Masters V

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| name = Masters V

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| genre = Southern gospel, Contemporary christian music

| years_active = 1980–1988

| associated_acts = The Statesmen Quartet, The Imperials, The Blackwood Brothers, J.D. Sumner and the Stamps, Tammy Wynette

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| past_members = Hovie Lister
J. D. Sumner
James Blackwood
Jake Hess
Rosie Rozell
Steve Warren
Sherrill Nielsen
Buddy Burton
Tommy Howe
Jack Toney
Ed Hill
CJ Almgren

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The Masters Five or Masters V was a Southern Gospel Music quartet founded in 1980 by Hovie Lister as a special consolidation of well-known performers from The Statesmen Quartet and The Blackwood Brothers.{{cite book | first= Zell| last = Miller| title=They Heard Georgia Singing | publisher = Mercer University Press |date=June 1996 |page=192 |ISBN=978-0-86554-504-5}} The group featured J.D. Sumner as bass, Rosie Rozell and then Steve Warren as tenor, James Blackwood and Jake Hess alternating between lead and baritone, and Lister on piano.[http://www.sgma.org/gogr_history/masters_v.htm "The Masters Five"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615121036/http://www.sgma.org/gogr_history/masters_v.htm |date=2011-06-15 }}, GOGR Music History, Grand Ole Gospel Reunion, 2005 Their self-titled debut album, The Masters V, won the 1981 Grammy Award for best traditional gospel performance.{{cite book | first= Don | last = Cusic | title= The Sound of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music | publisher= Hal Leonard Corp|date=April 2002| ISBN= 978-0-634-02938-7| page=447}} The quartet subsequently endured several personnel changes, often due to health and age-related issues. The group's final performance was in 1988.

Discography

The Masters V (1981) Skylite SLP 6256; reissued as How Great Thou Art (1988) Temple Records
O What a Savior (1982 ) Skylite SLP 6265 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
The Masters V Present Their Majestic Bass, J.D. Sumner (1982) Skylite
The Legendary Masters V (1982) Skylite SLP 6282 (Rozell, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
Featuring… (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
Live at the Joyful Noise (1983) Skylite (Nielsen, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
Thru the Years (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
Good Things (1984) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
The Master’s Hymns (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
The Masters V Present Their Magnificent Bass, J.D. Sumner (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
Sing Fabulous Blackwood Brothers Hits (1985) Skylite (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
The Masters V Present 50 Years with the Fabulous James Blackwood (1985) Skylite Records
Classics of Yesteryear (1986) Skylite SLP 6363 (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
Have a Little Faith (1986) Merinet
Sing Me a Song About Jesus (1987) Riversong (Warren, Blackwood, Hess, Sumner, Lister)
The Legend Lives On (1988) Skylite (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister)
Sing Award Winning Songs of JD Sumner (1988) Skylite (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister)
Superlative Bass JD Sumner (1988) (Nielsen, Toney, Hill, Sumner, Lister)
The Original Masters Five (1991) Bibletone Records

Members

=Line-ups=

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width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E7EBEE" \| 1980-1982 ! width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E7EBEE" \| 1982-1984 ! width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E7EBEE" \| 1984-1988
valign="top" \| Rosie Rozell – tenor Jake Hess – lead/baritone James Blackwood – baritone/lead Richard Coltrane – baritone J. D. Sumner – bass Hovie Lister – piano/vocals \| valign="top" \| Shaun Nielsen – tenor Jake Hess – lead/baritone James Blackwood – baritone/lead Richard Coltrane – baritone J. D. Sumner – bass Hovie Lister – piano/vocals \| valign="top" \| Steve Warren – tenor vocals/various studio instruments Jake Hess – lead/baritone Tommy Howe – lead/baritone (1987) James Blackwood – baritone/lead Richard Coltrane – baritone J. D. Sumner – bass Tommy Thompson – bass (1987) Hovie Lister – piano/vocals
bgcolor="#E7EBEE" width="25%" valign="top" \| 1988 (later transitioned to "J.D. Sumner and The Stamps")
valign="top" \| Shaun Nielsen – tenor Jack Toney – lead Ed Hill – baritone J. D. Sumner – bass Hovie Lister – piano/vocals CJ Almgren – piano (1988)

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width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1980-1982

! width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1982-1984

! width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1984-1988

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