The Statesmen Quartet - Members

Members

Pianist and owner
  • Hovie Lister (1948–2001)
  • Boyce Hawkins (1951) (filled in for Hovie)
  • Doy Ott (1951) (also filled in for Hovie)
Tenor
  • Bobby Strickland (1948–51)
  • Earl Terry (1951)
  • Cat Freeman (1951–53, 1957–58) (died in March 1989; aged 67)
  • Denver Crumpler (1953–57) (died March 21, 1957; aged 44)
  • Rosie Rozell (1958–69, 1973, 1988, 1977–81) (died February 28, 1995; aged 66)
  • Shaun Neilsen (1969–73, 1975)
  • Willie Wynn (1973–74)
  • Wayne Hilton (1974-75)
  • Johnny Cook (1992–93)
  • Tank Tackett (1993)
  • Steve Warren (1994)
  • Gene Miller (1994)
  • Wallace Nelms (1994–2001)
Lead
  • Mosie Lister (1948)
  • Jake Hess (1948–63, 1975, 1977–79, 1988, 1992–93) (died January 4, 2004; aged 76)
  • Gary McSpadden (1960) (filled in for Jake Hess)
  • Les Roberson (1953) (also filled in for Jake Hess)
  • Jack Toney (1963–66, 1967–68, 1979, 1994–01) (died April 15, 2004 at the age of 70)
  • Roy McNeal (1966–67)
  • Jim Hill (1968–71)
  • Gary Timbs (1971–73)
  • Elmer Cole (1973–74)
  • David Will (1975)
  • Buddy Burton (1979–81, 1993–94)
  • Wayne Little (1993)
Baritone
  • Bervin Kendrick (1948–51)
  • Troy Posey (1951)
  • Doy Ott (1951–78) (died in November 6, 1986; aged 67)
  • Chris Hess (1978–79)
  • Ed Hill (1979–80)
  • Richard Coletrane (1981)
  • Buddy Burton (1988, 1993)
  • Biney English (1992–93)
  • Scooter Simmons (1993)
  • Jerry Candler (1993–94)
  • Mike Loprinzi (1994–98)
  • Rick Fair (1998–2001)
Bass
  • Gordon Hill (1948)
  • A. D. Soward (1949)
  • Jim "Big Chief" Wetherington (1949–73) (died October 3, 1973; aged 50)
  • Ray Burdette (1973–75)
  • Tommy Thompson (1979–80, 1988)
  • J. D. Sumner (1981) (died November 16, 1998; aged 73)
  • Larry Strickland (1988)
  • Bob Caldwell (1992–93)
  • Hovie Walker (1993)
  • Stacy Bragg (1993)
  • Nic Val (1993)
  • Roy Pauley (1993)
  • Doug Young (1994–2001)

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