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Vel Bozman Traylor (1923–1947) 1939–1947 Vocals Johnny Fields (1927–2009) 1939–? Vocals Olice Thomas (b. 1926, deceased) 1939–? Vocals Date of death unknown. J. T. Hutton (c. 1924 –July 27, 2012) 1939–? Vocals The only sighted original member.
The Original Members include: Clarence Fountain,George Scott, Vel Bozman Traylor, Johnny Fields, Olice Tomas, and J.T Hutton. When these men were kids, they sang at the Institution. The group has developed immensely over the years and has tweaked their style in order to match the era’s vibe.
Tragedy followed in 1947 when lead singer Velma Bozman Traylor died as the result of an accidental gunshot ("he always liked to play with guns," Fountain recalls). The loss of Traylor was deep -- "He really was the one who got the thing together," says Fountain -- but they continued with Rev. Paul Exkano sharing lead vocals with Fountain for a ...
Fountain, not yet in his teens, was singing in the Glee Club when he enlisted his friends Johnny Fields, J.T. Hutton, Ollice Thomas, George Scott and Vel Bozman Traylor into a group called the "Happy Land Jubilee Singers." Except for Hutton, all of them were blind.
8 de ago. de 2023 · The lineage from the original members — Clarence Fountain, George Scott, Vel Bozman Traylor, Johnny Fields, Olice Thomas and J. T. Hutton — to this latest incarnation, completed by Ricky McKinnie, Joey Williams and the Rev. Julius Love, is unbroken.
Track listing. All tracks traditional; except where indicated. "Free At Last" – 3:32. "Let's Make a Better World" ( Earl King) – 3:19 (with Hot 8 Brass Band) "How I Got Over" – 5:03. "You Got to Move" – 3:35 (with Bennie Pete, Carl LeBlanc) "Across the Bridge" (Walter Scott) – 3:41 (with Preservation Hall Jazz Band)
In 1937 Clarence Fountain and Johnny Fields were elementary school students singing in the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind Glee Club when they took four fellow members - J T Hutton, Ollice Thomas, George Scott and Vel Boxman Traylor - and started their own group, the Happy Land Jubilee Singers.
