Two Tenors
Wes Hampton recently went to a Steve Green concert. During the concert, Green called him up to the stage for a duet on “It is Well With My Soul.”
Hampton posted a video of the song:
Seeing this got me thinking that a “three tenors” concert series featuring Green, Hampton, and one other former Gaither Vocal Band tenor (Larnelle Harris, David Phelps, or Terry Franklin) would probably produce some great nights of music.
Comment by Diana (July 31, 2008, 8:00 am)
I don’t think there would even need to be a third tenor. From what I heard here, I’d like some more with just these two!
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Comment by Donna (July 31, 2008, 8:15 am)
I’d like the first two, but I’d enjoy the “threesome” as well. Daniel, why don’t you just call up ole Bill and ask him to do it!!
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Comment by Daniel J. Mount (July 31, 2008, 8:47 am)
Sorry, don’t know his phone number.
I guess I do know some people who know him, though.
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Comment by Jeremy Bell (July 31, 2008, 4:52 pm)
I have had this idea for quite some time only my three tenors would be different. I would love to see Larry Ford, David Phelps, and Larnelle Harris together. Bobby Clark or Steve Green would probably be close behind those first guys, all of course in my opinion.
Jeremy
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Comment by Meagan Williams (July 31, 2008, 8:28 pm)
Great idea! Personally, this is really amazing to me. I actually got emotional when I first read Wes Hampton’s post about this. To think about singing with one of my vocal ‘heroes’ is too incredible to think about. What an amazing moment that must have been for him. I’m so glad he got the chance to live his dream and have that experience.
I, too, would love to hear more from the two of them. The timbres of their voices match well and they blend beautifully!
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Comment by Quaid (August 1, 2008, 12:20 pm)
Imagine Johnny Cook, Steve Ladd, and Dan Keeton taking turns on “Looking For A City”.
What about a tenor quartet? David Phelps, Danny Funderburk, Anthony Facello, and Tony Jarman. That would be a very E-NUN-CI-A-TED performance with those 4 vocally expressive tenors. Who would sing the bass octive though?
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Comment by Amy Rogers (August 1, 2008, 1:30 pm)
Please don’t take this for cynical or sarcastic, but I really like Ernie’s lower ranges. Of course I don’t really mean bass, but if you’re after a tenor quartet …
The first time I listened to him sing “What a Difference a Day Makes” (off the NQC album), several years ago, I didn’t even believe it was him. I had to go back and listen to it again. He was singing in a lead singer’s range. (And I thought it sounded really good.)
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Comment by Quaid (August 1, 2008, 1:53 pm)
NQC 1999. I have that compilation project also. Yes, Ernie does have good low lead tones.
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Comment by Jeremy (August 5, 2008, 1:11 am)
Ernie tells the story that in his early days he traveled quite a distance to try out for a quartet and they told him that he needed to focus on lead singing becuase he wasnt strong enough to be a tenor.
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