A great gospel song sung by a legendary vocal group. J.D. Sumner was one of the greatest bass vocalists in history. I hope he's strolling in heaven with the Lord.
Of all the wonderful renditions of this song, NO ONE ever did it better than the Stamps Quartet with J.D. Sumner. And their new replacement for their original tenor is excellent, more than worthy of the task. This was Elvis' favorite gospel song, and he requested that they sing it at his funeral... they did. A fitting tribute to a great man.
Bill Baize was by far the greatest tenor who sang with the Stamps. Steve Warren (shown in this video) is certainly very good, but Bill Baize brought a special dignity and spirit to stage. If I were to own a quartet, Bill Baize would be my choice for tenor, followed closely by former member of the Imperials, Jim Murray.
Well, to be honest this is not as good as the version they did live with Elvis, different personnel and later in the careers of Enoch and JD, but it's nice nonetheless!!!
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Still listening in 2024… these fellas are a joy to listen to
Rick Strickland - tenor
Ed Enoch - lead (married JD Sumner's daughter Shirley)
Ed Hill - baritone
J. D. Sumner - bass
C. J. Almgren - piano
A great gospel song sung by a legendary vocal group. J.D. Sumner was one of the greatest bass vocalists in history. I hope he's strolling in heaven with the Lord.
Brings such calming
Joy
It touches your inner depths. It does me!!
They sang at my dad's church in 1983 in Vernon al, amazing performance!
Love it too
Of all the wonderful renditions of this song, NO ONE ever did it better than the Stamps Quartet with J.D. Sumner. And their new replacement for their original tenor is excellent, more than worthy of the task. This was Elvis' favorite gospel song, and he requested that they sing it at his funeral... they did. A fitting tribute to a great man.
isn't it amazing how good they are?
Yes
@@brendawiles647 The absolute best!
Wonderful voices
Oh! Praise God!!!!!!!!! What a blessing!
Hands down best version of this song
Excluding the 1972 elvis tour.
@@1963Austria I prefer this version.
They were great! Love JD!
They will always sound great to me😇
We always had the pleasure of watching them perform at the Musicinrs Against Children's Cancer. In Columbus, Ohio
We had the great pleasure to hear them play for 16 years......
Amen
WOW
Bill Baize was by far the greatest tenor who sang with the Stamps. Steve Warren (shown in this video) is certainly very good, but Bill Baize brought a special dignity and spirit to stage. If I were to own a quartet, Bill Baize would be my choice for tenor, followed closely by former member of the Imperials, Jim Murray.
AGREED!!
AGREED.
Agreed!!!
Well, to be honest this is not as good as the version they did live with Elvis, different personnel and later in the careers of Enoch and JD, but it's nice nonetheless!!!
Could somebody please give me the name of the three guys on the left. Of course, JD is on the far right. Thanks!
VAN MAMA:They are, L-R, Steve Warren, tenor, Ed Enoch, Lead, Ed Hill, Baritone, and JD! 1993, THE STAMPS.
This is my favorite “church song”. Learned it in high school
Jd and ed was Elvis backup singer the other 2 I don’t know