The Golden Gate Quartet

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Years Active
1934 – present (91 years)
Founded In
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
The definitive group in the jubilee quartet style. Founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet in Norfolk, Virginia in 1934 by A. C. “Eddie” Griffin, Robert “Peg” Ford, Henry Owens, and Bill Johnson, they began as a traditional jubilee quartet, combining the clever arrangements associated with barbershop quartets with rhythms borrowed from the blues and jazz. The makeup of the group changed over the years, as some members were drafted during the war and new members were brought in to replace those who had retired or left to join other groups. William Langford join… read more
The definitive group in the jubilee quartet style. Founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet in Norfolk, Virginia in 1934 by A. C. “Eddie” Griffin, Robert “Peg” Ford, Henry Owens, and Bill Johnson, they began as a traditional jubilee quartet, combining the clever arrangem… read more
The definitive group in the jubilee quartet style. Founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet in Norfolk, Virginia in 1934 by A. C. “Eddie” Griffin, Robert “Peg” Ford, Henry Owens, and Bill Johnson, they began as a traditional jubilee quartet, combining the clever arrangements associated with barbershop quartets with rhythms borrowed from the … read more

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1 Play track Rock My Soul When the Saints Go Marchin' In
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2 When The Saints Go Marching In Noah
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3 Play track The Words And Music Of World War Ii Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
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4 Play track Golden Gate Quartet Vol. 3 (1939) The Devil With The Devil
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5 Freedom: Songs From The Heart Of America Atom and Evil
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6 Play track The Very Best of the Golden Gate Quartet Shadrack
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7 Negro Spirituals God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down
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8 Play track Columbia Jazz God's Gonna Cut 'em Down
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9 Play track The Very Best of the Golden Gate Quartet Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
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10 Golden Gate Quartet Vol. 1 (1937-1938) Preacher and the Bear
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Albums

  1. 5,140 listeners

    1988 · 22 tracks

    Rock My Soul
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  2. 4,323 listeners

    27 Mar 2009 · 60 tracks

    Platinum Golden Gate Quartet
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  3. 4,210 listeners

    1996 · 25 tracks

    Golden Gate Quartet Vol. 3 (1939)
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  4. 3,444 listeners

    1994 · 20 tracks

    The Very Best of the Golden Gate Quartet
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