He also started singing in church, in a gospel quartet.

Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s.

Purported to be the oldest continuous gospel quartet in America, they have been singing for over 80 years.

Mr. Carr began singing at the age of 9 and spent years working with gospel quartets.

Since I couldn't have singers like in a gospel quartet, horns were the next best thing.

When I was still very small, we formed a gospel quartet.

Their music had a jazz flavor that helped open doors to the group previously unknown to the typical gospel quartet.

A gospel quartet sings directly to the house.

I could have had four men and formed a regular all-male gospel quartet, the kind I sang with back at school.

On the radio he listened to swing bands, country-and-western singers and gospel quartets.