Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's

Lee Williams and The Spiritual QC's is an American quartet gospel group originating from Tupelo, Mississippi which has been in existence since 1968. The group started recording around 1970. The gospel quartet includes Lee Williams as lead singer, Al Hollis as guitarist and background vocal, Patrick Hollis as background singer, Leonard Shumpert as second lead vocalist, and new full-time bassist Tommie Harris. Lee Williams was the co-lead singer along with Willie Ligon.

Career

Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's went from being a part-time gospel group to recording o the year.[1] The group's first recordings were a series of 45 rpm records on the Designer label out of Memphis, Tennessee. The singles were usually one side lead by Willie Ligon and the other by Lee Williams, who was principally the group Bass Guitarist. After Ligons departure from the group, Williams took over lead duties and the group name changed to include his name in front. Their first national recording was in 1996 at the Georgia-based gospel label MCG Records.[1] Jesus Is Alive And Well was their first album, which included the breakout hit record "I've Learned to Lean".[2] Their second album, Love Will Go All the Way, was released in 1998 and set the stage for their third album, released in 2000, named Good Time. This reached the Top Ten of Billboard's gospel albums chart in November.[3]

During that following year the group won Traditional Quartet of the Year at the Gospel Music Excellence Awards, and was nominated for the Best Gospel Album at the Soul Train Music Awards.[3] In 2002 the group recorded their third album titled Right On Time at The Temple Of Deliverance Church in Memphis, Tennessee. When recording finished, the album was released to the public in the spring of 2003.[3]

Albums
  • Jesus Is Alive And Well (1996)
  • Love Will Go All The Way (1998)
  • Good Time (2000)
  • Right On Time (2003)
  • Tell The Angels (2005)
  • Soulful Healing (2006)
  • So Much To Be Thankful For (2007)
  • The Collection (2009)
  • Fall On Me (2009)
  • Through The Years (2010)
  • God's Groove The Re-Mix (2011)
  • Living On The Lord's Side (2011)
  • Memphis Gospel, Live! (2015)

Other albums
  • SoulLink Live
  • Gospel gospel"
  • "SoulLink Live 2
  • SoulLink Live 3
  • My Brother's Keeper (The Williams Brothers)
  • Gospel Praise & Worship
  • My Brother's Keeper 2 (The Williams Brothers)
  • Love Will Go All The Way Deluxe Set

Williams became ill and was forced to retire in 2019, Al Hollis suffered a stroke and retired in 2019 also. Williams' son came aboard and the group continues on.

References
  1. Jordan, Mark (September 4, 2009). "Spiritual QCs Hit Stride after 33 Years of Gospel". Go Memphis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  2. Carpenter, Bill (2005). "Lee Williams & the Spiritual QCs". Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 446. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. "About Lee Williams and The Spiritual QC's". MTV. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

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