Stamps Ozark Quartet

American vocal quartet, originally founded as the Stamps-Baxter Ozark Quartet in 1947 in Arkansas. The group went through some line-up changes, and was renamed to Stamps Ozark Quartet in 1948, and relocated to Wichita Falls, Texas. The quartet was mainly associated with the radio station KWFT, but they also performed live. After they lost their radio sponsor in late 1956, the group members decided to disband the quartet. They made a brief comeback in the mid-1970s. In 1948, the line-up consisted of tenors Ford Keith and Orvelle "Pat" Garner, baritone Charles Bartlett, bass Russell Richardson, and pianist Henry Slaughter. By 1949, Richardson had been replaced by bass Fred Bennett. In 1951, Keith passed away and was replaced by tenor Glen Payne. Slaughter left the group in 1952, but returned in 1954 both as a pianist and a baritone. He left the group early 1956. Other pianists who played with the group include Gordon Woodley, Livy Freeman, and Cecil Pollock.