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  James Blackwood - In Concert - By Art Greenhaw
Needless to say, the devotee is ecstatic, for by this seemingly small and insignificant gesture motivated by James Blackwood, the fan shares in a bit of the legacy and the glory of the Blackwood mystique, and in doing so, becomes more a part of the music...
James Blackwood is still on the scene, looking dapper as usual, even though this makes his third concert/service of the day, and he sung the night before at Fort Worth's legendary "Battle of Songs" until past midnight.
To many a Gospel singer, the thought of singing for James Blackwood is liken to a preacher preaching for Billy Graham, or maybe even St. Peter, and the young man can scarcely contain his deep excitement.
heroeswest.com /doughboyfan/BWDConcert.html   (794 words)

  
  The Blackwood Brothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Blackwood, who was on the GMA board of directors at the time, promptly issued an apology on behalf of the Blackwood Brothers.
After the departure of James Blackwood, the Blackwood Brothers continued to sing together with various lineups for the rest of the 20th century.
James Blackwood also had a group late in his life that was billed as the James Blackwood Quartet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Blackwood_Brothers   (682 words)

  
 utsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
James Blackwood is in his sixth season at UTSA and his fourth as head women’s track and field coach.
Blackwood began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Texas in 1972 as an assistant track and field/cross country coach with the Longhorns.
Blackwood returned to college coaching in 1997 as the head cross country and assistant track and field coach at Southern Mississippi University.
www.goutsa.com /track/women/bios/blackwood.asp   (440 words)

  
 Blackwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blackwood (traditionally in Monmouthshire) in Wales, United Kingdom
Blackwood, South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide in Australia
Easley Blackwood, his father, originator of the Blackwood convention.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blackwood   (166 words)

  
 CD Baby: JAMES BLACKWOOD: The Lost Recordings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
James Blackwood is a legend in the world of all music genres, and most certainly in the worlf of gospel music.
James started in the 1930's with his brothers, thus the name "The Blackwood Brothers" was created.
During the 1970's, James was aware that he might not always be in the greatest voice for his quartet and when time was left in the studio after the quartet had finished their latest project, he would send the group to the bus and keep the paino player in the studio.
cdbaby.com /cd/jamesblackwood   (458 words)

  
 A Tribute To James Blackwood
James and Mim would spend the rest of their life together and Mim became the role model for many "quartet wives" and she stood by James and realized the calling that God had put on his life.
James Blackwood, R. Blackwood, Doyle Blackwood and Bill Lyles were joined by Hilton Griswold and later Jackie Marshall on the piano.
James was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall Of Fame and the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall Of Fame and he won countless awards and honors for his contributions to the southern Gospel industry.
www.sgmusicforum.com /blackwood.htm   (1112 words)

  
 Blackwood Brothers Quartet - Memorial Tributes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Roy Blackwood was an ordained minister in the Church of God in the 20's and early 30's.
Doyle Blackwood was the bass singer in the original Blackwood Brothers Quartet and accompanied the group on guitar.
Blackwood was the baritone in the original Blackwood Brothers Quartet.
www.blackwoodbrothers.com /InMemory.html   (872 words)

  
 GOGR Music History Blackwood Brothers
Bill Shaw, James Blackwood, R.W. Blackwood, Bill Lyles, and Jackie Marshall were as close to perfection as any quartet that had ever appeared on a gospel stage or sang on a gospel recording.
The Blackwood Brothers played to sold out audiences wherever they appeared, and their recordings outsold all of their competitors (and yes, I use the word "competitors," for the groups of that day were always competing for their fan base and their pocketbooks).
James Blackwood and Hovie Lister were arguably the finest quartet managers of that day, and they realized that the two groups could fill nearly any auditorium in the country.
www.sgma.org /gogr_history/blackwoods_worstoftimes.htm   (1460 words)

  
 The Blackwood Brothers Record Album Vinyl
James Blackwood, who was on the GMA board of directors at the time, promptly issued an apology on behalf of the Blackwood Brothers.
After the departure of James Blackwood, the Blackwood Brothers continued to sing together with various lineups for the rest of the 20th century.
James Blackwood also had a group late in his life that was billed as the James Blackwood Quartet.
www.e-profession.com /records/Blackwood_Brothers_record.htm   (699 words)

  
 CMT.com : James Blackwood & The Light... : Biography
Gospel Singer of America" James Blackwood was born August 4, 1919 in Choctaw County, MS.
Tragedy struck on June 2, 1954 when R.W. and Lyles were killed in a plane crash; James immediately dissolved the Blackwood Brothers, only to reform the group soon after with his son James Jr., Roy's son Cecil and J.D. Sumner.
Blackwood died in Memphis, TN, on February 3, 2002, at the age of 82.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/blackwood_james/bio.jhtml   (247 words)

  
 Blackwood Gospel Quartet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet was formed in 1934 in the hills of Mississippi.
Mark is the son of the late Cecil Blackwood, who was the baritone for the group for forty-six years.
After Cecil's passing, James Blackwood, who was at the time the only living original member of the Blackwood Brothers, decided to retire the name Blackwood Brothers.
blackwoodgospel.com /about.html   (553 words)

  
 Wm. Blackwood Descendants
William Blackwood is the father of Martha, James, and John and is probably to be the father of Thomas.
Thomas Obediah Blackwood, son of Thomas was married in the Evangelical Reformed Church (United Church of Christ) in Frederick County, Maryland.
Descendants of Stephen Adison Blackwood, youngest son of John Blackwood, are said to have spoken with a Scottish brogue.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/karon_bosze/wbdescnd.htm   (1420 words)

  
 SAD NEWS : 7-Time Male Vocalist James Blackwood Dead at 82 - www.ezboard.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
James Blackwood went to be with the Lord this morning (February 3).
James Blackwood won the first five Male Vocalist titles in consecutive fashion and won two further Male Vocalist titles and is nominated for Country Album of the Year for "God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions," recorded with Ann-Margret, The Jordanaires, and The Light Crust Doughboys, with Art Greenhaw producing.
Dr Blackwood is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mim, his two sons and their wives, six grand-daughters, two great-granddaughters, and three great-grandsons.
p208.ezboard.com /fccmchatfrm98.showMessage?topicID=63.topic   (760 words)

  
 Blackwood Gospel Quartet
Roy Blackwood, Doyle Blackwood, their youngest brother, James, along with Roy's oldest son R.W. Blackwood, comprised the original quartet that was based out of Choctaw County, MS.
Cecil Blackwood, James Blackwood and J. Sumner were the founders of the famous National Quartet Convention formerly held in Memphis, TN.
After Cecil’s passing, James Blackwood, who was at the time the only living original member of the Blackwood Brothers, decided to retire the name Blackwood Brothers.
www.blackwoodgospel.com /bhistory.php   (809 words)

  
 Blackwood Brothers
James Blackwood was the voice of the Blackwood Brothers.
James had led the quartet through many trying times, and he was the head of the corporation.
James Blackwood would take a back seat in the quartet and sing special numbers with the quartet, allowing to preserve and rest his wonderful voice.
www.grandolegospelreunion.com /sg-101/blackwoods_70s.htm   (1147 words)

  
 The Blackwoods
James Blackwood’s parents were poor sharecroppers in rural Mississippi.
James made limited appearances with the group and, when his health improved, formed the Masters Five with vintage members of the Blackwoods and Statesmen.
Today James Blackwood, 80, is the patriarch of a family that could rightly be styled "the first family of Southern gospel music." He has been honored with plaques from two Assemblies of God general superintendents, Thomas F. Zimmerman and Thomas E. Trask.
pentecostalevangel.ag.org /articles/4481/4481_blackwoods.cfm   (1364 words)

  
 SGN SCOOPS Magazine & E-Zine - Official Website
James Blackwood was one of the original Blackwood Brothers singing group formed in 1934.
James Blackwood semi-retired in 1971 but still retained a keen interest and dedication to the cause of Gospel music, particularly with reference to matters that involved the Blackwood name.
James was converted to Christ at the tender age of seven in the Mount Olive Church in rural Mississippi.
www.sgnscoops.com /jamesblackwood.html   (2327 words)

  
 Blackwood Gospel Quartet
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet was formed in 1934 in the hills of Mississippi.
Mark is the son of the late Cecil Blackwood, who was the baritone for the group for forty-six years.
Derrick Boyd is the tenor for the Blackwood Gospel Quartet.
www.blackwoodgospel.com /about.html   (501 words)

  
 Musicscribe - Useful - Informative: James Blackwood Biography
James Blackwood and J. Sumner are noted for jointly designing the first bus for group touring purposes.
Blackwood frequently performed “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” and “More And More Like Jesus Everyday,” going out into the audience and delighting them by ending the song in tenor territory.
Blackwood was also a frequent guest on the Gaither Homecoming videos in the 1990s until his death in 2002.
www.musicscribe.com /2005/08/james-blackwood-biography.html   (570 words)

  
 Blackwood, James --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Blackwood was also a well-known solo performer and was a lifelong friend and early mentor to Elvis Presley.
His father, John James Ruskin, was a Scots wine merchant who had moved to London and made a fortune in the sherry trade.
British physicist and chemist James Dewar was born in Kincardine, Scotland.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9389077   (667 words)

  
 SC 584 (As Adopted by Senate and House) - 2002 Regular Session   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Blackwood, the last surviving founding member of the famed Blackwood Brothers Gospel Quartet, was sometimes called the Frank Sinatra of gospel music, an allusion to his 200 albums, 9 Grammys and personal appearances from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to the First Baptist Church in Moscow; and
Blackwood's life was his wife, Miriam Le.  They remained married for 62 years.  He is survived by his wife, two sons, Billy of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and Jimmy, of Memphis, Tennessee, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and
Blackwood's surviving family, and be made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
billstatus.ls.state.ms.us /documents/2002/html/SC/SC0584SG.htm   (457 words)

  
 James Blackwood - AOL Music
The year was 1934 and a fifteen year old James Blackwood joined with his brothers, Doyle and Roy and his nephew, R. to form a group named The Blackwood...
Blackwood Brothers in the early 60s, then with J.D. Sumner and...
Download, listen and watch James Blackwood music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/james-blackwood/37455/main   (130 words)

  
 Ash Wednesday sermon, James Blackwood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Blackwood was the last member of the world renowned Blackwood Brothers Quartet.
Blackwood was an intense man of faith who was most honored when the Assemblies of God bestowed upon him their highest recognition of achievement, "The General Superintendent's Medal of Honor" in 2001.
One of my first recollections of hearing James Blackwood and The Blackwood Brothers Quartet was in Choctaw County during the mid 1950's when I was just a lad.
www.buddysmith.com /ash_wednesday.htm   (1857 words)

  
 James Blackwood
James Blackwood gained prominence by the late-1930s as a member of the legendary Blackwood Brothers Quartet.
Under his guidance, Blackwood Brothers' recordings for RCA Victor set a high musical standard and garnered numerous music industry awards.
In later years, the popular lead singer sang as a member of the legendary Masters V and also led his own James Blackwood Quartet.
www.sgma.org /inductee_bios/james_blackwood.htm   (162 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/blackwoodbrothers
The Blackwood Brothers were touring in North Carolina at the time, however, a plane was chartered and they were able to fly to Memphis.
The Blackwood Brothers were guests on The Barbara Mandrell Show, Hee-Haw, Tom Snyder, Porter Wagoner, Grand Old Opry and had their own television show for many years.
The first time I heard James Blackwood sing I Want To Be More Like Jesus, I just knew somehow from that moment that I wanted to be a singer for the rest of my life.
www.myspace.com /blackwoodbrothers   (943 words)

  
 Southern Gospel Music Lovers - Decline of the Blackwood Brothers
JD's tenure with the Blackwoods was and is a matter of legendary record, but he hadn't been with that group for over 15 years.
On the Gaither video on the Blackwoods (sort of a reunion of former members and other family members taped in the early 90s) Cecil did not appear except in an interview with Bill and James which was taped at a different location than the reunion.
James had worked so hard for many years to things the right way but in just a few short years the Blackwood name took a major hit.
www.sogospellovers.com /forums/printthread.php?t=1873   (3279 words)

  
 Top 40 Under 40: D. James Blackwood Jr. | Legal > Law Firms from AllBusiness.com
James Blackwood Jr., 31, is an Attorney with Copeland Cook Taylor and Bush, P.A., in Ridgeland.
Of the seven letters of recommendation received for Blackwood for Top 40 consideration, F.E. McRae III of Watkins Ludlam Winter and Stennis, P.A., best described him as "truly a busy professional with every excuse and reason to be selfish with what spare time he has.
Blackwood became interested in a career in law after observing a civil trial during his second year of college.
www.allbusiness.com /legal/law-firms/1019315-1.html   (678 words)

  
 Skylite
James’ two sons, Billy and Jimmy agreed to add their vocals to selected songs from “The Lost Recordings”.
JAMES BLACKWOOD and THE BLACKWOOD BROTHERS are legends in the world of entertainment.
James, Bill Shaw, Cecil Blackwood and J. Sumner were at the pinnacle of harmony singing when they recorded these tunes.
skylitemasters.com   (634 words)

  
 Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Blackwood Brothers, then J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet and later with The Blackwood Brothers.
Jimmy is a 5-time Grammy award winner and the Blackwood Brothers and the Stamps Quartet have both been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
He played the piano for the James Blackwood Quartet and has served as a minister of music and has traveled in music ministry for over 15 years.
www.jimmyblackwood.org /Quartet.htm   (290 words)

  
 Southern Gospel Connection and Songs by Elvis Presley
     Cecil Stamps Blackwood, only the second baritone in the sixty-three-year history of the southern gospel's famed Blackwood Brothers Quartet, became one of Elvis Presley's best friends when the two were sixteen-year-old high schoolers in Memphis.
The Blackwood Brothers originated in 1934 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, when evangelist Roy Blackwood formed the quartet with his two brothers, Doyle and James, Roy's oldest son, R.W. One of Elvis's favorite gospel group was the Blackwood Brothers.
Blackwood' to James, and 'yes sir and no sir.' He called me Cecil because we were the same age.
gloco.tripod.com /elvispre4.html   (1243 words)

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