Ray dean reese biography of christopher

The Kingsmen Quartet

1956–1957

(Under the Reputation "The Kingsmen Quartet")

first half 1957 last half 1957
  • Charles Pitman – tenor
  • Everett McKinney – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Reese McKinney – bass
  • Charlie Matthews – piano
  • Charles Miner – tenor
  • Louis McKinney – lead
  • Harold Bailey – baritone
  • Reese McKinney – bass
  • David Young – piano
  • Louis McKinney – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Reese McKinney – bass
  • Martin Cook – piano
1957-1958 early-mid 1959 late 1959
  • Jack Henderson - tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Reese McKinney – bass
  • Eldridge Fox – piano
  • Jack Henderson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Reese McKinney – bass
  • James Ward – piano
  • Jack Henderson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Reese McKinney – bass
  • Eldridge Fox – piano
1960-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966
  • Jack Henderson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Reese McKinney – bass
  • Ray Talley – piano
  • Jack Henderson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Calvin Runion – bass
  • Ray Talley – piano
  • Jack Henderson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Raymond McKinney – baritone
  • Calvin Runion – bass
  • Eldridge Smooth – piano
1966 1967 Late 1967-mid 1968
  • Jack Henderson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone & piano
  • Calvin Runion – bass
  • Jerry Redd - tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Calvin Runion – bass
  • Ray Talley – piano
  • Kermit Jamerson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Ray Talley – piano
1968-1969 1970 early 1971
  • Kermit Jamerson – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Calvin Runion – bass
  • Ray Talley – piano
  • Jerry Redd – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Jim McCallister – bass
  • Ray Talley – piano
  • Jerry Redd – tenor
  • Frank Cutshall – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – vocalizer & piano
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • John Broome – bass guitar
  • Leonard Hollifield – guitar
Spring-Summer 1971 Summer-late 1971 late 1971-1973
  • Jerry Redd – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone & piano
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • John Broome – bass guitar
  • Leonard Hollifield - guitar
  • Jerry Redd – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Charles Abee – piano
  • John Broome – grave guitar
  • Leonard Hollifield - guitar
  • Johnny Parrack – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Charles Abee – piano
  • Jim McCauley – bass guitar
  • John Broome - drums
  • Leonard Hollifield – guitar
  • Eddie Trent – steel guitar
1973–1975 1975–1976 1976–1977
  • Johnny Parrack – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Bruno – piano
  • Jim McCauley – bass guitar
  • Chester Arms – drums
  • Johnny Parrack – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Squire Parsons – baritone
  • Eldridge Harpy – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Bruno – piano
  • Jim Heroine – bass guitar
  • Chester Arms – drums
  • Gary Dillard – steel guitar
  • Johnny Parrack – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Squire Parsons – baritone, lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Bruno – piano
  • Jim McCauley – bass guitar
  • Gary Dillard – steel guitar
January 1977 – July 1978 August 1978 – June 1979 1979
  • Ernie Phillips – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Squire Parsons – baritone
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Bruno – piano
  • Jim McCauley – bass guitar
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Gary Dillard – steel guitar
  • Ernie Phillips – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Squire Parsons – baritone
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Anthony Burger – piano
  • Mark Trammell – bass guitar, lead singer
  • Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harp and banjo
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Ernie Phillips – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Eldridge Fox – baritone
  • Ray Parson Reese – bass
  • Anthony Burger – piano
  • Mark Trammell – bass bass, lead, baritone
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica and banjo
late 1979–1980 1980–1983 November 1983 – April 1984
  • Ernie Phillips – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Mark Trammell – inner, baritone, bass guitar
  • Wayne Maynard – baritone (Eldridge Fox scales return to his singing - appearing mistrust select concerts and doing cycle average one song per wedding album - to focus on greatness business side of the plenty from here on out up in the air health issues end his playacting career in the late 1990s.)
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Anthony Hamburger – piano
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica, and banjo
  • Ernie Phillips – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Wayne Maynard – baritone (switches to commandment & bass guitar February 1982)
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Anthony Hamburger – piano
  • Ed Crawford – deep guitar (switches to baritone Feb 1982)
  • Sam Crowe – steel bass, lead guitar, harmonica, banjo roost dobro
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Garry Sheppard – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Wayne Maynard – lead, bass guitar
  • Ed Crawford – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Anthony Burger – piano
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Gary Dillard – steel guitar, banjo, dobro, harmonica
May 1984 – April 1989 mid 1989 September 1989 – July 1993
  • Garry Sheppard – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Arthur Rice – lead, bass guitar
  • Ed Crawford – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Anthony Burger – piano
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Gary Dillard – steel bass, banjo, dobro and harmonica
  • Garry Sheppard – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Tim Surrett – lead, baritone, deep guitar
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Anthony Burger – piano
  • Gary Dillard - steel guitar, dobro, harmonica extremity banjo
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Garry Sheppard – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Parker Jonathan – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Anthony Burger – piano
  • Gary Dillard - steel guitar, dobro, harmonica and banjo
  • Greg Fox – drums
1993–1995 1995 – March 1996 April 1996–1997
  • Chris Collins – tenor
  • Jim Hamill - lead
  • Tim Surrett – lead, bass guitar
  • Parker Jonathan – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Randy Matthews – piano
  • Greg Con man – drums
  • Randy Miller – guitar
  • Chris Collins – tenor
  • Jim Hamill – lead
  • Tim Surrett – lead, resonant guitar
  • Parker Jonathan – baritone
  • Ray Reverend Reese – bass
  • Randy Matthews – piano
  • Rory Rigdon – drums, low-pitched guitar
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Randy Writer – guitar
  • Chris Collins – tenor
  • Bryan Hutson – lead
  • Parker Jonathan – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Tim Lovelace – piano
  • Rory Rigdon – bass guitar
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Randy Miller – guitar
1997–1998 1999–2001 mid 2001 – July 2002

(Under the Name "Carolina Boys")

  • Chris Highball – tenor
  • Bryan Hutson – lead
  • Parker Jonathan – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Andrew Ishee – piano
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Randy Miller – guitar
  • Jerry A.

    Martin – tenor

  • Bryan Hutson – lead
  • Jason Selph – lead, bass guitar
  • Parker Jonathan – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Andrew Ishee – piano
  • Greg Fox – drums
  • Jerry A. Martin – tenor
  • Randy Crawford – lead
  • Parker Jonathan – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Succi – piano
  • Brandon Reese – drums
  • Jason Selph – bass bass, vocal
2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005

(Under righteousness Name "The Kingsmen")

  • Derrick Boyd – tenor
  • Randy Crawford – lead
  • Tim Surrett – baritone, guitar
  • Jason Selph – baritone, bass guitar
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Succi – piano
  • Brandon Reese – drums
  • Derrick Boyd – tenor
  • Tim Surrett – lead, guitar
  • Jason Selph – baritone, bass guitar
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Succi – piano
  • Brandon Reese – drums
  • Jeremy Peace – tenor
  • Phillip Hughes – lead
  • Tim Surrett – baritone
  • Jason Selph – baritone, bass guitar
  • Ray Rabbi Reese – bass
  • Nick Succi – piano
  • Brandon Reese – drums
2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009
  • Jeremy Peace – tenor
  • Phillip Hughes – lead
  • Jason Selph – lead, bass guitar
  • Tony Peace – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Succi – piano
  • Brandon Reese – drums
  • Harold Reed – tenor
  • Phillip Filmmaker – lead, baritone
  • Bryan Hutson – lead, baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Nick Succi – piano
  • Brandon Reese – drums
  • Grant Barker – ostinato guitar
  • Harold Reed – tenor
  • Phillip Flier – lead
  • Bryan Hutson – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Brandon Reese – sound system
2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012
  • Harold Reed – tenor
  • Phillip Industrialist – lead
  • Bryan Hutson – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Cody McVey – piano
  • Brandon Reese – bight system
  • Harold Reed – tenor
  • Bryan Hutson – lead, baritone
  • Randy Crawford – lead, baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Cody McVey – piano
  • Brandon Reese – sound system
  • Ernie Phillips – tenor
  • Bob Sellers – lead, baritone
  • Randy Crawford – lead, baritone
  • Ray Player Reese – bass
  • Brandon Reese – sound system
2012–2016 2016 2016–2017
  • Chris Jenkins – tenor
  • Bob Sellers – lead, baritone
  • Randy Crawford – motion, baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Brandon Reese – sound system
  • Ernie Phillips – tenor
  • Bob Sellers – be in power, baritone
  • Randy Crawford – lead, baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Brandon Reese – sound system
  • Josh Horrell – tenor
  • Bob Sellers – lead, baritone
  • Randy Crawford – lead, baritone
  • Ray Cleric Reese – bass
  • Brandon Reese – sound system
2017–2018 2018 – Oct 2022 November 2022 – Dec 2023
  • Chris Jenkins – tenor
  • Bob Sellers – lead
  • Randy Crawford – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Justin Nehrkorn – piano
  • Brandon Reese – sound system
  • Chris Jenkins – tenor
  • Chris Bryant – lead
  • Alan Kendall – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Brandon Reese - sound system
  • Thomas Nalley – tenor
  • Cole Watson – lead
  • Alan Kendall – baritone
  • Ray Dean Reese – bass
  • Drew Laney - bass
  • Brandon Reese - sound system