Bobby Clark

Bobby Clark’s first professional quartet job was with the Deep South Quartet, which he joined in 1955. During the 1950s, he also sang with the Oak Ridge Quartet and the Rangers Quartet. He joined the Weatherford Quartet in 1961. When Earl and Lily Weatherford left the Cathedral of Tomorrow, he stayed with Glen Payne and Danny Koker to found the Cathedral Trio.

He stayed with the Cathedrals until 1968. He also came back briefly in 1972 before leaving to join the Dixie Echoes for a six-month stint.

He was a Baptist pastor from 1974-1989. For at least some of this time, he was the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Winter Springs, Florida.

He sang with the Men of Music from 1995 through 1998. He then took a several year hiatus from Southern Gospel music. He launched a solo career in 2006.

Singing Career

1955-56 Deep South Quartet
1956-57 Oak Ridge Quartet
1957-61 Rangers Quartet
1961-63 Weatherford Quartet
1963 The Cathedral Trio
1964-68 The Cathedral Quartet
1972 The Cathedral Quartet
1972 Dixie Echoes
? Frontiersmen
1995-98 Men of Music

Personal Discography (incomplete)

1963: Introducing the Cathedral Trio (Cathedrals)
1963: When the Saints Go Marching In (Cathedrals)
1964: Beyond the Sunset (Cathedrals)
1965: Taller than Trees (Cathedrals)
1965: Presenting the Cathedral Quartet, Mariner’s Quartet, Gospel Harmony Boys (Cathedrals)
1965: With Strings (Cathedrals)
1966: With Brass (Cathedrals)
1966: Greatest Gospel Hits (Cathedrals)
1966: Land of the Bible (Cathedrals)
~1968: Family Album (Cathedrals)

3:1 CD Review: Right Now (The Old Paths)

3:1 Reviews offer three highlights of an album and one area that could have been improved. 1: Daniel Ashmore. Since the Old Paths’ last album, they had a change at the bass position. They found 21-year-old Daniel Ashmore—and what a find! He sings with a warmth and rich resonance which suggest comparisons to Big John Hall [...]

CD Review: Inspired (Justin Terry)

Tenors, lead singers, and baritones record solo projects. Bass singers rarely record solo projects. When they do, those solo projects are often more intriguing than anything else. It can be fascinating to hear a singer whose strength is rattling subwoofers attempt the broader range a solo album demands. The lowest bass singers sometimes don’t have [...]

3:1 CD Review: Live at Silver Dollar City (Dixie Echoes)

3:1 Reviews offer three highlights of an album and one area that could have been improved. 1: How Big is God. During Pat Barker’s time with the Dixie Echoes, “How Big is God” became his signature song. But much like Scott Fowler proved that the Cathedrals should keep singing “Champion of Love,” Mike Jennings proves that [...]

3:1 CD Review: In Good Hands (Declaration)

3:1 Reviews offer three highlights of an album and one area that could have been improved. 1: I’d Still Walk With Jesus. If this Jim Brady song sounds vaguely familiar, there is a good reason—it was recorded in 2006 by the Rochesters. But few remember that rendition, and the two groups have rather divergent styles. Of [...]

3:1 CD Review: Gospel Echoes: Treasures from the Stamps Quartet Music Company (Heritage Harmony Quartet)

3:1 Reviews offer three highlights of an album and one area that could have been improved. 1: Concept. Few Southern Gospel releases can claim to be completely unique, but this is one of them. Shawn Degenhart, lead singer and visionary behind the project, had special access to the Stamps Quartet Music Company’s extensive 5,000+-song catalog. While [...]

3:1 CD Review: The Call is Still the Same (Dixie Melody Boys)

3:1 Reviews offer three highlights of an album and one area that could have been improved. 1. “The Call is Still the Same”: The title cut is an autobiographical look at the challenges and blessing of a life spent following Christ. Tenor Matt Felts anchors the song, the best anthem the group has recorded in a [...]