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Among Southern gospel’s longest-running organizations, the Statesmen was also probably one of the most influential — their flair for showmanship and jazzy piano accompaniment pointed just how toward the crowd-pleasing CCM of today’s. Created in 1948 by pianist Hovie Lister, the initial group also included business lead Mosie Lister (no …

Pianist Hovie Lister was the creator and driving drive behind the Statesmen Quartet, the long-running and highly influential Southern gospel group whose flair for showmanship and jazzy accompaniment pointed just how toward the crowd-pleasing CCM of today’s. Lister was created Sept 17, 1926 in Greenville, SC and started playing piano …