Biography: Odessa Harris, Odette and Ethel, Odette Jackson, Odie Payne, Odyssey, O'Ryan, Ohio Untouchables, Ol Skool, Old Friends Quartet, Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet,

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Odessa Harris Biography, Photos, Pictures

Blues vocalist and Arkansas native Odessa Harris first began singing as a member of her Baptist church choir in the 1940s This led to various jobs, including performing at gambling “crap houses,” traveling with a carnival, and a performance with James “Peck” Curtis on the KFFA 1360 AM radio program, “King Biscuit Time

Odette and Ethel Biography, Photos, Pictures

This gospel duo made history in the mid-’20s with two beautiful recordings, “Befo’ This Time Another You” and “When the Train Comes Along”; the latter song in particular developed into a gospel standard programmed by a wide variety of ensembles

Odette Jackson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Odette Jackson was one of a group of singers in the ’20s and ’30s whose talents were put to use on both gospel and blues recordings The division between these genres, one perceived as holy, one unholy and unruly, dominates biographical information about black artists from this era like the concept of “the good guy” in the plot of an oater

Drummer Odie Payne was born in Chicago on August 27, 1926 Fascinated by music as a child, Payne listened to everything he could get his hands on — classical, pop, musicals, big band

First formed as the Lopez Sisters (Carmen, Lillian, and Louise) in 1968, Carmen dropped out and Tony Reynolds (a Manilla native) joined to form Odyssey After performances in New York clubs, they hit it big in 1977 with the soft disco cuts “Native New Yorker” and “Easy Come, Easy Go

O’Ryan entered the crowded teen pop arena in late 2004 with his self-titled debut album, released by Tug Entertainment, a subsidiary of Universal Although 2004 was surely the year of Usher and he lacked the star power of that teen pop front-runner, O’Ryan nonetheless fit in well alongside fellow members of the pack, among them Mario, Ciara, Cassidy, Ashanti, and Marques Houston

Ohio Untouchables Biography, Photos, Pictures

Born October 15, 1938 in Luthersville, GA, guitarist, Robert Ward played with bands in the South before moving to Dayton, and had even served a military stint He formed the Ohio Untouchables in Dayton, Ohio, in 1960

Ol’ Skool is a new jack urban R&B group who released their first single, “Set You Free,” in the fall of 1997 The group features Pookie (vocals), Tony Love (vocals, guitar), Curtis Jefferson (vocals, bass) and Bobby Crawford (vocals, drum programming, keyboards)

Old Friends Quartet Biography, Photos, Pictures

The gospel vocal group Old Friends Quartet consists of Ernie Haase (tenor), Jake Hess (lead), Wesley Pritchard (baritone), and George Younce (bass) All four members had issued solo albums or appeared on other gospel recordings before uniting together as Old Friends Quartet: Haase recorded 1999’s What a Difference a Day Makes and 2000’s Never Alone, Hess was a member of the Statesmen Quartet, Pritchard was featured on numerous recordings by Bill and Gloria Gaither, and Younce released 1997’s I Believe and 2000’s Out Front and Day By Day

Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet Biography, Photos, Pictures

As part of Jerry Falwell’s weekly Old-Time Gospel Hour television program, Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet is the show’s official flagship artist, and as the outfit’s name clearly states, their music is in the style of traditional Southern Gospel

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