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The Delta Rhythm Boys were an American vocal group active from 1934 to 1987.
The group was formed at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma, in 1934 by Carl Jones, Traverse Crawford, Otha Lee Gaines, and Kelsey Pharr. They moved to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1936 and worked there under Frederick Hall as the Frederick Hall Quintet and the New Orleans Quintet.
They performed on radio programs such as Amos and Andy and The Joan Davis Show, and performed on Broadway in the shows Sing Out the News and Hot Mikado. The group appeared extensively in 15 films. They resettled permanently in Europe in 1956.
Lee Gaines died of cancer in Helsinki, Finland on July 15, 1987. At Gaines's funeral (on July 22, 1987), Hugh Bryant collapsed while performing, and died, apparently from a heart attack.
Personnel
Bass
1934–1987: Lee Gaines
First tenor
1934–1944: Elmaurice Miller
1940–1944: Clinton Holland
1944–1960: Carl Jones (died September 21, 2010)
1960–1974: Herb Coleman (died June 12, 1974)
1974–1987: Walter Trammell
Second tenor
1934–1975: Traverse Crawford
1975–1987: Ray Beatty
Baritone
1934–1940: Joseph "Essie" Adkins
1940–1943: Harry Lewis
1943–1960: Kelsey Pharr (died April 20, 1961)
1951–1954: Cliff Holland (temporary replacement for Pharr)
1962–1987: Hugh Bryant
Pianist
1934–1987: Rene DeKnight (died January 24, 2004.)
References
External links
The Delta Rhythm Boys at the Vocal Group Hall of Fame website
The Delta Rhythm Boys at Doo Wop Nation
Jason Gross. Carl Jones Interview. Furious.com. January 2001.
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