Group

The Dixie Hummingbirds

The Dixie Hummingbirds are an influential American gospel music group, spanning more than 80 years from the jubilee quartet style of the 1920s, through the "hard gospel" quartet style of gospel's golden age in the 1940s and 1950s, to the eclectic pop-tinged songs of today. The Hummingbirds inspired a number of imitators, such as Jackie Wilson and James Brown, who adapted the shouting style and ent…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United States
Founded
1928
Labels
MCA Records
P-VINE RECORDS
Peacock Records
Gospel Friend
Last updated: April 30th, 2016

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