Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet disbands
The Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet announced this morning that they are disbanding. Lead Singer Wyatt Wilson, the only original member remaining, stated:
God is leading me in a different direction after 31 years of singing. The group had a wonderful ministry for eight years. We saw hundreds of people accept Christ and many more be called to ministry. In the past two years alone we saw over 500 people accept Jesus as their personal savior. Gospel music is a special calling and reaches people that other ministries may never reach. I will always be thankful for God s hand on the Old time Gospel Hour Quartet. It was a wonderful experience to have been a part of a tremendous ministry with such outstanding men. We have enjoyed the support of the best fans and friends in the world. There are not sufficient words to truly express our thankfulness to the people who supported us throughout the years.
When founder Robbie Hiner left a few years ago, it was a loss for the group. Although the stated reason for the group’s retirement was Tony Jarman’s departure last month, Dr. Jerry Falwell’s recent death was probably also a factor, since the OTGHQ was the home quartet at his home church.
Their original lineup–Robbie Hinner, Wyatt Wilson, Jeff Stanley, and Christian Davis–had one of the best blends in Southern Gospel music. Each of the lineups since brought other things to the table as well, but I will remember the original one particularly warmly.
Comment by Adam Wallace (November 7, 2007, 2:53 pm)
That’s sortof shocking to me!
Comment by Aaron Swain (November 7, 2007, 5:23 pm)
Aw man.. that’s a huge disappointment…
Comment by Larry Bedford (November 7, 2007, 8:46 pm)
I’m glad that I have some of the otghq cds I thought they had a great sound. I liked Christian Davis as bass but I think Jeff Pearles also was a good bass with them.
Comment by Paul Jackson (November 13, 2007, 5:54 pm)
Congratulations are in order for these guys, for touching so many with HIS love and The Mighty Gospel!
PJ / The Prophets
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[...] Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet disbands. Though they’d struggled for several years (since their founder, Robbie Hiner, came off the road) this quartet got off to a very strong and promising start, and based largely on that, I was sorry to see them go. [...]
Comment by Chuck Damato (February 20, 2008, 3:29 pm)
Please help me to find some of Robbi Hiner’s albums
I been unsuccessful in locating any sources.
I do love his singing (SOLO)
Thank you so much,
Chuck Damato
chuckdamato@cs.com
Comment by Amy Rogers (February 20, 2008, 4:27 pm)
You could try forums.singingnews.com … There are a lot of folks on there who might know how to find them.
Comment by John (May 26, 2008, 10:49 pm)
I am looking for robbie hiner’s music….specifically a song titled: IN THE VALLEY HE RESTORETH MY SOUL”
I bought the vinyl album in the early 70s…I need a new one…preferably a CD….any ideas where I can find any of his CDs?
Thanks!
John
email: jetjock767@gmail.com