Tag Archives: The Paramount Singers

Although eclipsed in popularity by contemporaries like the Soul Stirrers as well as the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Paramount Singers were one of the longest-lived gospel sets of the present day era, upholding the tradition of traditional a cappella harmonizing for more than half-a-century. Set up in Austin, TX in 1936, …

A new generation of gospel performers with this name should materialize is no real surprise, seeing as the way the name is really as prevalent as the shout of “Amen!” at a prayer conference. Credited mainly because both Willie Johnson and William Johnson, this designer began singing back-up inside a …