Former Southern Gospel Group
TheMasters Five orMasters V was aSouthern Gospel Music quartet founded in 1980 byHovie Lister as a special consolidation of well-known performers fromThe Statesmen Quartet andThe Blackwood Brothers.[1] The group featuredJ.D. Sumner as bass,Rosie Rozell and then Steve Warren as tenor,James Blackwood andJake Hess alternating between lead and baritone, and Lister on piano.[2] Their self-titled debut album,The Masters V, won the 1981Grammy Award forbest traditional gospel performance.[3] The quartet subsequently endured several personnel changes, often due to health and age-related issues.[2] The group's final performance was in 1988.
- The Masters V (1981)Skylite SLP 6256; reissued asHow Great Thou Art (1988) Temple Records
- O What a Savior (1982 ) Skylite SLP 6265 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Masters V Present Their Majestic Bass, J.D. Sumner (1982) Skylite
- The Legendary Masters V (1982) Skylite SLP 6282 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Featuring… (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Live at the Joyful Noise (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Thru the Years (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Good Things (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Master’s Hymns (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Masters V Present Their Magnificent Bass, J.D. Sumner (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Sing Fabulous Blackwood Brothers Hits (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Masters V Present 50 Years with the Fabulous James Blackwood (1985) Skylite Records
- Classics of Yesteryear (1986) Skylite SLP 6363 (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- Have a Little Faith (1986) Merinet
- Sing Me a Song About Jesus (1987) Riversong (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
- The Legend Lives On (1988) Skylite (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister)
- Sing Award Winning Songs of JD Sumner (1988) Skylite (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister)
- Superlative Bass JD Sumner (1988) (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister)
- The Original Masters Five (1991)Bibletone Records
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- Shaun Nielsen – tenor
- Jack Toney – lead
- Ed Hill – baritone
- J. D. Sumner – bass
- Hovie Lister – piano/vocals
- CJ Almgren – piano (1988)
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