The Fairfield Four

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  • Formed: Nashville, TN
  • Years Active: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

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Biography Wikipedia

Wikipedia:

The Fairfield Four is a gospel group that has existed for over 90 years. They started as a trio in Nashville, Tennessee's Fairfield Baptist Church in 1921. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts. The group won the 1998 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. As a quintet, they featured briefly in the motion picture O Brother, Where Art Thou?.

The group gained more popular recognition after appearing on John Fogerty's 1997 album Blue Moon Swamp, singing on the track "A Hundred and Ten in the Shade". They also undertook live appearances with Fogerty.

Awards

National Endowment for the Arts, National Heritage Award, 1989Tennessee Lifetime Achievement Award, 1994Nashville Music Award Lifetime Achievement Award, 1995James Cleveland Stellar Award, 1996Grammy Award, Best Traditional Gospel Recording, for I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, 1997Gospel Music Hall of Fame, inducted in 1999