My favorites are Richard Sterban, George Younce and Tim Riley. J.D. had some merit too. My current SG one is possibly Aaron McCune. Duncan and Dustin are pretty good too. There are other current ones I might mention later. Anyone...

Gene MacDonald. I like Tim Duncan and Glenn Dustin has the melodious bass of George Younce, which I like too. I think some basses fall into the same trap as tenor...only in their case, just because you can hit a really low note, doesn't mean you should, cuz it's not pretty!
I'll have to dig up an old one before the others beat me to it, but in honour of the history buffs here...I have to say you don't get much better than the Chief.

Gene McDonald is hard to beat, although he is out of SGM, as far as I know. I like David Hester the best, but Aaron McCune is great, too.

David Hester is good and is probably the closest to "J.D' there is (not impression wise) but who sings most like him when he just sings.

Joe, if you get technical about it, so are JD and George! :P

I think I heard Gene M was doing studio work?

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Hello, Captain Obvious!

That statement is much akin to saying "Hank Aaron was an adequate baseball player" or "Frank Sinatra recorded a few good songs" or "Billy Graham was a decent evangelist".

Congrats, Q-man! You have once again mastered the art of understatement!

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It's Major Obvious now, haven't you heard about my promotion? :partyhat:

My point is, I prefer Richard, George and Tim to J.D. They had a lot more cut and better sound. When it came to singing the lowest, J.D. had them beat. He of course was good stylistically too. However, a lot of times his low notes sounded froggy and weak.

. . . and I shall continue to pray for your ears, dear quartetman for you need the prayers and I certainly need the practice.
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By all means pray for my ears. I use them in my job as a music director. I don't object to prayers at all. Also, I am glad I am giving you practice in prayer. It is a win win situation. I will tell you that I know others who make the same assesment as I. Would you pray for them too? I don't want to leave them out. Giving you all of their names would be long and difficult. Maybe a blanket prayer? :whistling:

LOLOL...............leave it to Chicky to come up with something clever. :P

Hidee Y'all,
I think most of you know I have been very occupied with my Daddy's by pass surgery on Monday, May 21. Praise the Lord he is home now. However, they still need quite a bit of help through the early recovery process.
However, I had to mention SGMA Hall of Fame member Gerald Williams in this thread! I can admit that I am prejudiced; however, I think he is one of the greatest basses on the road today and one of the greatest of all times! Go listen to some of the songs on their website if you do not believe me. I love to hear this man sing! Also, many of his peers make it a point to go into the auditorium and hear Gerald sing when they get the chance, and I believe that is a great commentary on this gentleman's ability.

I will agree with Gayla 100%.

Last weekend, I had the priviledge of seeing the Harvesters Quartet in concert. They did a great job. Their bass singer, Jim Collins, sang a couple of solos. My comment to him was this:

"You are unlike most bass singers of today. You are a SINGER with a low voice. There are few of you in this industry today. If I had to compare you to any of the current singers, it would be Gerald Williams. "

JD, Chief, and George seem to be the bass singers that most measure themselves by. JD and George were tops in their prime. I believe JD was at his best with the Blackwoods in the late 50's and early 60s, and George was tops during the 60s and 70s. And the Chief never seemed to be out of his prime. Gerald Williams goes down in the same vein as those guys, only recently really getting his due among fans and industry folk.

As far as great younger bass singers from recent years are concerned, Gene McDonald and David Hester top my list. Jeff Pearles is a great all-around bass with a lot of depth, and Jeff Chapman was at his best on the Kingdom Heirs' Off the Record CD.

My favorite Bass and there isn't too many can out do this one... this is PQ's Opinion.

C.O. Stegall

This is a tough one for me....Of course I would have to mention JD and George...But, I also liked hearing John Gresham and London Parris....


Today I think Jeff Pearles and Aaron McCune are the two best out there...I really like Gene McDonald too....

My Favorites
1. George Younce
2. Rex Nelon
3. Buddy Liles
4. Ken Turner
5. Armond Morales
6. Big Chief Wetherington
7. Noel Fox
8. Billy Todd
9 Gene McDonald
10. Richard Sterban

Thanks John, George Younce told me back in the 60's when he was with the Blueridge Quartet that " I should not try to be known as a low bass singer, but try to be a a good singer with a low voice." It sounds like you both said the same thing.
At my age , I think a little different than some of my peers, it's NOT about me, it's about WHY I sing and does it blend.
Gerald and I have talked about these things. I admire him for what he is and for being a Legend is So.Gospel Music.

Jim....you may not be the lowest bass singer out there but you are certainly one of the nicest!! :good job: Look forward to seeing all the Harvesters again soon.

Thanks Debbie, I could write a book on you and your family about the things that you have done to help people. A real testimony for what is right. I am a better Christian for having known you guys.

I don't know what some of you consider low, but I know
for a fact that Jim Collins sings consistently night after
night Ab(s) and G(s).
You've heard ball players give the advice to "LET THE GAME COME
TO YOU". That's exactly what Jim did. He started singing
those low notes when his voice had matured, not before.
By the way, most basses don't hit their low quatlity notes until around
or after the age of 50. Jim is somewhere in that ball park
(AT LEAST).

Nobody was more of an example of low voice maturity
than Jim's predecessor, the late Bill Starling. He was as
low as anyone, and the nicest guy that I have ever had the
privilege to work with. He was around the age of 50 when
his voice really blossomed. He was a great student, too.
He took the groundwork, then let maturity take care of the
rest.

I'm not a bass singer, but thanks to Younce for the on the
job training he gave me when it comes to bass singing.

By the way, just for the record, HE WAS THE BEST.
HP