They started in Raleigh, North Carolina, but ultimately settled in Spartanburg, South Carolina. No thank you, I am not interested in joining. Photo slide show of 1961 Frank Stamps QuartetMusic: "I'm Rejoicing" (Loy Hooker, Arthur Watson, Billy Porter, Jimmy Grisham, Cecil Pollock, Frank Stamps, Mary "Sally" (Mrs. Frank) Stamps. The Stamps Quartet provided the ideal promotional vehicle through which to advertise the company’s songbooks through their daily broadcasts on KRLD radio in Dallas. That moment in time, began in 1962, when business partners; J. D. Sumner and James Blackwood of the famed Blackwood Brothers Quartet, purchased the Dallas-based, Stamps Quartet Music Company from Mr. Frank Stamps. Frank Stamps, one of gospel music’s foremost singers, recording artists, music publishers, broadcasters, masters of ceremony, and through the Stamps Quartet School of Music, educators.In 1936, he was a founding father of the National Singing Convention, an organization which has convened annually ever since. They also organized the Frank Stamps and His All Star Quartet, which was the first in a long line of gospel quartets to feature the name Stamps. Sumner was a member only in periods 1965-1980 and 1988-1998. Stamps did not leave the company immediately, but the new investors did quickly organize a new Stamps Quartet with Jerry Redd, Roger McDuff, Terry Blackwood, "Big" John Hall and "Smiling" Joe Roper.In 1965, J D Sumner left the Blackwood Brothers and began traveling with the Stamps. Frank Stamps Quartet, Stamps All Star Quartet/Stamps Quartet, TenorPalmer Wheeler (1927-1928, 1937-1938)Andy Hughes (1929-1932? Performer: The Stamps Qaurtet Writer: Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stamps. This group operated until 1962.In 1962, Frank Stamps sold stock in his Stamps Quartet Music Company to James Blackwood, Cecil Blackwood, and J D Sumner of the Blackwood Brothers. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29484015/frank-howard-stamps A “Stamps Quartet,” In 1963 James Blackwood purchased a gospel music publishing company from Frank Stamps. The Stamps Quartet has been honored with induction into the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and the group has won both Grammy and Dove awards for best gospel group and best gospel album. Your access to SGHistory.com may be temporarily blocked if you load multiple pages in less than ten seconds. hi-res hi-res1961 What A Savior (Skylite Records/SRL P5976): What A Savior; I'm Rejoicing; If You Miss Heaven You've Missed It All; Just An Echo From Heaven; When The Sun Sets Over Jordan; When Life Is Over; I've Found The Way; Time And Time Again; What Will I Leave Behind; My Thanks To Him; Keep Walking; O Lord, Hear My Prayer. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. hi-res1968 Give The World A Smile (RCA Camden/CAS-2193): Give The World A Smile; Living For Jesus; He Bore It All; Walk And Talk With Jesus; Love Leads The Way; He's A Wonderful Savior To Me; Singing In My Soul; Do Your Best Then Wear A Smile; We Shall Reach Home; Let Me Live Close To Thee (A compilation of recordings made between 1925 and 1930. The remaining members of the group, however, continued to record as the Stamps Quartet for a short time thereafter but soon changed the name to the Plainsmen Quartet. The Blue Ridge Quartet was organized by Frank Stamps's Stamps Quartet Music Company of Texas. Virgil Stamps died in 1940, and, with his death, Frank took over the partnership with J.R. Baxter and allowed several groups to use the Stamps name in exchange for their selling of the Stamps-Baxter songbooks. The 1928 Vaughan Quartet restoration ( His Charming Love ) is my own, whereas the two late-'20s Stamps sides are from an RCA Camden LP, whose fake stereo I managed to turn into decent mono. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/stamps-quartet. They continued with their radio and concert work and made a number of recordings. Aliases Stamp's Quartet Stamps Quartet Country United States Comments Gospel vocal group formed in 1920 in Jacksonville, TX, by brothers Frank and Virgil Stamps. After his brother organized the V O Stamps Music Company in 1924, Frank's group began traveling to represent the company. When they began in Raleigh at the beginning of 1946 they operated out of radio station WRAL. In 1962, J. D. Sumner became the manager of the Stamps Quartet, and three years later, he left the Blackwood Brothers to sing with them. Once Sumner joined the group, they were billed as JD Sumner And The Stamps Quartet. They did most of their singing at singing conventions near the Dallas area and all worked in the Stamps office. Yes, I would like to begin receiving history-rich content, news, and updates from TSHA. When Dwight Brock (brother to Lena "Mom" Speer) joined the group to play the the piano, he was one of the first accompanists to introduce instrumental turnarounds between the verses. A In 2015 the Stamps Quartet consisted of Ed Enoch (manager and lead vocalist), Michael Means (bass), Joe Combs (baritone), and Tony Goforth (tenor). Their office was headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. also sang bassDon Randall (1953-1956)Jack Mainord (1955?-1956)Arthur Watson (1957-1962)BaritoneRoy Wheeler (1926-1927) also sang leadOdis L Echols (1926,1927-1928,1937-1938)E T Burgess (1929-1932? Over the years, the Stamps Quartet also underwent both high and low points in terms of their popularity. By that time V. O. Stamps had partnered with J. R. Baxter to form the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Company, which was instrumental in the development of the various Stamps Quartets over the years and also became one of the most successful printers of shape note hymnbooks in the United States. Long time Stamps-Baxter and Stamps employee Harley Lester became the manager of the group. Frank's partnership with Baxter lasted five years until Frank Stamps left his position with Stamps-Baxter and began a new company called Stamps Quartet Music Company.The division did not bring about the end of the various quartets, however. )PianoFrank Stamps (1925) also sang bassDwight Brock (1927-1932) also sang baritoneLawrence Ivey (1937-1941)Edwin Baggett (1947)R D Ginnett (1947-1949)Jack Taylor (1949-1951)Charles Cruce (1952, 1961-1962? History (1920-1962) While Frank Stamps and his brother, V O Stamps, worked for the Vaughan Music Company around 1920, Frank originated the first Stamps Quartet.Group members included Carl Jordan, Bill Kitts, Zeke Kitts, and Frank Stamps. This limit is due to overactive search engine bots (Bing, Google, etc.) The addition of Brock also established the now revered “four guys and a piano” configuration for male quartet singing.V O Stamps partnered with J R Baxter to form Stamps Baxter Music in 1926. This line-up was known as the "Stamps Office Quartet." )Otis McCoy (1932)Alton Floyd (1938, 1941)Aubrey Low (1940)Eiland Davis (1940)Earl Terry (1947)Clyde Garner (1947-1951)Vernon Bright (1952)Howard Welborn (1952-1956)Loy Hooker (1957-1960)Richard Oliver (1961-1962? Company Matrix No. Group members included Carl Jordan, Bill Kitts, Zeke Kitts, and Frank Stamps. Frank Stamps, one of gospel music’s foremost singers, recording artists, music publishers, broadcasters, masters of ceremony, and through the Stamps Quartet School of Music, educators.In 1936, he was a founding father of the National Singing Convention, an organization which has convened annually ever since. The quartet composed of the “Old Gentlemen” was disbanded and the Stamps All Star Quartet became the Stamps Quartet. 5/22/1930: A song of Jesus' love brings heaven down: Frank Stamps All Star Quartet: Male vocal quartet, with piano: Vocal group : Victor: BVE-59976: 10-in. Stamps and Frank Stamps, Gilmer, TX. Sumner was most noted as the leader of the Stamps Quartet, which became known as J. D. Sumner & The Stamps. After purchasing the historic company, immediate plans were put in motion to once again give rebirth to the Stamps Quartet name. The Stamps Quartet originally arose in 1920 as a performing Gospel group formed by brothers Frank and Virgil "V.O." The Stamps Quartet (After the Frank Stamps Quartet and before JD Sumner And The Stamps Quartet) (1962-1965) In 1962, Frank Stamps sold stock in his Stamps Quartet Music Company to James Blackwood, Cecil Blackwood and J D Sumner of the Blackwood Brothers.Stamps did not leave the company immediately, but the new investors did quickly organize a new Stamps Quartet with Jerry … In its illustrious history the Stamps Quartet has also backed such stars as Tammy Wynette, Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Their recording of "Give The World A Smile" has been said by some to be Southern Gospel's first "hit. Stamps School of Music in 1924, and his brother Frank (born around 1890 in Gilmer, Texas) established the first Stamps Quartet around the same time. Upon his retirement in 1962 Frank Stamps sold his publishing interests. SONGS :: Listed below is a partial listing of songs in our publishing catalogs. Another Stamps Quartet was soon organized using personnel from the publishing company. Founder Frank Stamps left in 1932. Join TSHA to support quality Texas history programs and receive exclusive benefits. Virgil and Frank Stamps were inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association’s Hall of Fame in 1997. Sumnerjoined the group and became a leader, so the name was changed to J.D. Font size: Columbia (21377-s) Publication date 1955 Topics 78rpm, Hillbilly Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English. reset. Stamps. To inquire about a specific song please call ICG at 615-329-3999 or email us at info@nelonmusicgroup.com.. stamps quartet … Size First … Under the banner of both Stamps-Baxter and Stamps Quartet Music, many groups traveled with the Stamps name and promoted songbook sales. His brother Frank launched the Stamps Quartet soon after as a traveling group representing the company. Stamps Quartet, and the Stamps-Baxter Quartet. Lineup changed many times, and in 1965 J.D. Stamps Quartet 78s & LPs hi-res1948 Gospel Hymns (Bibletone Records): If We Never Meet Again; God Put A Rainbow In The Cloud; Rock Of Ages Cleft For Me; Mother And Home; I've Got A Lot Of Heaven In My Soul; Wonderful Savior (Walter Rippetoe, Bob Bacon, Bob Arnold, Frank Stamps, Jack Hendricks) (album set of 78s). History. 1929-1932, 1937-1940) (also played piano)Mike O'Byrne (1928)Harley Lester (1941, 1953-1955) (also sang lead)Haskell Mitchell (1948-1951)J W Elliott (1947)Bennie Duggar (1952-1953)Don Taylor (1955)Joe B Davis (1955-1956)Jimmie Grisham (1957-1962? They started in Raleigh, North Carolina, but ultimately settled in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Stamps Quartet was the first Gospel Quartet to record on Victor Label, which became RCA Victor label. The Stamps Quartet had its original beginnings in 1924 in the State of Texas, Upshur County. When Frank Stamps retired in 1962, the band was led by J. D. Sumner, and when Sumner died, Ed Enoch was able to secure the trademarked group name and reformed the quartet in 2003. When Lester left the quartet around 1955, Howard Welborn took on the role of manager.In August of 1956, the members of the Stamps Quartet parted ways with the publishing company and became the Plainsmen Quartet. Frank formed the V.O. Support the Handbook today. The Stamps Quartet recorded 'Give The World A Smile' and the recording sold over one million records. After purchasing the historic company, immediate plans were put in motion to once again give rebirth to the Stamps Quartet name. Sumner & The Stamps Quartet (from 1965 to 1998); while J.D. 1). These groups were essentially traveling salesmen, selling songbooks for the company.Soon after V.O. The new owners created a new Stamps Quartet with Jerry Redd, Roger McDuff, Terry Blackwood, “Big” John Hall and “Smiling”Joe Roper. V O soon created another Stamps Quartet called the V O Stamps Quartet or simply the Stamps Quartet. Handbook of Texas Online, )Bob Arnold (1945-1949)BassFrank Stamps (1940, 1941-1950)Jim Waits (1941)PianoHarvey Shelton (194?-1946, 1949-1950)Jack Hendrix (1946-1948)Doyce Thompson (1948)Sally Stamps (various times)Position UnknownLoy Hooker (1950), (This version of the Stamps became the Plainsmen shortly after this photo was made. The quartet broke up in 1979, but by the late 1980s J. D. Sumner decided to revive the group. Thank you for understanding. The Official Website of the Stamps Quartet (http://www.thestampsquartet.com), accessed August 26, 2015. The Stamps Quartet; Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stamps. After Sumner’s death, quartet member Ed Enoch officially trademarked the Stamps Quartet name in 2003. The All-Stars disbanded because of the Great Depression, but by 1935 had re-formed to secure what became a 25-year slot on Dallas radio station KRLD. Most of the members of the Old Original Stamps Quartet left Stamps-Baxter to join Frank in his new company where they, along with Frank, sang regularly on the radio in Dallas and made occasional public appearances. The group continued to perform, although only one of the current members, Enoch, owner and manager, remained from the quartet’s golden years with Elvis. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. History. Frank Stamps In 1927, the Frank Stamps Quartet became the first to sign with a major record label, Victor Records, and they had the first genuine Southern Gospel hit record with "Give the World a Smile." "Frank disbanded his quartet for several years after the start of the Great Depression, but by the late 1930s he had reorganized. Font size: When they began in Raleigh at the beginning of 1946 they operated out of radio station WRAL. That moment in time, began in 1962, when business partners; J. D. Sumner and James Blackwood of the famed Blackwood Brothers Quartet, purchased the Dallas-based, Stamps Quartet Music Company from Mr. Frank Stamps. Frank H. Stamps led this group, a new version of what had once been two separate Stamps quartets--one led by Frank, and the other by Virgil. History. In 1950 Frank Stamps decided to focus his attention solely on publishing songbooks. The Blue Ridge Quartet (1946 – 1985) was a Southern gospel music group founded in 1946. During the ensuing years more personnel changes occurred. Frank Stamps All Star Quartet: Male vocal quartet, with piano: Vocal group : Victor: BVE-59975: 10-in. )BassFrank Stamps (1920, 1924-1926, 1927-1928, They started in Raleigh, North Carolina, but ultimately settled in Spartanburg, South Carolina. After his brother organized the V O Stamps Music Company in 1924, Frank's group began traveling to represent the company.The Frank Stamps Quartet introduced innovative practices for their time. The group established a stable of rotating members, and split into Frank Stamps Quartet and Stamps-Baxter Quartet led by V.o., before consolidation in the late 1940s. Our 125th Annual Meeting will be held online this year, and it will include informative sessions featuring the research of Texas history scholars, a presentation of awards and fellowships, a silent auction, and special events. After having been a member of the Vaughan Texas Quartet in the late 1920s, around 1930 Harley Lester became an employee of the Stamps-Baxter Music Company where over the years he was an instructor in the company’s singing schools and sang in the Frank Stamps Quartet, the V.O. They performed on radio station KMA in Shenandoah, Iowa.By the late 1930s, there were dozens of groups in addition to the Frank Stamps Quartet using "Stamps," "Baxter" or a combination of the two names in their advertising. A later release by the Stamps Quartet after the name was sold to JD Sumner featured a similar cover and shared the same catalog number, but with different singers and mostly different songs. O. Stamps founded the V.O. Over the years the Stamps Quartet also underwent both high and low points in terms of their popularity. Frank The Stamps Quartet is a gospel quartet originally founded in 1924 in Dallas by Virgil Oliver Stamps. 1981). Stamps School of Music in 1924, and his brother Frank (born around 1890 in Gilmer, Texas) established the first Stamps Quartet around the same time. Stamps Music Company in Jacksonville, Texas, and published their first song book, Harbor Bells. Stamps’s death in 1940, Frank Stamps became J R Baxter’s partner at Stamps-Baxter Music. In 1927, the group signed a recording contract with Victor records. )J E Hamilton (1924)Austin Williams (1926), Old Original Stamps Quartet, Old Gentlemen, Stamps Quartet (with Frank Stamps), TenorWalter Rippetoe (1940-1950)LeadBob Bacon (1940-1948? Stamps got his start working for the James D. Vaughan Publishing Company from which he got many of his business ideas. / Eventually J. D. Sumner purchased some interest in the company and became manager of the Stamps Quartet. JD Sumner & The Stamps Quartet-In the fall of 1962, Frank Stamps sold his Stamps Quartet Music Company to James Blackwood, Cecil Blackwood, and JD Sumner of the Blackwood Brothers. Southern Gospel History, “JD Sumner and the Stamps Quartet” (http://www.sghistory.com/index.php?n=J.JD_Sumner_And_The_Stamps_Quartet), accessed June 25, 2011. )LeadJ E Wheeler (1926-1927)Roy Wheeler (1927-1928, 1937-1941) also sang baritoneHenry Long (1929-1932? The Stamps Quartet became the first Southern gospel quartet to sign with a major label when it recorded “Give the World a Smile” for the Victor label in the late 1920s. Following Presley’s death, numerous personnel changes resulted in an overall decline in the group’s popularity, despite performing at various Elvis tribute events and gospel concerts. This is a portion of a song recorded by Frank Stamps & His All-Star Quartet in the late 1920s. The Blue Ridge Quartet was organized by Frank Stamps's Stamps Quartet Music Company of Texas. )Billy Porter (1959?-1962? Here's a recording from the 1920's by the Stamps Quartet led by Frank Stamps. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Frank left the All Stars to sing in the Old Original Stamps Quartet. )Elmer Childress (1952)Easmon Napier (1953-1956)Cecil Pollock (1956-1961)Position UnknownCarl Jordan (1920)Bill Kitts (1920)Zeke Kitts (1920)Lee Myers (1924?-1926? )Bob Jones (1948)Al Houpe (1948, 1949-1950)BaritoneJohn Jordan (1940-1942? Frank Stamps, one of gospel music’s foremost singers, recording artists, music publishers, broadcasters, masters of ceremony, and through the Stamps Quartet School of Music, educators.In 1936, he was a founding father of the National Singing Convention, an organization which has convened annually ever since. )J R Baxter (1932)Al Houpe (1947-1948, 1949)Roger Clark (1949-1951)Harley Lester (1952-1953?) Albert Goldman, Elvis (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. A They were sometimes called the “Old Gentlemen” or more often, simply the Stamps Quartet.Frank's All Star Quartet was promoted as the top group in the Stamps family, so any time a member would quit, the next best man was immediately moved into his place. A Digitized at … While Frank Stamps and his brother, V O Stamps, worked for the Vaughan Music Company around 1920, Frank originated the first Stamps Quartet. ), Frank Stamps Quartet, Stamps All Stars, Old Original Stamps Quartet, Old Gentlemen, The Stamps Quartet (with Frank Stamps). which drive up the cost staying online. Around 1962 the group reformed with members Terry Blackwood, Smiling Joe Roeper, Jerry Redd, Big Jim Waits, and Roger McDuff. The Stamps Quartet is a gospel quartet originally founded in 1924 in Dallas by Virgil Oliver Stamps.V. The Stamps Quartet. Frank pulled away and his Frank Stamp All Star Quartet produced the first major hit for Southern Gospel, “Give the World A Smile,” in 1927, selling half-a-million records on the Victor label. To distinguish between the two, Frank’s group became known as the Frank Stamps All Star Quartet.Frank Stamps relocated his group to Chattanooga, TN in late 1926. Now you know. Beginning in 1971 and lasting for over half a decade, the Stamps Quartet reached its greatest popularity as the main backup group for Elvis Presley until his death in 1977. At one point while other duties called, he moved Jim Waits from another company group, the Stamps-Baxter Quartet, to sing bass with the Old Original Stamps Quartet for a short time. / )Wilkin Bacon (1943-1944? The Stamps Quartet’s original founders were V.O. After Virgil Oliver Stamps left the Vaughan Music Company, he organized the V O Stamps Music Company in Jacksonville, Texas in 1924. Virgil Stamps died in 1940, and with his death Frank took over the partnership with J. R. Baxter and allowed several groups to use the Stamps name in exchange for their selling of the Stamps-Baxter songbooks. Stamps Quartet (sometimes called the Old Original Stamps Quartet). He rejoined in 1937 and then left again in 1962. Lyrics. The quartet underwent numerous personnel changes from its beginning in 1924 to the present, and in fact some other gospel groups used the Stamps name whether or not they actually had any direct affiliation with the original Stamps brothers. The All Stars featured a number of servicemen returning from World War II including future Cathedral Quartet member Glen Payne. The Blue Ridge Quartet (1946 – 1985) was organized by Frank Stamps's Stamps Quartet Music Company of Texas. hi-res back cover1964 Whispering Hope (Columbia Records/HL 7305): Whispering Hope; He's The Lily Of The Valley; Jesus; God Is Right; Heaven's Avenue; The Road That Leads To Tomorrow (Is The Road That Leads To God); His Name Is Jesus; I Will Not Be A Stranger; My Lord Grows More Precious To Me; There's A Ranch House In Heaven. Click HERE to compare the other LP.) They sang on the radio in the mornings and went out for singing engagements just about every night.Frank Stamps decided to narrow his attention to publishing songbooks around 1950. [citation needed] In 1945, Frank Stamps, younger brother of V. O. Stamps, left the organization to form the rival Stamps Quartet Music Company. Recent projects have included backup vocals for Alan Jackson’s Precious Memories Volume II, recorded in 2013. Palmer Wheeler, Roy Wheeler, Odis L. Echols, Frank Stamps, Dwight Brock). In 2014 and 2015 the group toured Europe to perform in Elvis—The Musical. reset. The group’s numerous appearances at festivals and on television have included a live televised performance at the Grand Ole Opry and in Elvis—The Concert. www.thestampsquartet.com 'Give The World A Smile'. At that point, V O launched another Stamps Quartet called the V.O. )Dwight Brock (1932) also played pianoWilkin Bacon (1938-1941)Norris Wing (1947)Ford Keith (1947)Glen Payne (1948-1951)James Barnett (1952-1954)Bill Randall (1954-1956)Jerry Barnette (1957-195? This showed their affiliation with the Stamps-Baxter Music publishing company. The Handbook of Texas is free-to-use thanks to the support of readers like you. See Also: Frank Stamps All Star Quartet Recordings . V. O. Stamps founded the V.O. accessed February 24, 2021, The Stamps Quartet was the first Gospel quartet to sing on KRLD Radio, Dallas, Texas – with the daily noon broadcast as well as a Sunday morning broadcast. Shaun Stalzer,

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