"Im Tellin The World.." By Rex Nelon, Jake Hess, etc. (FULL)

[barrymore]

great!

[ColtFan89]

I love this video. It has my all time favorite bass singer Mr. Rex Nelon. I dont care what people say about about George & JD being ahead of him, he was the LEAD bass singer on the Gaither Videos. He has just the smoothest execution and voice. I myself am a young bass singer and i've fashioned my delivery, style, and voice after him.

[snoboi92]

i wish i can sing like that when im 90 +

[Babycvb]

This is the first time I heard the notes sang in over 20 years. I am a over 50 African-American who''s grandfather used to sang the notes. I wish I had learned how to sing them, but I didn't. I love this song, it was a blessing to my soul. Thanks for posting this. I saved it on my computer to listen to daily. God sent a blessing and I caught it.

[blackflower75]

Hi babycvb , it's never to late ;)

[Babycvb]

First time I heard the notes sang in over 20 years. I

[JuggernautWest]

at 34 seconds, is that Tim riley?

[hoover4000]

yes

[gmfrk197]

@JuggernautWest Yes it is, in the top right with the big glasses.

[england670]

This is a wonderful video. All these great gospel artist are much beloved

[zhimoa]

Heart breaking performance...

[faithfulsingers]

what a song, wat a song !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dylaninthefaith]

robert arnold stills sounds amazing!

[hulkamaniac01]

I love Jakes face when Mr Arnold is about to sing his solo in shape notes.

[bluewingtip]

@hulkamaniac01 Oh my, you are so right! I had not noticed that until I read what you posted. Jake makes me laugh.

[Tompetty1970]

At the end you could see the wonderful JD Sumner

[chipojo2008]

0:34 tim riley =0

[chipojo2008]

does the tenor has something in his left eye? cuz i see it kind of red

[codyleeatyahoo]

it does look red. but he was an old man it might just be blood-shot

[greendogwood]

boy, does this bring back memories. I love this so much .thank you for posting this..

[ejayrichard]

Rex Nelon is The Smoothest Bass Singer EVER!

[WilfCarterFan]

Great Gotta Love That Rex Nelon

[btorchilo]

I am 19. This is so corny, but i love it. Simpler times in our country:)

[ForceElite]

thats all right--simple times still exist in America too. Classic Quartets will always be be around.

[bakogoofball]

Amen! Let's keep this kind of music alive.

[avin4723]

they just don't make them like the used to

singers now can't touch these older groups

[miltmonkey]

If you have never seen a Saint before then get a good look at the ever gracious and radiant Robert Arnold, now gone to glory. How humble, wheeling so much power with his humility. He totally disarms you ! Priceless.

[Bass35744]

I love Rex Nelon's big booming bass voice! They sound so great together! (:

[rexhickey]

I used to love going to singing schools when I was a kid, too bad I kept failing.....lol. When teens wanted to be rock and rollers, I wanted to sing gospel music. I still get chills when I smell diesel fumes from one of those big buses.

God chose to call me to preach. I can't wait until my cancer treatments are over and I can get back behind the pulpit.

Praise our wonderful Lord!!!!!!

[kyldy]

of this precious group only Ben Speer is still with us. God has blessed us with the video and wonderful singing.

[happygospel]

Wonderful, Wonderful. Thanks so much. The memories of myfirst singing school at the age of 9 came flooding back. Southern Gospel music has a message but who says it can't be fun. Robert Arnold...what can I say...wonderful. Thanks again Hoover.

[djara1982]

wich video?

[codyleeatyahoo]

what video is this song off of?

thank you if answered

[tannerz6]

wow 93 and he can still sing in the high pitch usally when you reach that age and have a higher voice you cant sing as well but it was a wonderful preformance

[LeftiusMaximus]

did you notice who wasnt wearing glasses?

[BnCSGMusic]

Haha. I just now noticed that!!!

[barrymore]

he's not wearing glasses because he wrote the song...lol

[01244308]

I really enjoued this as rhey don'r sound as they did back in those days

[diebonthond]

God bless all true gospel singers,Specially those basses. I love it!

[rooze1974]

Someone stated that the shaped notes was a style that songs "used to be written." We still write them that way today. There are a number of convention books that are published every year.

[fredbird67]

In the middle, you can tell they had to have probably been using shape-note music for it -- very clever! In fact, at the little country church some of my in-laws go to, they still use shape-note hymnals there. Oh, and this happens to be one of my favorite songs too, plus I love Stan Whitmire's style. Awesome video and thanx for posting! :-)

Fred in St. Louis

[Dwright2020]

Rex has a wonderful voice, he truly was gifted. He is singing in heaven as we speak, he will be missed!

[Dwright2020]

What a great song, 93 years old, wow!

[gregygladys]

I love them. Especially the Oldest one. So cutie. God bless them.

[SunshineRox007]

I love Stan Whitmer he's an awesome piano player.

[MoJoPiano]

Hoover, Thanks so much for posting this. Great to hear gospel music in its purest, traditional form. Several have posted comments about the late Rex Nelon's superb bass singing, and I could not agree more. He was truly one of the best. Thanks again for this. It made my day!

[BroadwayAficionado]

the tenor is the oldest one, right?

[hoover4000]

yes

[codyleeatyahoo]

i was sad when i first saw this video now i'm happy.

one other thing was that latin?

[graystreakfreak]

well...technically yes

but it was the pitch scale

do re me fa so la ti do

which i think might be latin

[kuntryboy1983]

LOL...no, that's called SHAPE NOTES. It's the way songs used to be written. "DO RE ME FA SO LA TI DO"...like from "The Sound Of Music". It's a way of singing the "note" itself rather than the words.

[vivomusique]

Actually, it is a Latin derivative. Guido D' Arrezzo is said to be the father of Solfeggio. A hymn/chant calles St. John Hymn/Chant in which DO replaced UT. This is Solfeggio and they are the beginning of sacred latin text. SHAPE NOTES are actually notes in different shapes used to signify a pitch.

[Zachariahd]

Thank you!! I was about to write the same thing! I was getting worried for a minute!

[codyleeatyahoo]

lol thank you i guess it just did not regester what the words were

[mrtyles]

great bass. rip rex nelon.

[aezanc]

Great song I love it and glad to know I too am on the right way! PRAISE THE LORD!

[tcbworld]

I'm not a believer, but music like this feels so like home to me. I really feel 'spiritual' listening to that wonderfull good ol' southern gospel like this. No modern music gives me that same feeling.

[pikapet109]

What has ever happened to good ol' singing like that? My generation is caught up in all this ear peircing music that you can't sing along with. And solfege! Awesome... =)

[sekydsined]

Thanx for this one! It's great for several reasons: wonderful to see Stan Whitmire (a little bit) playing piano, and I love that old "Stamps-Baxter" style of music. Also fun to see/hear 'em singing the shape notes like we used to do in "singing school" long ago.

[cdyhenson]

This first time Ive heard this song i like it.its got a good bass part

[hugedell]

that old guy makes all the money, he has a big contrubution to gospel music also through songs he wrote, I'm sure we all sing in our churches songs written by him like "No tears in Heaven" or other:)

[Zigsz]

I love this. it's awesome. Rex is incredible and it's awesome that at 93, Robert S. Nelson can still hit every note.

[Losteryt]

its Robert S. Arnold, lol

[webby1960]

Yes, as many as you can find on Rex Nelon would be great, I love his rich classy bass.

[anamae03]

Wow, that was so cool!

[Losteryt]

hey hoover if u can, can u please post more vids featurin rex nelon? thanks

[babypimi]

i love this.... really nice

[hoover4000]

the songs called "i'm tellin the world about his love" i think. i'm glad you liked it :)

[poppins95]

I love this its soo cute thanks for putting it on here i enjoyed it alot and its really cool how the can be so old and still do such a great job!!!! but is that really the name of the song because iv searched for it and cant find it anywere?