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Statesmen Quartet - 1949 - I'VE GOT A NEW BORN FEELING.wmv

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Uploaded by on Jun 11, 2011

Dec. 1949 Rare footage of the Statesmen with Cat Freeman on high tenor and Jake Hess before the wig

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  • Thank you so very much. I have the hardest time remembering his name. When he left the Statesmen to join Bobby Strickland and the Crusaders, the accident that killed Bobby Strickland broke Bervin's back and from that day he was never able to travel with a quartet group again due to the pain in his back. That is so sad because he was a great talent. Thanks again for the info, God bless and Merry Christmas.

  • Yes you are right, this is the first videos the Statesmen ever made. The high Tenor is Cat Freeman, Sister Vestal Goodman's brother from Fyffe, AL. I can not remember the baritone's name. But he left the Statesmen to join Bobby strickland when he formed the Crusaders in Birmingham, AL. The Crusaders were a great quartet but tragedy struck when a drunk driver hit their car head on when returning from a concert. Bobby Strickland was killed,

  • You are most welcome. I'm glad I could share,

  • Yes Cat Freeman is one of my favorites as well. Yes Cat followed Bobby Strickland.

  • Thanks you!! I was thrilled when I found these. They are the only ones in existence.

  • Thanks much for your positive comments. There are no earlier videos of the Statesmen before the two that I have entered. I also like the Rangers very much and will search my sources to see if there are anymore available.

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  • @PreservingMemories2

    The baritone is Bervin Kendrick.

  • This is the oldest video I have ever seen in the Statesmen. Thanks so much for publishing it. Where did YOU get it. I don't even know anyone, but Jake, Hovie and Chief and the tenor looks familiar. Anyway, it made my night to see them from so many years ago. I miss All of them

  • What a fantasic find.Thank you for sharing this

  • Did Cat sing tenor prior to Bobby Strickland leaving the group? I thought that Bobby was the tenor until about 1950 or 51. I did enjoy seeing the footage with Cat and Bervin. I have never seen a video with that line-up. Cat Freeman is one of my favorite tenor singers.

  • Another wonderful video! What good looking men they all were, along with being such marvelous singers.

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