The Harmonizing Four Only Believe 1991

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2007
  • Here are the Legendary Harmonizing Four of Richmond, VA on their 64th Anniversary. Check out the late Ellis Johnon on bass!! This was one of their last major Anniversary programs.

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  • @mozzarellastix456
    @mozzarellastix456 Рік тому +11

    That’s Saul folks

  • @FelixCattus
    @FelixCattus Рік тому +12

    Me omw to turn a 7 year sentence into an 86 year sentence

  • @ihavetowait90daystochangem67
    @ihavetowait90daystochangem67 Рік тому +13

    This makes me want to order a Dust Filter for my Hoover max extract pressure pro 60

  • @jdb10715
    @jdb10715 3 роки тому +8

    Mentioned this song in my church bulletin comments. "How to Find a Lost Billfold: For the second time in a year I have misplaced my billfold. The first time this happened I canceled credit cards. Then the next day it slid out of a nook in my car. This time I repeated the same. And sure enough someone turned it in from the Aldi parking lot where I lost it! Nothing was taken from the billfold! Oh praise the Lord! Only believe - all things are possible!"

  • @678chewie
    @678chewie 4 роки тому +7

    These men were just part of a group of top Gospel Singer who came to Durham NC
    back in the 50, 60 ,70s "oh what great music , glad I was in the audience .

  • @stinegandy5074
    @stinegandy5074 3 роки тому +4

    my dad always played the Harmonizing Four, the Swan Silvertones, the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Staple Singers, and the recording of Dr. Kings' I have a dream speech... i love my dad and those sweet, precious memories he gave us 🕊🙏🏽❤️

  • @brownersonking3546
    @brownersonking3546 Рік тому +3

    That’s true gospel singing. I’ve seen this group several times in my life. True men of God.

  • @avagd6293
    @avagd6293 6 років тому +9

    One of the best gospel quartets to ever sing anywhere any time.

  • @SuntrapMC
    @SuntrapMC Рік тому +7

    First person here from better call saul

  • @robertrichardson5185
    @robertrichardson5185 6 років тому +6

    Had the pleasure of seeing these Men of God in concert in the early 70s. Was a true blessing.

  • @lonzofinley7860
    @lonzofinley7860 3 роки тому +5

    This is one of my favorite groups of all times

  • @jdb10715
    @jdb10715 3 роки тому +3

    I sure LOVE, LOVE this song - especially that DEEP Bass!

  • @robertrichardson5185
    @robertrichardson5185 6 років тому +3

    I had the privilege to see these gentleman in concert in 1969.

  • @athorpe630
    @athorpe630 5 років тому +6

    Real music.That Bass is amazing!!

    • @KendallKent
      @KendallKent 3 роки тому

      That’s Ellis Johnson. I got everything he recorded with them.

  • @Flashfan85
    @Flashfan85 6 місяців тому

    I love this type of music it sounds so wonderful especially the bass singer Elis Johnson and Thomas Johnson who I believe were father and son

  • @patriciasmith6332
    @patriciasmith6332 9 років тому +3

    My dear mother use to love this music by this group! Praise God it came back to my memory!

  • @jnanceguitar
    @jnanceguitar 9 років тому +4

    I used to play this with a quartet group. What a special song

  • @windam.hunter8521
    @windam.hunter8521 10 років тому +4

    All things are possible if you only BELIEVE.

  • @yawotton
    @yawotton 17 років тому +2

    yes sa!!! i remember this i wanted to go but couldn't!!! thanks for this treasure!!!!

  • @sugamamajackson6171
    @sugamamajackson6171 3 роки тому +1

    That bass sounds like a Mac truck! I was like what! I remember hearing this song as a small child. I have to keep coming back to this recording

  • @jdb10715
    @jdb10715 3 роки тому +2

    All things are possible, even those DEEP base notes!

  • @buddyzroadie
    @buddyzroadie 11 років тому +2

    Thank you very much!
    Such a beautiful song... sigh... :-)

  • @jerryday9838
    @jerryday9838 2 роки тому +1

    Getting down for CHRIST .sounds so good,my soul is happy.may GOD bless them

  • @blueberryboy1167
    @blueberryboy1167 Рік тому +7

    Saul over, man

  • @jaypesoriano_
    @jaypesoriano_ Рік тому +6

    Saul Gone.

  • @Teeninchee
    @Teeninchee 10 років тому +2

    OH! Precious memories!!!!

  • @howardbeaman4757
    @howardbeaman4757 3 роки тому +2

    Good stuff. Right here

  • @mcrew365
    @mcrew365 12 років тому +2

    Blessed my soul.

  • @cymandeh
    @cymandeh 7 років тому +4

    wow i know that speaker wanted to jump out that cabinet from all that bass lol
    incredible

  • @aboveusall22
    @aboveusall22 5 років тому +2

    I believe that this concert was at the Richmond Coliseum I believe I was there

  • @VEE0034
    @VEE0034 Рік тому +5

    Saul

  • @deaconf616
    @deaconf616 16 років тому +1

    Excellent, Excellent

  • @lessteward8969
    @lessteward8969 8 років тому +11

    ...and to think the bass and tenor are father and son...Thomas Ellis "Goat" Johnson II and Thomas Ellis Johnson III...along with Gospel Joe Williams and Lonnie Smith...RIP to all of you...Gospel Joe had passed 6 years before this video was made. Ellis died two years later and Lonnie passed two years after that. The last to go was Thomas II...the world is poorer for their passing

    • @yawotton
      @yawotton 7 років тому

      Les Steward "goat" died in the early 2000's I believe... was it around 2003?

    • @thebassman5820
      @thebassman5820 5 років тому +2

      The most ironic thing i noticed about all the great vocal groups the only thing that stops them from touring is death a lot of them even tho they were way up in age and sickly they would still stumble on the tour bus to go on the road

    • @pantonpam8024
      @pantonpam8024 3 роки тому +2

      @@thebassman5820 Spreading The Gospel in song. If one is called by ALMIGHTY GOD only death should part you and the work HE gave one to do.
      Moses never retired, neither Abraham, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, David and the list goes on. The LORD GOD OF HOST is their Sustainer.

    • @A_Pa-Plainjane
      @A_Pa-Plainjane 9 місяців тому

      And they continue to bless us, so how about that..

  • @paulettegolston4590
    @paulettegolston4590 5 років тому +2

    Faith worked then and it will work now. Healing, salvation, deliverance everything we need will be possible IF we only believe. IF you know it, be a witness and let others know that their answer is in JESUS. PRAY, BELIEVE AND EXPECT YOUR MIRACLE TODAY. Ask in the name of Jesus. Powerful song!!!!
    THANKS

    • @jdb10715
      @jdb10715 3 роки тому

      May we all encourage others in need to trust the Lord and BELIEVE!

  • @Marshallmiracles
    @Marshallmiracles 15 років тому +1

    I heard this song by them in a dream last night, from their UpFront/Vee Jay LP years ago.

  • @RevBobAldo
    @RevBobAldo 10 років тому +14

    The "baddest" bass, and the "baddest" tenor in all of gospel!

    • @seanthony7
      @seanthony7 5 років тому +2

      The best base singer ever.

    • @jdb10715
      @jdb10715 3 роки тому

      @@seanthony7 Him and JD Summner

  • @yawotton
    @yawotton 16 років тому +1

    yea that's right. you right about that. God sent who he needed to fill in the gap.

  • @herschelzboy
    @herschelzboy 16 років тому +2

    I totally agree with you. My Dad had a great bass as well. In fact, one of his signature songs with his brothers was "Farther Along" which he got from Jimmy Jones. However, Ellis was a great replacement for Jones. If you can find him singing "Steal Away", he hits a real low note at the end of that song.

  • @Posark
    @Posark 7 місяців тому

    In 1975, Mr Johnson lost his leg in a car accident, and doctors said he would not be able to sing again because of his damaged diaphragm!
    BUT GOD!!!! ❤

  • @nancyfoix2197
    @nancyfoix2197 6 років тому +2

    Lordy, only believe, only believe
    All things are possible if you'll only believe
    My Lordy, only believe, yes, only believe
    All things are possible, if you'll only believe
    I met God one morning, my soul feeling bad
    Heart heavy laden, I felt nothing but doubt ahead
    Well, He lifted all my burdens
    Yeah, right now I'm feeling glad
    All things are possible, if you'll only believe
    I believe, yeah, I believe
    All things are possible, if you'll only believe

  • @KendallKent
    @KendallKent 6 років тому +1

    "WHY DONT YOU" Jimmy Jones and Ellis Johnson

  • @herschelzboy
    @herschelzboy 16 років тому +3

    I can remember as a child sitting around the record player listening to this song. My Dad, the late Don Taylor, and his brothers used to share the stage with groups like The Harmonizing Four, The Swan Silvertones, and The Soul Stirrers in the fifties. I've been trying to find videos of this group. Did they sing "Farther Along" on this program? Or does anyone have them singing that song? I'd sure love to see it.

  • @tvvoice
    @tvvoice 13 років тому +1

    This is the bass singer that Elvis wanted to join him in Vegas in the late '60s -- don't think it worked out -- but Elvis would play a recording of the Harmonizing Four for the bass part until he wore it out.

    • @KendallKent
      @KendallKent 6 років тому +1

      John Willyard no he wanted Jimmy Jones, that's Ellis Johnson.

  • @cymandeh
    @cymandeh 5 років тому +2

    song is so true

    • @jdb10715
      @jdb10715 3 роки тому

      Over and Over the Lord has demonstrated this to me personally.

    • @cymandeh
      @cymandeh 3 роки тому

      @@jdb10715 facts

  • @paulettegolston4590
    @paulettegolston4590 5 років тому +3

    We need to tell every sinner that if they will, REPENT, ONLY BELIEVE and accept JESUS you will have EVERLASTING LIFE. BE A WITNESS FOR JESUS. Romans 10:9-10 & 13

  • @jive5willie
    @jive5willie 16 років тому +1

    I really miss these guess. I saw them in the late 70's or early 80's when I was just a little kid. I remember them singing "Only Believe." Ellis Johnson had an incredible bass. You will never find a great bass like this again. My dad collected old programs from their anniversaries in the 70's & they listed all former members around that time. Does anybody know if any of the other members are still alive (besides Gospel Joe, Ellis, Lonnie & Thommy)?

    • @evelynroberts9798
      @evelynroberts9798 6 років тому

      Ellis was so great, I hate he was injured in the accident, but he didn't let that stop him. The doctors told him he wouldn't sing again, but he showed them. God doesn't stop his music. Ellis would walk out on stage with his walker and sing out of his very soul until he passed away later in life. God is so good.

  • @andrewhoffmann212
    @andrewhoffmann212 2 роки тому +1

    When and where are you going to post the full concert you have history that is just being kept away and needs to be released

  • @wrestlerick01
    @wrestlerick01 14 років тому +1

    @KenLove291 So do i,Ken. I don't have a video of them singing When They Ring Those Golden Bells but i have two audio recordings of them singing that song.The Four recorded Golden Bells twice-the first being in 1962 on the VeeJay record label and the second being in 1971 on the Checker Record label.

  • @johnwattssr.6842
    @johnwattssr.6842 11 років тому +1

    RIGHTEOUSNESS

  • @cizorwan
    @cizorwan 16 років тому +2

    Lonnie is on the opposite end of the stage, behind "goat".

  • @herschelzboy
    @herschelzboy 16 років тому +1

    Actually, this is Ellis Johnson bassing on this song. He replaced Jones in the sixties. But you are right about the fact that Jones has a sweet bass voice. His was a little heavier and more full than Johnson's but I don't think the group could have gotten a better replacement for Jones than Johnson.

  • @andrewhoffmann212
    @andrewhoffmann212 2 роки тому

    Is there a platform where you can post the full program I would pay to see and have a copy of this program let me know I'm a huge harmonizing four fan and I'm coming out of this generation I'm 18

  • @wrestlerick01
    @wrestlerick01 14 років тому +1

    @123laconga I have two versions of We're Crossing Over" by the Harmonizing Four,the first being on the VJ Records label on the Think Of God album and the second being on the Atlantic Records label on the Four's 40th anniversary album in 1968 and laconga,get back to me asap.

  • @RobHutten
    @RobHutten Рік тому

    So this lineup has Ellis, Tommy, Lonnie Smith and.. who's the other gentleman here?

  • @chowman007
    @chowman007 14 років тому +1

    Great Bass singer. Has very good control of his voice. Good timbre in the voice. I think Issac Freeman's voice is a bit heavier.

    • @thebassman5820
      @thebassman5820 7 років тому

      check out Jimmy Ricks of the Ravens singing $ Going Home

  • @Joe_pera_fan
    @Joe_pera_fan Рік тому

    do u have the full video

  • @jeffreychambers127
    @jeffreychambers127 11 років тому +1

    HI THIS WRITER OF THIS SONG IS THOMAS A DORSEY YOU CAN BY A SONG BOOK BY HIM OK

  • @Joe_pera_fan
    @Joe_pera_fan 4 роки тому +1

    Is there a place where I can find the full program even if I have to buy it

  • @buddyzroadie
    @buddyzroadie 12 років тому

    @dmb2056 Hello. Would ya'll happen to know where I might find the chords or at least the lyrics to the Harmonizing Four doing "I Trust In God"?
    Thank you.

  • @andrewhoffmann212
    @andrewhoffmann212 2 роки тому

    Do you have the full program of the harmonizing four in color

    • @Quartet4ever
      @Quartet4ever  2 роки тому

      Yes I do. For most of my clips I have the full program. I do not post full programs on this platform though. As time allows, I try to post historical significant moments within the genre for preservation sake and to share with the world. Thanks so much for watching.

    • @andrewhoffmann212
      @andrewhoffmann212 2 роки тому

      @@Quartet4ever I'm a big harmonizing four fan I was wondering is there anyway I could see the full program and could I buy a copy of it

    • @andrewhoffmann212
      @andrewhoffmann212 2 роки тому

      @@Quartet4ever wanted to do a little update check in on that harmonizing four footage is there anyway I could view it the full thing most of it on UA-cam but it's in life black and white and it's not good quality like this

  • @No1Design_
    @No1Design_ Місяць тому

    it's Saul good man.............

  • @RocksDXebec
    @RocksDXebec Рік тому +3

    SAUL GONE