Pre-Release
- 1 JAN 1900
- 4 Songs
- Gospel Masters: Swing Low Sweet Chariot · 1940
- All That Jazz, Vol. 35: Swing Down Chariot! – The Essential Gospels of the Golden Gate Quartet (Recorded 1955-1960) [Remastered 2015] · 2015
- Gospel Masters: Swing Low Sweet Chariot · 1940
- Gospel Masters: Swing Low Sweet Chariot · 1940
- When The Saints Go Marching In · 2004
- 36 Essential Gospel Classics By The Golden Gate Quartet · 1997
- All That Jazz, Vol. 35: Swing Down Chariot! – The Essential Gospels of the Golden Gate Quartet (Recorded 1955-1960) [Remastered 2015] · 2015
- When The Saints Go Marching In · 2004
- Golden Gate Quartet Vol. 5 (1945-1949) · 1999
- Top 110 Classics - The Very Best of Golden Gate Quartet · 1996
- 2019
- 2015
Live Albums
- 2002
About Golden Gate Quartet
Pioneer Virginia gospel/pop quartet of the '30s and '40s. Calling their innovative approach to sacred hymns "jubilee" singing, the Golden Gate Quartet, propelled by Willie Johnson and William Langford, enjoyed massive acceptance far outside the church. Their smooth Mills Brothers-influenced harmonies made the Gates naturals for pop crossover success, and they began recording for Victor in 1937. National radio broadcasts and an appearance on John Hammond's 1938 "Spirituals to Swing" concert at Carnegie Hall made them coast-to-coast favorites. By 1941 the Gates were recording for Columbia minus Langford, and movie appearances were frequent: Star Spangled Rhythm, Hollywood Canteen, and Hit Parade of 1943, to name a few. Some experiments with R&B material didn't pan out during the late '40s, and Johnson defected to the Jubilaires in 1948. The group emigrated to France in 1959; led by veteran bass singer Orlando Wilson, the Golden Gate Quartet's vocal blend is as powerful as ever. ~ Bill Dahl
- ORIGIN
- Norfolk, VA, United States
- FORMED
- 1934
- GENRE
- Christian