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'''The Delta Rhythm Boys''' was an American vocal group active from 1934 to 1987.<ref name="AM" />
'''The Delta Rhythm Boys''' were an American vocal group active from 1934 to 1987.<ref name="AM" />


The group was formed at [[Langston University]] in [[Langston, Oklahoma]], in 1934 by Carl Jones, Traverse Crawford, Otha [[Lee Gaines]], and [[Kelsey Pharr]].<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-delta-rhythm-boys-mn0000816895/biography |title=The Delta Rhythm Boys |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> They moved to [[Dillard University]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], in 1936 and worked there under [[Frederick Hall (Louisiana musician)|Frederick Hall]] as the Frederick Hall Quintet and the New Orleans Quintet.<ref name="AM" />
The group was formed at [[Langston University]] in [[Langston, Oklahoma]], in 1934 by Carl Jones, Traverse Crawford, Otha [[Lee Gaines]], and [[Kelsey Pharr]].<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-delta-rhythm-boys-mn0000816895/biography |title=The Delta Rhythm Boys |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> They moved to [[Dillard University]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], in 1936 and worked there under [[Frederick Hall (Louisiana musician)|Frederick Hall]] as the Frederick Hall Quintet and the New Orleans Quintet.<ref name="AM" />
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They performed on radio programs such as ''[[Amos and Andy]]'' and ''[[The Joan Davis Show]]'', and performed on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] in the shows ''[[Sing Out the News]]'' and ''[[Hot Mikado]]''.<ref name="AM" /> The group appeared extensively in 15 films.<ref name="asg">{{cite book|last1=Warner|first1=Jay|title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today|date=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780634099786|url=https://archive.org/details/americansingingg00warn|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/americansingingg00warn/page/24 24]|quote=Delta Rhythm Boys.|access-date=July 24, 2016|language=en}}</ref> They resettled permanently in Europe in 1956.<ref name="AM" />
They performed on radio programs such as ''[[Amos and Andy]]'' and ''[[The Joan Davis Show]]'', and performed on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] in the shows ''[[Sing Out the News]]'' and ''[[Hot Mikado]]''.<ref name="AM" /> The group appeared extensively in 15 films.<ref name="asg">{{cite book|last1=Warner|first1=Jay|title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today|date=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780634099786|url=https://archive.org/details/americansingingg00warn|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/americansingingg00warn/page/24 24]|quote=Delta Rhythm Boys.|access-date=July 24, 2016|language=en}}</ref> They resettled permanently in Europe in 1956.<ref name="AM" />


Lee Gaines died of cancer in [[Helsinki]], Finland on July 15, 1987.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/21/obituaries/lee-gaines-73-a-jazz-singer.html Obituaries: Lee Gaines, 73, a Jazz Singer] ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 21, 1987.</ref> At Gaines's funeral (on July 22, 1987), Hugh Bryant collapsed while performing, and died, apparently from a heart attack.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/24/obituaries/hugh-bryant-dies-as-he-sings-tribute-at-lee-gaines-funeral.html Obituaries: Hugh Bryant Dies as He Sings Tribute at Lee Gaines Funeral] ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 24, 1987.</ref>
Lee Gaines died of cancer in [[Helsinki]], Finland on July 15, 1987.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/21/obituaries/lee-gaines-73-a-jazz-singer.html Obituaries: Lee Gaines, 73, a Jazz Singer] ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 21, 1987.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Dead Rock Stars Club - The 1980s |url=https://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/1980.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=thedeadrockstarsclub.com}}</ref> At Gaines's funeral (on July 22, 1987), Hugh Bryant collapsed while performing, and died, apparently from a heart attack.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/24/obituaries/hugh-bryant-dies-as-he-sings-tribute-at-lee-gaines-funeral.html Obituaries: Hugh Bryant Dies as He Sings Tribute at Lee Gaines Funeral] ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 24, 1987.</ref>


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
'''Bass'''
'''Bass'''
* Floyd Marmon 1933-1933(before they became popular)
* 1934–1987: [[Lee Gaines]]
* 1934–1987: [[Lee Gaines]]


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* 1934–1944: Elmaurice Miller
* 1934–1944: Elmaurice Miller
* 1940–1944: Clinton Holland
* 1940–1944: Clinton Holland
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* 1944–1960: Carl Jones (died September 21, 2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Jones Obituary (2010) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/carl-jones-obituary?id=21353832 |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
* 1944–1960: Carl Jones
* 1960–1974: Herb Coleman (died June 12, 1974)<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Singer Shot to Death |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 13, 1974 |page=I-21}}</ref>
* 1960–1974: Herb Coleman
* 1974–1987: Walter Trammell
* 1974–1987: Walter Trammell


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* 1934–1940: Joseph "Essie" Adkins
* 1934–1940: Joseph "Essie" Adkins
* 1940–1943: Harry Lewis
* 1940–1943: Harry Lewis
* 1943–1960: Kelsey Pharr (died April 20, 1961)<ref>{{Cite news |date=1961-04-21 |title=Article clipped from The Miami News |pages=4 |work=The Miami News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/16845500/ |access-date=2023-06-09}}</ref>
* 1943–1960: Kelsey Pharr
* 1951–1954: Cliff Holland (temporary replacement for Pharr)
* 1951–1954: Cliff Holland (temporary replacement for Pharr)
* 1962–1987: Hugh Bryant
* 1962–1987: Hugh Bryant<ref name=":0" />

== Deaths ==
Kelsey Pharr died on April 20, 1961.(He had fallen ill and entered a hospital prior)

Elmaurice Miller died on September 13, 1962, at the age of 59.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elmaurice Miller |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6008205/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

Clinton Holland died In August of 1968, at the of 51.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clinton Holland |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8924754/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

On June 12, 1974, in Cannes, France, Herb Coleman and Delta Rhythm Boys members had just left the casino Palm Beach where they had just played their jazz classics when they saw a Frenchman playing Russian roulette in the street. Herb Coleman wanted to prevent the young man from playing with the revolver. The man then turned the weapon against the singer and fired, killing Herb Coleman. The man, a 29-year-old French barber, was drunk. He was arrested and charged with murder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herb Coleman |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4987932/bio#trivia |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en}}</ref>

Traverse Crawford died on July 26, 1975, at the age of 59.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Traverse Crawford |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3075462/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

Harry Lewis died In August of 1984, at the age of 69.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Lewis |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8926402/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

Joseph "Essie" Adkins died on August 21, 1990, at the age of 81.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Essie Adkins |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8917569/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

Clifford Holland died on September 26, 1990, at the age of 71.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clifford Holland |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390642/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Carl Jones died on September 21, 2010, at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Jones |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427686/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>


'''Pianist'''


* 1934–1987: Rene DeKnight (died January 24, 2004.)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eK8JAQAAMAAJ&q=rene+DeKnight |title=Living Blues |date=2004 |publisher=Living Blues Publications |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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The Delta Rhythm Boys
The quartet with pianist Rene DeKnight. Top left to right: Lee Gaines, DeKnight. Center: Carl Jones. Bottom left to right: Traverse Crawford, Kelsey Pharr.
Background information
GenresR&B, jazz, gospel
Years active1934–1987

The Delta Rhythm Boys were an American vocal group active from 1934 to 1987.[1]

The group was formed at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma, in 1934 by Carl Jones, Traverse Crawford, Otha Lee Gaines, and Kelsey Pharr.[1] They moved to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1936 and worked there under Frederick Hall as the Frederick Hall Quintet and the New Orleans Quintet.[1]

They performed on radio programs such as Amos and Andy and The Joan Davis Show, and performed on Broadway in the shows Sing Out the News and Hot Mikado.[1] The group appeared extensively in 15 films.[2] They resettled permanently in Europe in 1956.[1]

Lee Gaines died of cancer in Helsinki, Finland on July 15, 1987.[3][4] At Gaines's funeral (on July 22, 1987), Hugh Bryant collapsed while performing, and died, apparently from a heart attack.[5]

Personnel[edit]

Bass

First tenor

  • 1934–1944: Elmaurice Miller
  • 1940–1944: Clinton Holland
  • 1944–1960: Carl Jones (died September 21, 2010)[6]
  • 1960–1974: Herb Coleman (died June 12, 1974)[7]
  • 1974–1987: Walter Trammell

Second tenor

  • 1934–1975: Traverse Crawford
  • 1975–1987: Ray Beatty

Baritone

  • 1934–1940: Joseph "Essie" Adkins
  • 1940–1943: Harry Lewis
  • 1943–1960: Kelsey Pharr (died April 20, 1961)[8]
  • 1951–1954: Cliff Holland (temporary replacement for Pharr)
  • 1962–1987: Hugh Bryant[4]

Pianist

  • 1934–1987: Rene DeKnight (died January 24, 2004.)[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Harris, Craig. "The Delta Rhythm Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 24. ISBN 9780634099786. Retrieved July 24, 2016. Delta Rhythm Boys.
  3. ^ Obituaries: Lee Gaines, 73, a Jazz Singer The New York Times, July 21, 1987.
  4. ^ a b "The Dead Rock Stars Club - The 1980s". thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Obituaries: Hugh Bryant Dies as He Sings Tribute at Lee Gaines Funeral The New York Times, July 24, 1987.
  6. ^ "Carl Jones Obituary (2010) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "U.S. Singer Shot to Death". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1974. p. I-21.
  8. ^ "Article clipped from The Miami News". The Miami News. April 21, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Living Blues. Living Blues Publications. 2004.

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