Dinwiddie Colored Quartet

The Dinwiddie Quartet is believed to be the first black vocal quartet to record on disc. They recorded for Victor/Monarch in 1902. "[...] sung in the most authentic manner. The group came from Dinwiddie, Va., and sang to raise money for the John A. Dix Industrial School in Dinwiddie." (Blues and gospel records 1890-1943 (1997), p. 215).