Rebels Quartet - I Want To Get Closer

[thehowards6]

That guy is a true bass singer. He's at least a foot from the mic (made with 1965 technology) and my walls are rattling as I play this. I like the newer guys, but let's face it, they swallow the mic (I know because I am one of them :))

[GospelPhil]

Dean, I still have this one on vinyl! I would like to hear Will sing the bass on this one!

[adkinsda]

I have heard him sing it when we used to sing along with record player many, many years ago!!! LOL!

[uofmrebel]

It just seems to me that today's quartets can not match the harmony and fast rhythms of the old quartets like the Blackwoods, Rebels, Stamps, Statesmen of the 50's and 60's.

[JMGpiano9]

Man these guys were great!!! That Bass is awesome!!!

[Welviston]

Wonderful!!!!

Request: London sings I Want To Get Closer in the blackwood brothers...

GOD bless You

[gloriajean61]

My favorite bass now is Ray Reese. Ray is a good sound singer and doesn't get the attention he deserves.

[dabeinman]

WOW london has some rip. it seems so easy

[fbcrhythm3]

Can anyone tell me what's going on during his piano solo? thanks, Roman

[Ma007rk]

Anyone have any Ideas at all about what year this Video was made? I'm guessing 60's.

[calimarton]

AMEN! ALELUIA!

[woods2e]

very good!!!!

[calimarton]

I haven't words.....I'm romanian and I love this songs....evry day I listen this songsquartets:statesman ,goldcity. blackwood bros. and more

[dlgarnett]

London Parris RULES!!!

[markcash]

He was awesome. I was fortunate to hear him at the GOGR the last few years before he passed away and he was amazing in person!!!

[hondarideralex]

It doesn't seem like there are as many powerhouse bass singers like there used to be. the up and coming guys are doing a good job holding up the tradition. Aaron McCune is doing a darn good job in terms a really powerful bass singer. Tim duncan can hit that low A but can't really dance around on it like Aaron can. I like tim's sound. Reminds me of George. Aaron i see as a cross between rich sterban and Tim riley. It will be interesting to see them grow older and possibly lower.

[csh150]

0:09...

[sgmfan74]

No Kidding...

[davidmayfield]

I just discovered these guys thanks to you tube! They are amazing!!

[GospelPhil]

I wonder if Tim Duncan can do this if he had to use the old mike!?

[BamaMTA04]

I would vote no....

[lonemapper]

I'd say yes. Today's bass singers have a lot more music to compete with. Listen how easy the upper voices sing while London is doing his leads. Today's tenors and lead singers do not do this. They will sing hard relying on the sound system to balance up. Listen on the end of this song when the trio sings a little louder they drowned London out a bit. Tim may fair just as well.

[gudjonv91]

true has well you see that his mike is not close to the other mikes and he is the only one singing in this mike so they can let that mike be higher volume on him

[gpoldstar]

i love this video

[revival79]

The reason he has such projection is because he has his tones up in his head rather than back in the throat. That was Leroy Abernathy training. Abernathy also trained George Younce, and a little later Tim Riley. These men sang different styles, but they were all three among the elite in their field.

[uofmrebel]

Nice song. It would be nice to see what a new group like Ernie Haase and SS could do with it.

[adkinsda]

Actually Tim Duncan (SSQ bass) recorded this when he was with Poet Voices (on "Timeless" CD).

[hugedell]

As I know of, if we're talking about coaching, London Parris trained Tim Duncan because they were neighbours, and Tim just had his voice changed years ago, so he had a good coach because now Tim is also a good bass singer

[ctchampion]

Yes, London is great, but what amazed me about this song is the chromatic run Hamill does in the second verse. I've been around SG music for about 35 years and I don't recall having heard anything quite like that.

[bigboytenor]

Chromatic runs are child's play. They sound complicated, but they're really not at all.

[gmbj27]

Don't think its a chromatic run - just a straight run down the scale of G major: starting on G above middle C, it goes G, F sharp, E, D, C, B, A, G, F sharp, E, D, B, C.

[uofmrebel]

I know the Lord will call me if I.....and my feet are gonna rise from the ground. What are the missing words.  I can't make them out.

[bigboytenor]

"I know the Lord will call me if I shun the wrong and my feet are gonna rise from the ground." That's it.

[thequartetman]

Close, you have the scale right, but it is in Ab instead of G. :-)

I will make another post telling of a place to find a chromatic run (in harmony nonetheless) that is cool.

[thequartetman]

A chromatic run (in harmony nonetheless) that is cool can be found on the Stamps song, Joshua, found on I believe their Top of the Stamps lp. At least I remember it as a chromatic. It is at the very end of the song on the word "down."

[bigboytenor]

That is the lowest Ab on a piano. Standing that far from the mic. Most SG basses would be eating their microphones to be heard down there and London just busts it. What a voice.

[carteru93]

I agree, his voice just booms! Even a great bass like Tim Riley has to eat the mic to hit a not like that.

[newtonbrook]

One more point. Parris trained, Tim Duncan sings this very song when he was with Poet Voices. That CD is very very hard to find, I am still trying.

[newtonbrook]

This is the first time I have ever seen London Parris sing. It has confirmed what others have said regarding his amazing voice.

[seancoxen]

London Parris was like a cross between JD and Big Chief, but somehow had neither's striking individuality. Phenomenal voice, but not quite as legendary as those two.

[Bravilor]

Why is it almost solely in gospel/christian music that such low bass notes exist? Is it because such singers feel that they have to thank God for being able to sing so extreme? :D

The lower the note, the closer to God you come. Although, that downward direction isn't exactly pointing to heaven, haha.

[ltweeks33]

Because some of the most talented singers in the music industry,sing for God instead of the world. Put some of these singers in pop, country, etc. and they would be the best there as well. Duh, Quartet music is four parts. Do I need to list them for you. The notes are in the music. Just like it can be found in Elvis's music. Oh wait, that's JD Sumner again, sorry. Why do the Russian Profundo's sing low, Duh. It's in their music. Grow up.

[Bravilor]

I also meant "Why don't they sing low bass in other genres?".

Yes, but there's no need for bass singers to sing as low as some of these guys (although I like it when they do).

[kuntryboy1983]

just look...LOOK how far away London is away from that mic, and it's STILL hitting that hard...he was SO awesome!!

[madcatgolfer]

What year was this?

[MoJoPiano]

Boy, this brings back lots of great memories. London was great! I've heard him in concert many times ever the years.  He was always a favorite on the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion stage in later years too. Thanks for a great "blast from the past"! MoJoPiano

[sgmfan74]

I wanted to see this video because I'm perhaps the world's biggest Hamill fan, but I was bowled over by London Parris. I read Sumner said once that London would have been the lowest if he'd had the confidence to relax as he sang. It's pretty obvious seeing him here.

[hugedell]

This London Parris is great, he didn't need to get so close to the microphone for us to hear him, he has such a volume, please, if you have any more videos with him upload them:) I know he trained BASS Tim Duncan from the Ernie Haase and Signature Sound and he did a great job:)

[Sandraz1634]

As I've said before you have a fantastic collection. This video is just great of the Rebel's. I had never seen Jim Hamill with dark hair. He was quite good looking. Thanks for posting. Nice song.

[lonemapper]

London Paris was incredible and a young Jim hammill could sing as pretty as any when he wanted to. Thank You!!!

[biglhot75]

Great video, please keep them coming...

[arvinwynn]

a real classic thank you so much.

[stormyeyedbear]

He couldn't get quite as low as JD Sumner, but London Parris could definitely hold his own.  Thanks for posting this.

[rparker0]

JD was the best, but London was no slouch!

[kuntryboy1983]

yeah...but JD wasn't nearly as clear on those low notes...there's a crispness in London's voice, much like Tim Riley or Jeff Chapman these days...

[jaywilly06]

Hey, thanks for all these videos.  They're a real treat for me since I'm too young to have seen or remember a lot of them.