Hee Haw Gospel Quartet

Hee Haw Gospel Quartet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Time Life Records
• ASIN: B000FIHN2K
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,021 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #67 in Music > Christian > Compilations > Gospel

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Jesus Hold My Hand

2. Camping In Canaan's Land

3. Shall We Gather At The River

4. Turn Your Radio On

5. A Beautiful Life -- Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, Kenny Price, Joe Babcock

6. Just Over In Glory Land

7. Amazing Grace

8. Love Lifted Me

9. Dust On The Bible

10. Empty Mansions

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Disc: 2

1. Gone Home

2. The Glory Land Way

3. When They Ring Those Golden Bells

4. Will You Meet Me Over Yonder

5. When I Get To The End Of The Way

6. No Tears In Heaven -- Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, Kenny Price, Joe Babcock

7. His Boundless Love -- Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, Kenny Price, Joe Babcock

8. There's A Hand That's A Waiting

9. The Unclouded Day

10. The Old Country Church

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, Not What I Was Expecting!, September 30, 2006

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Kenniford Laing (Rochester, New York, United States) - See all my reviews
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I remember the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet song-segments on the old Hee Haw show as a chance to hear country Gospel done in a reverent, simple, downhome way complete with Roy Clark's excellent, understated, country, flat-top picking. The harmonies and solo instrumentation were excellent and when I saw this Hee Haw Gospel Quartet CD being released, I thought, Wow! The old song-performances from the show in remastered form! I eagerly awaited my purchase.

Well, it came today, and I popped it in my player and with the first notes from the first song, I was disappointed! I hit my next-track button and more of the same disappointment was there. Folks, what has been done by the producers is to embellish the old performances with extra instrumentation, back-up singers, and too much added reverb. To me, this has all but obliterated the charm and excellent simple performances that I remember from the old show.

If you a have a fondness for the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet song-performances as originally performed on the Hee Haw TV show, rather than buy this CD, purchase the DVDs of the Hee Haw shows and enjoy these songs in the simple and reverent way they were intended to be heard and viewed.

Ken Laing
Rochester, New York
U.S.A.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good choice for gospel listening, October 16, 2007

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David J. Means (Overland Park, KS) - See all my reviews
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I strongly disagree with the reviewer who stated that this set was not worth buying because it had been "prettified" in the studio and no longer sounded like it did when originally broadcast on TV. One obvious difference is that television speakers are usually tiny compared to almost any stereo, and will always change the sound of the music.

I have listened to these discs several times through headphones, and I can clearly hear the roughness of the performances. Not all the singers cut-off at the same time at the end of some of the verses and choruses, not everyone comes in fully at the beginning of some songs, there are occasional slight instrument flubs, and the microphones are not balanced. Buck Owens' voice is clearly heard over the other men's, so that sometimes, instead of a quartet, it's more like Buck and three back-up singers.

But these are all niggling little details that are only heard if you listen hard for them. If you just want to enjoy some good old country gospel, then let the music speak for itself. I'm sure there has been some "massaging" of the music in the studio (as old as these performances are, there would almost have to be), but I feel that is acceptable to make sure this music is not lost. I have been very pleased with my purchase of this set, and can whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who likes country gospel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gospel music at it's best, July 13, 2008

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Bobby G. Bristoe (Ellettsville Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This is old time gospel music like you would hear in a church, back in the country. It is the music I grew up on, except we sang it A-capela.
I watched the first airing of Hee Haw and watch it for many years. Back then we watched country music on TV every Saturday night on all 3 channels. Yes I'm that old. The Hee Haw Gospel Quartet captured the essence of small church singing, and that is why I gave it 5 stars. Grandpa, Buck, Roy, and Kenny, took a comedy show and added a serious moment to it, and it fit really well. This is a 2 CD set and is well worth th $20.00 investment.