The Fairfield Four

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The Fairfield Four is a gospel quintet featured briefly in the motion picture O Brother, Where Art Thou?. They started as a duet in Nashville, Tennessee's Fairfield Baptist Church in the 1920s. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts. The group won the 1998 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album.

Group formed in Nashville, TN, 1921; appeared on WSIX radio station, 1937; began 12-year run of appearances on WLAC radio, 1942; released several albums with Dot label, 1947-49; original group split up; McCrary recruited new singers; released numerous albums on various labels, 1949-54; group again disbanded, 1960; reunited for a concert in Birmingham, AL, 1980; received Heritage Fellowship, 1989; signed with Warner Bros. Records, 1990; released Standing in the Safety Zone, 1992; released Wreckin' the House on Dead Reckoning label, 1998; released Fairfield Four and Friends Live from Mountain Stage on Blue Plate label, 2000; released The Bells Are Tolling on Ace label, 2001; released Road to Glory, 2001.

The group gained more popular recognition after appearing on John Fogerty's 1997 CD Blue Moon Swamp, singing on the track A Hundred and Ten in the Shade. They also did many live appearances with Fogerty.