Jake Hess (second from right) with the Imperials in the 1966 film Sing A Song For Heaven's Sake. Jake Hess (December 24, 1927 – January 4, 2004) was an American Grammy Award -winning southern …

Dec 18, 2024 · Hess was known for the popular gospel songs "Who Am I?," "Wouldn't Take Nothin' for My Journey Now," and "Brighten the Corner Where You Are." His innovations in gospel …

Jake Hess' career started at the age of 16, when he joined the popular John Daniel Quartet in 1943, making his recorded debut on "Just a Prayer Away". (He had previously sung with Louie Auten and …

Jan 5, 2004 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Gospel music veteran Jake Hess died early Sunday, Jan. 4, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Ala. He was 76. During his 60-plus years in the business, …

Jan 4, 2004 · Hess married Joyce McWaters, the daughter of a gospel promoter who sang with her cousins billed as the Gallant Quartet. During the late 1940s, Hess sang with the Sunny South …

The winner of four Grammy awards, Hess was a founding father of the National Quartet Convention and a director of the Gospel Music Association. He has hosted television shows in Nashville and California.

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Oct 8, 2016 · Jake Hess, Jr. has become a well-known southern gospel songwriter, in addition to being married to Judy Martin of The Martins. In 1989 Jake’s nephew Steve Hess & Eugene Baker (Hess & …

Jan 7, 2004 · Jake Hess, a leading figure in gospel music for more than 50 years and a key vocal inspiration for Elvis Presley, died Sunday of pneumonia at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, …

Jan 4, 2004 · As the lead vocalist of the pioneering Statesmen Quartet, Jake Hess was not only an instrumental force in expanding the popularity and boundaries of Southern gospel, but his outsized, …