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<p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/RW9I/c3b46b4138_ZBK1_media.gif"><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/PLVW/792d4b970e_AJH1_media.jpg"></p><p><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 55, 0);">ANY SONG THAT SAYS STANDARD GOSPEL</strong><img src="https://i.imgur.com/QHWIU1p.gif"></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 55, 0);">ANY SONG THAT SAYS GOSPEL/WORSHIP</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">The&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Florida Boys</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;were a male&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_quartet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">vocal quartet</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_gospel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Southern gospel</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;music. The group was founded in 1947 by&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Whitfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">J. G. Whitfield</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. Originally named&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">The Gospel Melody Quartet</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, the group was renamed in 1954. From the 1950s until 2007, the group was led by&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Beasley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Les Beasley</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;as lead/guitar, Glen Allred as baritone, and Derrell Stewart at piano, and featured many notable tenors and basses. In 1999, the Florida Boys were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Boys#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">^[1]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;The group, led by&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Allen_Waller" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Charlie Waller</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;in its later years, officially retired in 2016. The Florida Boys had a nationally syndicated television show,&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">The Gospel Singing Jubilee</em><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Boys#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">^[2]</a></p><p><br></p><p>Then, in June 2007,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Beasley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Les Beasley</a>&nbsp;announced that the legendary quartet would be disbanding the following month. However, he also announced that they would come back together once more for a farewell appearance at the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Quartet_Convention" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Quartet Convention</a>&nbsp;in September 2007.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Boys#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a></p><p>At the "farewell concert" on the main stage at the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Quartet_Convention" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Quartet Convention</a>, it was announced that, with the blessing of Allred, Beasley, and Stewart, the Florida Boys name would be continuing on and the mantle was passed to&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Allen_Waller" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Waller</a>&nbsp;to continue on with the Florida Boys legacy.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Boys#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a>&nbsp;Waller continued to operate the Florida Boys until 2016. During this event, "The Boys" were joined by tenor Terry Davis and Long time bass singer Buddy Liles.</p><p>The Florida Boys' cover of the song "Love Lifted Me" was used in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Linklater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Linklater's</a>&nbsp;2011 Film&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_(2011_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bernie</em></a>&nbsp;and was covered in the soundtrack by actor-musician&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Black" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Black</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Boys#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ce48fb1e901a69226724879f" alt="When He Was On the Cross, I Was On His Mind - song and lyrics by The ..."></p><p><br></p>