The Masters Five or Masters V was a Southern Gospel Music quartet founded in 1980 by Hovie Lister as a special consolidation of well-known performers from

The Statesmen Quartet The Statesmen Quartet (also known as Hovie Lister and The Statesmen Quartet) were an American southern gospel quartet founded in 1948 by Baptist Minister Hovie Lister. Along with the Blackwood Brothers, the Statesmen Quartet were considered ...

and

The Blackwood Brothers The Blackwood Brothers are an American southern gospel quartet. Pioneers of the Christian music industry, they are 8-time Grammy Award winners in addition to winning 7 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. They are also members of the Memp ...

. The group featured

J.D. Sumner John Daniel Sumner (November 19, 1924 – November 16, 1998) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and music promoter noted for his bass voice, and his innovation in the Christian and Gospel music fields. Sumner sang in five quartets and ...

as bass,

Rosie Rozell Roland Dwayne “Rosie” Rozell (August 29, 1928 – February 28, 1995) was a tenor in the Southern Gospel Music industry. He was a tenor singer for several groups, starting with the Tulsa Trumpeters, The Statesmen Quartet, Rosie Rozell and the ...

and then Steve Warren as tenor, James Blackwood and Jake Hess alternating between lead and baritone, and Lister on piano."The Masters Five"
, GOGR Music History, Grand Ole Gospel Reunion, 2005 Their self-titled debut album, ''The Masters V'', won the 1981

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

for best traditional gospel performance. The quartet subsequently endured several personnel changes, often due to health and age-related issues. The group's final performance was in 1988.

Discography

*''The Masters V'' (1981) Skylite SLP 6256; reissued as ''How Great Thou Art'' (1988) Temple Records *''O What a Savior'' (1982 ) Skylite SLP 6265 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''The Masters V Present Their Majestic Bass, J.D. Sumner'' (1982) Skylite *''The Legendary Masters V'' (1982) Skylite SLP 6282 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''Featuring…'' (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''Live at the Joyful Noise'' (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''Thru the Years'' (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''Good Things'' (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''The Master’s Hymns'' (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''The Masters V Present Their Magnificent Bass, J.D. Sumner'' (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''Sing Fabulous Blackwood Brothers Hits'' (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''The Masters V Present 50 Years with the Fabulous James Blackwood'' (1985) Skylite Records *''Classics of Yesteryear'' (1986) Skylite SLP 6363 (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''Have a Little Faith'' (1986) Merinet *''Sing Me a Song About Jesus'' (1987) Riversong (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister) *''The Legend Lives On'' (1988) Skylite (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister) *''Sing Award Winning Songs of JD Sumner'' (1988) Skylite (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister) *''Superlative Bass JD Sumner'' (1988) (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister) *''The Original Masters Five'' (1991) Bibletone Records

Members

Line-ups

* Hovie Lister 1980-1988 *

1980-1988 * James Blackwood 1980-1987 * Jake Hess 1980-1987 *

1980-1983 *Shaun Nielsen 1983/1988 *Steve Warren 1984-1987 *Chris Hess *Tommy Thompson *Buddy Burton *Charles Yates *Ed Hill 1987-1988 *Jack Toney 1988

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masters V American gospel musical groups Musical groups established in 1980 Southern gospel performers Gospel quartets