DEEP RIVER BOYS, THE

DEEP RIVER BOYS, THE. Concert group (org. in 1934 in Hampton, Virginia). The male quartet was organized by Noah Ryder, student director of the college male glee club, at Hampton Institute in Virginia in 1934. Originally called the Hampton Institute Quartet, its members were Harry Douglas , James Lundy , Carter Wilson , and Ryder himself. The group began singing professionally in 1936 after winning first prize on a Major Bowes Family Amateur Hour radio show . They...