Orlandus Wilson

Orlandus Wilson August 27 1917 in Chesapeake Virginia December 30 1998 in Paris was one of the longest standing members of the Golden Gate Quartet and the groups bass singer He joined the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934 and only announced his retirement from the quartet in October 1998 Apart from a forced break in 1944 when he was drafted and temporarily replaced by William Langford Wilson supplied the basis for the quartet Wilson managed the formation and supplied a majority of the arrangements and some compositions His rhythmic feel has been said to be essential to the groups jump glide bounce and swing With his wife Gun Wilson had a son He relocated to Paris along with the rest of the group in 1958 and died there in 1998 He remained an active performer almost until his death Source Article Orlandus Wilson from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30