The Fairfield Four

American gospel group founded in the Fairfield Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, in 1921. While typically performing as a quartet, they were founded as a trio and have also been a quintet.

Also known as Fairfield Four, The Fairfield Four Quartet, The Famous Fairfield Four, The Fairfield Five Singers.

John Battle (lead tenor vocals, 1921-47)
Harold Caruthers (baritone vocals, bass vocals, piano, 1921-46)
Rufus Caruthers (bass vocals, baritone vocals, 1921-44, 1946-48)
Lattimer Green (tenor vocals, 1925-28)
James Dotson (tenor vocals, 1928-30)
William Malone (tenor vocals, 1930-35)
Nathaniel Irvin (tenor vocals, 1935-40)
Sam McCrary (lead vocals, 1935-54, 1958-60, 1980-88)
George Gracie (tenor vocals, 1941-46)
Willie Frank Lewis (bass vocals, baritone vocals, 1944-53)
James Hill (baritone vocals, 1946-49, 1980-2000)
Isaac Freeman (bass vocals, 1948-49, 1980-2012)
Preston York (tenor vocals, 1949-54)
Edward Thomas (lead tenor vocals, 1949)
Willie Love (lead tenor vocals, 1950-82)
Clarence "Baby" Brooks (baritone vocals, 1950-54)
George McCurn (bass vocals, 1950-54)
Willmer M. Broadnax (lead vocals, baritone vocals, 1953-54)
Thomas Huggins, Jr. (baritone vocals, 1955-59)
Ben Vaughn (bass vocals, 1955-59)
Clarence Mills (lead vocals, 1958-60)
Joe Henderson (bass vocals, guitar, 1958-60)
Huey Brown (vocals, 1958-60)
David Aron (vocals, 1958-60)
Roscoe Robinson (vocals, 1958-60)
Willis Williams (vocals, 1958-60)
[a=Joe Whitaker (3)] (guitar, 1980-82)
W.L. Richardson (lead tenor vocals, 1982-95)
Wilson Waters (tenor vocals, 1982-95)
Robert Hamlett (tenor vocals, 1984-90, 1995-2014)
Walter Settles (lead vocals, 1991-99)
Joseph Rice (lead tenor vocals, 1995-2014)
Levert Allison (lead vocals, 2000-present)
Larrice Byrd, Sr. (baritone vocals, 2000-present)
Edward Hall (4) (tenor vocals, 2012-14)
Joseph Thompson (bass vocals, 2012-present)
Bobbye Sherrell (tenor vocals, 2014-present)