James "Big Chief" Wetherington - Part 3 of 3 - Statesmen Quartet Interview - Gospel Music History

On the Couch With Fouch featuring Diana Helton, Part 3 of 3. For the first time I sat down with a child of a popular artist in gospel music history. One of the most popular groups in gospel music was the Statesmen. So many people remember Hovie Lister and his amazing quartet. They were innovators and were truly stars! For over two decades the bass singer for that group was James "Big Chief" Wetherington. In this episode I get the opportunity to sit down with Diana Helton, Chief's daughter. She shares stories about Chief and the Statesmen. She also shows me several memorabilia pieces that are in her home. You'll love this piece of gospel music history. This interview was so long that I had to break it down into 3 parts. Here is part 3. Subscribe NOW to On the Couch With Fouch and get these interviews straight to your email: http://bit.ly/OTCWFList Watch On the Couch With Fouch interviews right here on YT. New featured interviews release the 1st of every month. Learn more about some of the individuals from the history of Gospel music: SGMA on Facebook:   / thesgma   SGMA Online: https://www.sgma.org/ Get more Matt Fouch Subscribe to Fouch: http://bit.ly/MattFouchSub Like Fouch: http://bit.ly/MattFouchFB Follow Fouch:   / mattfouch   Get Fouch's Music: iTunes: bit.ly/Mattfouchitunes Google Play: bit.ly/Mattfouchgoogleplay Spotify: bit.ly/Mattfouchspotify Amazon Music: bit.ly/Mattfouchamazonmusic Apple Music: bit.ly/Mattfouchapplemusic #OntheCouchWithFouch #Statemenquartet #Jameswetherington #MattFouch #bigchief #statemen #southerngospel #southerngospelmusic