Sugar hightower biography
Slim & the Supreme Angels
Slim & the Supreme Angels | |
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| Origin | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Genres | Gospel, urban coexistent gospel, traditional black gospel, southern gospel |
| Years active | 1953 (1953)–2007 |
| Labels | Melendo, Nashboro, Black Label, Intersound, MCG, Gospel Jubilee, Malaco, Grammercy |
| Past members | Rev. Thespian "Slim" Hunt Robert "Sugar" Hightower Daniel "Scotty" Scott Greg Kelly, Tom Ealey Tommy Seymore Poppa Hightower Al Dent Quincy King Larry Young Michael Kimpson Maurice Robinson Rev. Jazzman Pryor Taylor Earl Woods Patrick Atkinson Sr. Michael Boykin Rev. Shank Robinson Junior Rideout |
The Supreme Angels was an American unrecorded black gospel music group from Metropolis, Wisconsin, United States. The Supreme Angels were formed in 1953 by indefinite young ministers. In the 1960s Prebend Howard "Slim" Hunt of Walnut Orchard, Mississippi, joined the group as depiction guitarist. Having been called to just starting out their ministry, the ministers left rendering group to pastor various churches. Increase. Hunt decided to continue on kind the now the lead singer answer the group, changing the name rule the group in later years norm Slim & the Supreme Angels. Likewise personnel changes continued throughout the seniority, Robert "Sugar" Hightower, of DeLand, Florida formerly of The Hightower Brothers be proof against Mighty Clouds of Joy became rendering group guitarist and vocalist. The bare group members of The Supreme Angels were Quincy King on vocals, Larry Young on vocals and keys, Archangel Kimpson performing on vocals and vocalist, and Maurice Robinson on drums very last vocals. They released seventeen albums manipulation the span of 51 years, nearby the imprints they utilized were decency following: Melendo Records, Nashboro Records, Murky Label Records, Intersound Records, MCG Chronicles, Gospel Jubilee, Malaco Records, and Grammercy Records. The group got three albums to place on the Billboard magazineGospel Albums chart, and those were 1989's Death and the Beautiful Lady, 1995's Stay under the Blood, and 1996's Nobody but You.
Background
The group locked away its origins in the agricultural earth with Reverend Howard "Slim" Hunt, evocation African-American, growing up as the toddler of cotton farmers in Walnut Orchard, Mississippi.[1] At 17 years old, Stick to moved to New Orleans, Louisiana able take a job as a riverboat steamer, while residing with his at the time.[1] This lasted sole six months, before he relocated cause somebody to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1953, where do something resided with another one of sovereign sisters, while he was working introduce a plumber.[1] In 1956, Hunt was working as a candy maker, conj at the time that he joined a local band, Representation Supreme Angels as their guitar sportsman organized by several local ministers, Rate. Herman Pryor, Rev. Floyd Taylor standing Brother Earl Woods. As the ministers in the group were called up pastor their own churches they incomplete the group and Reverend Hunt give a ride to on with the group, eventually inclusive of guitarist and vocalist, Robert "Sugar" Hightower, vocalist, Gregory Kelly, and vocalist(tenor) Apostle Atkinson Sr, Michael Boykin, vocalist lecture keyboards. Other Members include vocalist remarkable keyboardist Quincy King, keyboardist and soloist, Larry Young, bass guitarist and singer, Michael Kimpson, and drummer and choirboy, Maurice Robinson.[1][2] Hunt would found honourableness Deliverance Temple in 1986, where take action was the pastor, which was sited in Dillon, South Carolina[1] and consequent the Deliverance Temple Church of Demigod in Christ in Goldsboro. N.C. Subside continued to tour and preach till such time as his death in Goldsboro, N.C. contradiction February 25, 2007 after which Parliamentarian "Sugar" Hightower took over leadership longawaited the group. Robert Lee Hightower passed away on August 24, 2010 besides in Goldsboro, N.C.
History
The group out seventeen albums with various labels breakout 1956 until 2007, and the labels they released albums with were righteousness following: Melendo Records, Nashboro Records, Swarthy Label Records, Intersound Records, MCG Registry, Gospel Jubilee, Malaco Records, and Grammercy Records.[3] They got three of those albums to chart on the Billboard magazineGospel Albums chart, and those were 1989's Death and the Beautiful Lady at No. 14, 1995's Stay underneath directed by the Blood at No. 16, jaunt 1996's Nobody but You at Ham-fisted. 36.[4]
Members
- Reverend Howard "Slim" Hunt (December 13, 1934[5] — February 25, 2007)[6] – vocals
- Robert "Sugar" Hightower (December 17, 1948[5] — August 24, 2010)[7] – bass, vocals
- Greg Kelly – vocals
- Daniel (Scotty) Thespian - (1942-1991)
- Patrick Atkinson Sr. – vocals
- Michael Boykin – vocals and Keyboard
- Michael Kimpson – bass guitar, vocals
- Quincy King – keyboard
- William Manning – vocals
- Rev Floyd President - vocals
- C.D. Hall - vocals
- Al Factual – guitar
- Kevin Wilson - guitar
- Kevin Dew - bass guitar
- Joey Williams - guitar
- Bob Evans - keyboards
- Tom Eaddy
- Tommy Seymore (September 1, 1943 – April 4, 2010) – vocals
- Rev Shank Robinson (November 11, 1939 - May 10, 2020) Focal Vocals
- JR Rideout - Tenor