The Fairfield Four is a gospel group that has existed for over 80 years. They started as a trio in Nashville, Tennessee's Fairfield Baptist Church in 1921. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts. The group won the 1998 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. As a quintet, they featured briefly in the motion picture O Brother, Where Art Thou?.

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  • The Fairfield Four is a gospel group that has existed for over 80 years. They started as a trio in Nashville, Tennessee's Fairfield Baptist Church in 1921. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts. The group won the 1998 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. As a quintet, they featured briefly in the motion picture O Brother, Where Art Thou?. The group gained more popular recognition after appearing on John Fogerty's 1997 CD Blue Moon Swamp, singing on the track A Hundred and Ten in the Shade. They also did many live appearances with Fogerty.
  • Die Fairfield Four sind eine US-amerikanische Gospelgruppe, die auf eine mehr als 80-jährige Karriere blicken kann. Der Name ist jedoch irreführend, da die Fairfield Four nicht immer vier Sänger sind. Die Bezeichnung bezieht sich auf die vier Stimmlagen, in denen sie singen: Alt, Tenor, Bariton und Bass.
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  • Reverend Sam McCrary James Hill (baritone) Isaac 'Dickie' Freeman (bass) Willie Richardson Robert Hamlett Ed Hall Joe Thompson Edward Thomas (tenor) Willie Frank Lewis (utility)
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  • The Fairfield Four
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  • Harold Carrethers (baritone) Rufus Carrethers (bass) John Battle (lead) Lattimer Green (second lead)Wilson 'Lit' Waters
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  • The Fairfield Four is a gospel group that has existed for over 80 years. They started as a trio in Nashville, Tennessee's Fairfield Baptist Church in 1921. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts. The group won the 1998 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. As a quintet, they featured briefly in the motion picture O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
  • Die Fairfield Four sind eine US-amerikanische Gospelgruppe, die auf eine mehr als 80-jährige Karriere blicken kann. Der Name ist jedoch irreführend, da die Fairfield Four nicht immer vier Sänger sind. Die Bezeichnung bezieht sich auf die vier Stimmlagen, in denen sie singen: Alt, Tenor, Bariton und Bass.
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