Along with the Blackwood Brothers, the Statesmen Quartet were considered the most successful and influential gospel quartet of the 1950s and 1960s and had a wide influence on artists during that time from the gospel, country, pop, and rock and roll genre.
Bersama dengan Blackwood Brothers, Statesmen Quartet dianggap menjadi kuartet gospel berpengaruh dan tersukses pada 1950an dan 1960an dan memiliki pengaruh besar pada artis-artis pada masa itu dari genre gospel, country, pop, dan rock and roll.