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Our History
The group was formed when gospel legend Jake Hess decided to form his own "super-group". Hess
had been the lead singer for Hovie Lister and the Statesmen for the previous 17 years.
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In 1963, he began the process of forming Jake Hess and The Imperials. He formed it in a very unusual way: rather than auditioning singers, or getting together with friends of his, he "hand-picked" singers from other quartets at the time that he thought of as "the best" in their respective categories.
The baritone singer was Gary McSpadden, a young man who had subbed for Hess with The Statesmen when Hess had to be hospitalized.
Reportedly, when he heard what McSpadden sounded like with The Statesmen, Hess said "When I form my group, that young man will be in it." And he was, but he had to quit The Oak Ridge Boys, with whom he was singing at the time.
The bass singer was a young Filipino named Armond Morales who at the time was singing wi