The Harmonizing Four Only Believe 1991

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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• gospel
• quartet
• harmonizing
• four
• music
• ellis
• johnson
• tommy

[thankfulgurl]

goodness what a bass

[herschelzboy]

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.

[mcrew365]

Blessed my soul. 

[buddyzroadie]

@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.

[dmb2056]

Being a musician from Richmond, Va., I'm truly proud of these men who etched the name "The Harmonizing Four" as one of the greatest gospel groups of all time. I went to elementary school with the bass singer Mr. Ellis Johnson's daughter (Deborah). The family lived across the street from Armstrong High School's gym, where we "Creighton Court Boys" played at back in the day of the late '60's. My favorites are "Golden Bells" and "Motherless Child". The bass on that song would vibrate the walls!

[tvvoice]

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.

[wrestlerick01]

@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.

[chowman007]

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.

[KenLove291]

I really like their version of When They Ring Those Golden Bells - hope someone has a video of it. Was it Jimmy singing on it?

[wrestlerick01]

@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.

[bobbydee317]

Lonnie Smith is the father of Jazz artists Lonnie Liston Smith and Donald Smith who was a sensational singer.

[msnylorac]

dshock11, you have some awesome videos, keep on posting this great music, you don't hear this kind of singing anymore.