Sweetfeet, I agree that the Statlers are about as good as it gets. Their harmonies work so well because their voices don't blend into a smooth, seamless tone; instead the voices are distinctly different--kinda like having a horn, a guitar, a violin and and piano sounding the different notes of a chord.
I also like many of the groups already mentioned, plus a few that weren't: the Four Freshmen, the Four Aces, the Limelighters, and others. My real preference is Southern Gospel quartets, maybe because I sing bass in one. There are many good ones in the business: Kingsmen, Statesmen, Palmetto State, Florida Boys, Gold City, Legacy Five, and on and on.
The greatest of the gospel quartets were the Cathedrals. Their musicality and their sound were unmatched. Other musicians in other venues held them in high respect. Even Elvis used to hang out backstage when the Cathedrals were performing at a Quartet Convention. He loved gospel music, which is a large reason he chose the Jordanairres as his backup group.
So, to bring this back to the Statlers: in the final years of his life George Younce, the much-loved bass singer for the Cathedrals, developed kidney disease and needed a transplant. Harold Reid, bass singer for the Statlers, was the first to step forward and volunteer one of his own kidneys. He was not a match, but he offered. When he died both the Statlers and Oak Ridge Boys (originally a gospel group) sang at his funeral. In a way it illustrates how much the mainstream performers owe to the gospel genre and how willing they are to pay homage to it. I
As for me, I like music of many kinds, but as a blanket statement I greatly prefer music that can be made without electricity.
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