Title: Tuesday trivia
Description: nicknames
JohnCBoy - November 27, 2007 02:36 PM (GMT)
What gospel singer was fondly referred to as 6'4"/94?
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James Moore - November 27, 2007 03:04 PM (GMT)
Mike Holcomb of the Inspirations.
But I heard Big Jim Hamill introducing the Kingsmen and he said "The Inspirations have got 6'4"/94, but we`ve got 5'8"/208.
JohnCBoy - November 27, 2007 06:24 PM (GMT)
James, you got the group correct, but not the singer.
Anyone else?
popsy - November 27, 2007 08:02 PM (GMT)
Was it the bass singer before Holcombe...I think his last name was Shubert....
KLB - November 27, 2007 09:20 PM (GMT)
There may have been some other 6'4"/94's around through the years, but back in 1977 Mike Holcomb was introduced at an Inspirations concert in Newland North Carolina with that as his nickname. I believe I recall him also having been called that by Les Beasley on the Gospel Singing Jubilee TV show. They probably don't call him that any longer. I would guess.
James Moore - November 27, 2007 10:00 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (KLB @ Nov 27 2007, 03:20 PM) |
| There may have been some other 6'4"/94's around through the years, but back in 1977 Mike Holcomb was introduced at an Inspirations concert in Newland North Carolina with that as his nickname. I believe I recall him also having been called that by Les Beasley on the Gospel Singing Jubilee TV show. They probably don't call him that any longer. I would guess. |
I don`t know if Mike is called 6'4"/94 now either- but I have heard Martin Cook call him that. Today he might be known as 6'4"/204. lol
JohnCBoy - November 27, 2007 10:14 PM (GMT)
Martin originally used the name with Marlin Shubert.
Jetrec - November 27, 2007 10:33 PM (GMT)
I have a live recording of the Harvesters Qt. around 1964, and Bill Hefner referred to Noel Fox as 6'4"/94.