The Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet was a Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 Quartet

Quartet

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 that was formed by Jerry Falwell

Jerry Falwell

Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. was an evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative commentator from the United States. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia...

 (not a member) at Thomas Road Baptist Church

Thomas Road Baptist Church

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 in 2000. The group performed weekly on The Old Time Gospel Hour TV program that Falwell hosted, in addition to having a small travel schedule. In addition to selling their merchandise at concerts, they also recruited students for Liberty University

Liberty University

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.

The group quickly became one of the most popular new groups in the Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 genre, even winning a Singing News Fan Award

Singing News Fan Awards

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 for Favorite Horizon Group

Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Horizon Group

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 in 2001. The group's popularity was hurt by the departure of founding tenor Robbie Hiner in 2005 and by sponsor Jerry Falwell's death in 2007. After Tony Jarman announced his departure in October 2007, the group announced its disbandment on November 7, 2007.

Group Members

Tenor

Robbie Hiner (2000–2005)
Tony Jarman

Tony Jarman

Tony Jarman is a solo Southern Gospel artist. Prior to his solo ministry, he sang with the Poet Voices, Legacy Five, and the Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet. Between his Legacy Five and Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet eras, he was a soloist...

 (2005–2007)

Lead

Wyatt Wilson (2000–2007)

Baritone

Jeff Stanley (2000–2006)
Ron Grimes (2006–2007)

Bass

Christian Davis (2000–2003)
Jeff Pearles (2003–2005)
Jerry Pilgrim (2005–2007)

Discography

The Lamb Is King-2001 (Daywind Records)

The Return-2002 (Daywind Records)

Hymns-2004

Classics-2004

Restoration-2005 (Song Garden Music Group)

The Word Is Out-2007