(1953–1957) (died March 21, 1957; aged 44) Rosie Rozell (1958–1969, 1973, 1978, 1977–1981) (died February 28, 1995; aged 66) Shaun Neilsen (1969–1973, 1975) Willie Wynn (1973–1974) Wayne Hilton (1974–1975) Johnny Cook (1992–1993) (died May 14, 2000; aged 51) Tank Tackett (1993) Steve Warren (1994) Gene Miller (1994) Wallace Nelms (1994–2001) Lead Mosie Lister (1948) (died February 12, 2015; aged 93) Jake Hess (1948–1963, 1975, 1977–1979, 1988, 1992–1993) (died January 4, 2004; aged 76) Gary McSpadden (1960) (filled in for Jake Hess) (died April 15, 2020; aged 77) Les Roberson (1953) (also filled in for Jake Hess) Jack Toney (1963–1966, 1967–1968, 1979, 1994–2001) (died April 15, 2004; aged 70) Roy McNeal (1966–1967) Jim Hill (1968–1971) Gary Timbs (1971–1973) Elmer Cole (1973–1974) David Will (1975) Buddy Burton (1979–1981, 1993–1994) Wayne Little (1993) Baritone Bervin Kendrick (1948–1951) Troy Posey (1951) Doy Ott (1951–1978) (died November 6, 1986; aged 67) Chris Hess (1978–1979) Ed Hill (1979–1980) (died July 13, 2020) Richard Coletrane (1981) Buddy Burton (1988, 1993) Biney English (1992–1993) Scooter Simmons (1993) Jerry Candler (1993–1994) Mike Loprinzi (1994–1998) Rick Fair (1998–2001) Bass Gordon Hill (1948) A.D. Soward (1949) Jim Wetherington (1949–1973) (died October 3, 1973; aged 50) Ray Burdett (1973–1975) Tommy Thompson (1979–1980, 1988) J. D. Sumner (1981) (died November 16, 1998; aged 73) Larry Strickland (1988) Bob Caldwell (1992–1993) Hovie Walker (1993) Stacy Bragg (1993) Nic Val (1987–1988, 1991, 1993) Roy Pauley (1993) Doug Young (1994–2001) Discography 1957: The Statesmen Quartet with Hovie Lister 1958: The Statesmen Quartet Sings with Hovie Lister 1958: The Bible Told Me So (RCA) 1959: Hymns 1959: I'll Meet You By the River (RCA) 1959: Get Away Jordan 1960: Mansion Over the Hilltop (RCA) 1960: On Stage (RCA) 1960: Something To Shout About 1960: Encores 1960: Peace, O Lord 1960: Statesmen Blackwood Favorites 1961: Out West (RCA) 1961: Through the States (RCA) 1962: Stop, Look & Listen for the Lord 1962: Camp-Meeting Hymns (RCA) 1962: Singing Time in Dixie (Skylight) 1963: The Mystery of His Way (RCA) 1963: Message in the Sky (RCA Camden) 1963: A Gospel Concert 1964: Hovie Lister Sings with His Famous Statesmen Qt. (RCA) 1964: Hovie Lister Spotlights Doy Ott (RCA) 1964: Songs Of Faith (RCA Camden) 1965: The Best Of The Statesmen Quartet (RCA) 1964: Doris Akers & The Statesmen Sing for You 1965: The Sensational Statesmen Quartet (RCA) 1965: Sings the Golden Gospel Songs (RCA) 1965: All Day Sing & Dinner