 	-
Capitol 10172 	1948-08-09	A Song was Born, part 2 	Louis Armstrong With Jerri Sullivan and the Golden Gate Quartet	3426 	-
Mercury 8118 	1948-12-??	Mene, Mene Takel 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2141 	-
Mercury 8118 	1948-12-??	Talking Jerusalem to Death 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2140 	-
Mercury 8124 	1949-01-??	Jesus Met the Woman at the Well 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2164 	-
Mercury 5242 	1949-01-??	Look Up 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2162 	-
Mercury 8124 	1949-01-??	Mary, Mary 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2165 	-
Mercury 5242 	1949-01-??	Will I Find My Love Today? 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2163 	-
Mercury 8141 	1949-04-??	John Saw 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2763 	-
Mercury 8141 	1949-04-??	Lord I Am Tired and Want to Go Home 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2766 	-
Mercury 8243 	1949-04-??	Lord, I Want to Be a Christian 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2765 	-
Mercury 8243 	1949-04-??	Seven Angels and Seven Trumpets 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2764 	-
Mercury 8158 	1949-07-??	Lord, I Want to Walk With Thee 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2863 	-
Mercury 8155 	1949-07-??	Religion Is a Fortune 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2859 	-
Mercury 8155 	1949-07-??	Satisfied 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2860 	-
Mercury 8158 	1949-07-??	You Ain't Got Faith 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2858 	-
Columbia 39216 	1950-11-29	Listen to the Lambs 	Golden Gate Quartet 	GGQ1 	-
Columbia 39216 	1950-11-29	Nicodemus 	Golden Gate Quartet 	GGQ3 	-
Okeh 6897 	1952-03-??	I Just Telephone Upstairs 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO47724 	-
Okeh 6897 	1952-03-??	Rain Is the Teardrops of Angels 	Golden Gate Quartet 	CO47725 	-
Mercury 5385 	- 	A Man Going... 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-3308 	- 	Bedside of a Neighbor 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-3308 	- 	Behold the Bride Groom Cometh 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Mercury 8164 	- 	Blessed Jesus 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2990 	-
Mercury 5385 	- 	Didn't That Man Believe 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-2921 	- 	Gabriel Blows His Horn 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Mercury 8164 	- 	Lord Have Mercy 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2993 	-
Apollo 1205 	- 	Mary Had a Baby 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Mercury 8162 	- 	Ride on Moses 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2995=2 	-
RCA 20-2921 	- 	Rock My Soul 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Apollo 1205 	- 	Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Mercury 8162 	- 	Same Train 	Golden Gate Quartet 	2994=2 	-
Apollo 1204 	- 	Silent Night 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-2797 	- 	Stand in the Test of Judgement 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-2799 	- 	Stand in the Test of Judgement 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-3159 	- 	The World Is in a Bad Condition 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-2797 	- 	When the Saints Go Marching In 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
RCA 20-2799 	- 	When the Saints Go Marching In 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
Apollo 1204 	- 	White Christmas 	Golden Gate Quartet 	- 	-
===Selected albums===
*2010 – Incredible
*2003 – The Good Book
*2003 – Gospel Train
*1999 – Our Story
*1997 – The Very Best of the Golden Gate Quartet
*1961 – Negro Spirituals
*1957 – That Golden Chariot
*1956 – The Golden Gate Quartet [Camden]
*1950 – The Golden Gate Spirituals
*1949 – Joshua fit the battle
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