Johnny Parrack...that 6 foot tall Tenor Singer from Texas..yes, sir! He was with The Kingsmen Quartet from 1971-Early 1977. Then he left, and Big Ol' Jim Hamill 'bout to go crazy, findin' another Tenor Singer for The Kingsmen... The Ton of Fun! Then, Archie... Watkins, from...The Inspirations...(Yeah, The Kingsmen know 'em)!😁😁😁 Then...the day arrived for their new Tenor Singer to arrive. Jim Hamill's words were something like this:"Talk about inflation hittin'! This big car drives up, a step-ladder comes down out of the front driver's side door, and there he was! 5 Foot 2 inches tall...102 pounds! He came inside, and at first, I didn't like him... until I heard him start singin' about Jesus, and saw the tears rolling down his cheeks. Then, I knew that we had the right singer for the job"! I will say this: It's one thing to SING for Jesus, but it's another thing to LIVE for him!
Probably one of the best Southern Gospel quartets of all time!! Tim Riley and Jay Parrack owned their perspective parts. Fewer basses could go deeper and fewer tenors could go higher! Their sound was unmatched!!!
This video is great! It's so sad that Tim Riley's son, on the drums, was killed in an automobile accident, on the way to rehearsal. Tim Riley is a very gracious man. Jay sings tenor very, very, very well. I love to hear his Daddy, Johnny Parrack, who was with the Kingsmen back in the 70"s...may some in the 80's....Gwen Weaver
its been awhile since i listened to gold City and they are still a wow and a blessing. i have a young man who sing a mean tenor as well,but can't seem to get anyone to listen,but God's timeing he sang with jason crabb at church jason was in Del.jason was so kind to call him up on stage.But Gold City is one of my very favorites.
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Its all about Jesus crucified and resurrecting on that 3rd day to save us from all sin. Thank God for Jesus. Thank you Jesus for dying and resurrecting to save me from my sins.
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Gold City, with this group, sing great! Jay Parrack is pretty cool. I saw Jay pick up that microphone holder in a playful spirit . Jonathan Wilburn would make a great old- time gospel preacher. I love to hear Mark Trammel and Jim Riley. They're all great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Gwen Weaver 2-7-2010
If you get a chance to see "Heritage of Gold", please do! We saw them last week in Wooster, OH. The current GC line-up of Thomas Nalley, Chip Pullen, Daniel Riley and Chris West, along with Jay Parrack, Jonathan Wilburn, Mike LeFevre and Tim Riley. Wilburn & Wilburn, Jay Parrack, and The LeFevre Quartet also performed the first half of the show, and then they all came onstage to do requests of older GC songs. They were fantastic, and you could tell they really have fun together while sharing God's word through song. Tim Riley is still amazing! What a testament to God's healing power!
Descobri agora, meu Deus, quantos talentos maravilhosos abençoados por Deus pelo esse mundo, que Deus espalhou, David louvava a Deus com sons é danças na presença de Deus
I still think the best combination was when the four were Tim Riley, Ivan Parker, Mark LeFevre, and Brian Free, the versions of Midnight Cry, and There Rose a Lamb is awesome with that harmony, but these four ain't bad at all either.
Well that's great. Gospel music is music. Any music is art. Are you saying that only a certain kind of music is art? because gospel music is just as much as music as anything other music
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I love it! But I honestly think they should have retired the group after the personnel in this line-up left. They have never matched this level of quality since, in my opinion.
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I think pretty much everyone will agree with me if I say that lyrics are a very important part of a song. And yes, there might be other music with basses, but not profound basses like Tim Riley, JD Sumner, PDK...
How many groups made it big with 2 totally different lineups: Brian or Jay, Ivan or Jonathan, Mike or Mark, and Tim or Tim ( seeing if you're awake ). Piano: Taco or Channing. What would you choose
Both. 😊 I listen to this lineup and say, Wow, they were awesome! Then I go back and listen to the Brian, Ivan, Mike and Tim lineup and say Wow, they were awesome too!
Uh, yeah, if you read my comment once more you'll see I wrote "Tim Riley's low notes are good." Unfortunately, low bass notes are very scarce in popular music, so I must search here instead.
tix3 I sang bass in a quartet for many years. Sometimes there were people that you would see during the entire program that looked like they would rather be anywhere but there. Go figure the public.
Well MrDosmon...sorry but that can't happen. The group has ALREADY changed members. First of all no modern quartet seems to keep a single lineup for twenty years. The fact that Brian free sang with them twenty years ago has nothing to do with my comment. My post remains accurate...they had more hits with Brian Free and ivan parker than they have had put together since. Since this video was posted they have changed members again. So i guess this lineup wont have anymore hits huh??
I disagree about Brian Free. He is probably one of the best tenors ever. So is this one. I think they are both about equal. Godl city had more hits with Brian Free and Ivan Parker than they have since. Just my opinion about the tenors. Fact about the hits though.
Ok, so your saying the religious lyrics make a song worse when there are rap songs with hatred lyrics? Oh ya, that make a lot of sense from your part. And once again, get a clue
Well duh there genious. But lyrics arent everything in a song. So if you dont like the lyrics, focus on the music. Don't try to put down Christian lyrics
I believe i have there smarty. Lyrics don't make a song, so don't down a music just because of the lyrics. And if you had a brain at all, you would realize that there are other musics with basses. So go look around and critisize somebody else's music.
How come you always flame in your comments? It's annoying, please stop, you are giving christians a bad name. Don't you think I've tried focusing on the music? It's the only way I can enjoy it.
CCM is hardly squishy. This is the same kind of generalized comment I keep hearing from people who haven't listened to CCM in twenty years. And how is singing about an old-time hellfire brimstone preacher "emphasizing the message"? It's emphasizing a MAN.
Does it matter what you think? Um, no. If for me religious lyrics makes the song worse than it would be with non-religious lyrics, there is clearly something wrong with the lyrics, from where I stand.
This was great until one guy got rowdy and bumped the other guy and ruined it. No wonder people didn't want to get saved after that standing with their arms folded in disgust.
I think that you are totally off. I am standing up for christian's from obnoxious people like you. You need to learn when to back off. Lyrics and music makes a song. But just because you don't like the lyrics doesn't mean you have to critisize it. And you have no clue what it means to give a bad name for a christian
Common sense? What are you on about? Lyrics can't alone make a song, no, but a song without good lyrics is a lame song. It's a kind of symbiotic situation.
