King's Heralds


The King's Heralds are a male gospel music quartet that began in 1927 and have recorded over 100 albums encompassing 30 languages.
They are primarily known for their a cappella singing and close harmony.

History

The King's Heralds began in 1927 by four college students; brothers Louis, Waldo and Wesley Crane and Ray Turner in Keene, Texas who began singing gospel music, under the name Lone Star Four.
They soon appeared with Pastor R. L. Benton on his radio program on KFPL from Waco, Texas.
In 1936, they were invited by H.M.S. Richards to join the Voice of Prophecy in California, and were renamed the King's Heralds after a radio naming contest. This association continued until 1982, when they became a self-supporting ministry.
The King's Heralds are also known by the name The Heralds, in Portuguese as the Arautos do Rei and in Spanish as Los Heraldos del Rey.
Purported to be the oldest continuous gospel quartet in America, they have been singing for almost a century!
Throughout the years they have performed in over 50 countries and continue to tour extensively.
They were the first gospel music group from the West to tour The People’s Republic of China since 1949, singing for the "First Invitational Symposium on the Christian Church in China" sponsored by the US/China Education Foundation.
Long associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Voice of Prophecy radio broadcast, the Heralds are now promoted as trans-denominational and are regular guests on Praise The Lord on TBN and It Is Written.

Discography

Most of their recordings have been released by Chapel Records.
  • "O Little Town of Bethlehem" also on 78rpm and 45rpm set
  • "Favorite Hymns and Songs" also on 78rpm set
  • "Deep River"
  • "King's Heralds & Del Delker"
  • "Garden of Prayer"
  • "Old Hymns of Faith vol.1"
  • "Old Hymns of Faith vol.2"
  • "That One Lost Sheep"
  • "Song of Heaven & Homeland"
  • "Jesus Is Coming Again" with Del Delker
  • "Radio Favorites"
  • "Songs for Sabbath"
  • "Silent Night"
  • "Songs of Thanksgiving"
  • "The Golden Moment"
  • "A Boy Named David"
  • "Our Prayer"
  • "Birthday of a King"
  • "Out of the Deep"
  • "I Believe"
  • "Lost in the Night"
  • "Camp-Meeting Favorites"
  • "Garden of Prayer"
  • "That Great Gettin'-Up Morning"
  • "There's A Wideness In God's Mercy"
  • "Come Children Join To Sing"
  • "We'll All Praise God" with Faith For Today Quartet
  • "King's Heralds Favorites Through 25 Years"
  • "Wheel In A Wheel"
  • "Near To The Heart Of God"
  • "Precious Memories"
  • "We Worship Thee"
  • "Master Designer"
  • "Listen To The Sound"
  • "Amazing Grace"
  • "It's Spiritual"
  • "Side By Side"
  • "Yes, God Is Real"
  • "A Cappella Again"
  • "Love"
  • "If My People"
  • "40th Anniversary Album"
  • "In Remembrance Of Me"
  • "Healing Love"
  • "Songs For Kids"
  • "Rainbow Album"
  • "Homesick For Heaven"
  • "Best Of Christmas"
  • "Don't Give Up!"
  • "Favorites Through The Years"
  • "Our Brand Of Country"
  • "Favorite American Folksongs"
  • "Another Rainbow"
  • "Try A Little Kindness"
  • "Honor The Lord"
  • "For All Us Kids"
  • "The Way We Were"
  • "Git'On Board"
  • "Homeward Bound"
  • "Morning Has Broken"
  • "Behold The Lamb"
  • "Be Still My Soul"
  • "The Heralds Christmas"
  • "I Need Thee Every Hour"
  • "70th Anniversary Album"
  • "Higher Ground"
  • "King's Heralds Reunion Concert"
  • "Fireside Reunion"
  • "Celebrate"
  • "Revival"
  • "Delivered! Spirituals"
  • "Jerry's Farewell"
  • "Then & Now" Recorded at the General Conference Session in St. Louis, MO.
  • "Encores" with Jim Ayars, with Jeff Pearles
  • "Anthology Volume 1"
  • "Anthology Volume 2"
  • "I Just Can't Wait!".
  • "Hymn Sessions" - arranged by Russell Hospedales, released at the National Quartet Convention.
  • "Then & Now" -recorded exclusively at the 2010 General Conference session in Atlanta, GA
  • "Wake Up, Church!" - released at the National Quartet Convention.
  • "Time's Windin' Up"
  • "Thy Blessed Spirit"
  • "Telling The World"
  • "Give The World A Smile"

Awards

  • Recipient of twenty-three Silver Angel Awards for "Excellence in Media", including six for "Best Male Vocal Group", fourteen for "Best Album" and a "Best International Broadcast" award for their own radio program, "Sounds of Praise".
  • "Gold" Angel Award for being the oldest continuous Gospel Quartet in America.

List of singers

Current singers

The quartet is currently composed of:
  • Don Scroggs - 1st Tenor
  • Bruce Hehn - 2nd Tenor
  • JR Rosa - Baritone
  • Jeff Pearles - Bass
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Complete list of singers

Past and present singers listed alphabetically by first name, including years in the group:
First Tenor:
  • Louis Crane
  • Bob Johnson
  • George Casebeer
  • Ben Glanzer
  • Frank Dietrich
  • Elwyn Ardourel
  • Robert E. Edwards
  • John Ramsey
  • Don Scroggs
Second Tenor:
  • Waldo Crane
  • Vernon Stewart
  • Ralph Simpson
  • Bob Seamount,
  • Frank Dietrich
  • John Thurber
  • Jerry Patton
  • Gerald Fuentes
  • Joel Borg
  • Jared Otto
  • Ben Jenkins
  • Mark Ringwelski
  • Joseph Smith
  • JR Rosa
  • Bruce Hehn
Baritone:
Bass:
  • Ray Turner
  • Jerry Dill,
  • Joe Melashenko
  • Jim McClintock
  • Jim Ayars
  • Jeff Pearles

Accompanists/Arrangers

  • Irving Steinel, 1937-1942
  • Al Avila, 1942-1950
  • Beth Thurston, 1950-1953
  • Brad Braley, 1953-1972
  • Calvin Taylor, 1972-1977
  • Jim Teel, 1977-1989
  • John Grover Lewis, 1989-1995
  • Russell Hospedales, 2002–2018

Timeline


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