Title: Thursday trivia
Description: More Stamps stuffs. . .
JohnCBoy - December 21, 2006 11:29 AM (GMT)
Yesterday, some of you were discussing some of JD's "backup basses". KLB mentioned a couple of names. Actually, four men sang bass with the JD Sumner and the Stamps Quartet in addition to JD Sumner.
Who were they?
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CanChik - December 21, 2006 11:39 AM (GMT)
OK, the only names I can come up with are the two that were mentioned yesterday, Richard Sterban and Larry Strickland (who was married to Naomi Judd at one point), and Ed Wideman (who was a Canadian).
JohnCBoy - December 21, 2006 01:45 PM (GMT)
I had to toss a Canadian question in just for you, Chicky!
There's only one missing link. . .
J. Sawrie - December 21, 2006 01:56 PM (GMT)
Norm - December 21, 2006 02:01 PM (GMT)
Johnathon is right as I taped a TV appearance with the Stamps in which Tommy sang with the group backing up JD on a solo.
On another point, various websites indicate Naomi Judd filed for divorce from Larry Strickland in 2000. I don't know if it ever went through and by 2004 or earlier they were back together.
J. Sawrie - December 21, 2006 02:07 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (J. Sawrie @ Dec 21 2006, 08:56 AM) |
| Tommy Thompson |
(An Arkansas boy.)
JohnCBoy - December 21, 2006 03:01 PM (GMT)
JohnCBoy - December 21, 2006 03:03 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (J. Sawrie @ Dec 21 2006, 09:07 AM) |
| QUOTE (J. Sawrie @ Dec 21 2006, 08:56 AM) | | Tommy Thompson |
(An Arkansas boy.)
|
Speaking of Tommy, he also filled in with the Masters V when JD couldn't be there.
Didn't he sing baritone with the Melody Boys, Jonathan?
J. Sawrie - December 21, 2006 03:19 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (JohnCBoy @ Dec 21 2006, 10:03 AM) |
| Didn't he sing baritone with the Melody Boys, Jonathan? |
Maybe, I'm a little fuzzy on that one.
Gayla - December 21, 2006 03:37 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (J. Sawrie @ Dec 21 2006, 10:19 AM) |
| QUOTE (JohnCBoy @ Dec 21 2006, 10:03 AM) | | Didn't he sing baritone with the Melody Boys, Jonathan? |
Maybe, I'm a little fuzzy on that one.
|
Yes, John, I believe you are right on that fact. I do not own the 45's (little records! <smile>); however, I think Ben's son owns them. It was a joy to meet and hear Tommy at the GOGR when he sang bass for that "conglomeration" of the Statesmen Quartet.
adkinsdean - December 21, 2006 03:43 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (J. Sawrie @ Dec 21 2006, 03:19 PM) |
| QUOTE (JohnCBoy @ Dec 21 2006, 10:03 AM) | | Didn't he sing baritone with the Melody Boys, Jonathan? |
Maybe, I'm a little fuzzy on that one.
|
Too much eggnog????
Dean
James Moore - December 21, 2006 04:47 PM (GMT)
Here is a video clip of Tommy Thompson, Ed Hill, Buddy Burton, Rosie Rozell and Hovie Lister.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4oa1uoTJ2o VirginiaJoe - December 21, 2006 05:23 PM (GMT)
Thanks, James..........that was good.
quartet-man - January 3, 2007 02:42 AM (GMT)
Someone left a comment on the video thinking the appearance would have been around 1980 or so. Did Ed Hill leave the Stamps to be in the Statesmen again, or was that an error? I know Ed was with them in the early seventies and quit the Stamps after Elvis died and before David Ponder joined. He later went to the Singing Americans, but I can't remember where he went when he first quit.
JohnCBoy - January 3, 2007 05:04 AM (GMT)
Q-man, I'm not sure what you mean by "leave the Stamps to be in the Statesmen again".
Ed left the Stamps around 1977 and was replaced by Richard Lee. He joined the Statesmen in 1979 when Jake and Chris Hess left to go to work with Dr. Scott. Ed joined the Singing Americans after leaving the Statesmen.
I'd say that 1980 would be an accurate time frame for that Statesmen video.
JakeFanatic - January 3, 2007 12:55 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (JohnCBoy @ Jan 3 2007, 12:04 AM) |
Q-man, I'm not sure what you mean by "leave the Stamps to be in the Statesmen again".
Ed left the Stamps around 1977 and was replaced by Richard Lee. He joined the Statesmen in 1979 when Jake and Chris Hess left to go to work with Dr. Scott. Ed joined the Singing Americans after leaving the Statesmen.
I'd say that 1980 would be an accurate time frame for that Statesmen video. |
Was Dr. Scott that televangelist from the west coast??
JohnCBoy - January 3, 2007 01:27 PM (GMT)
Yes he was. Same guy that's on the video that James linked in his post.