Legacy Five

Legacy Five is a southern gospel quartet founded by former Cathedral Quartet members Roger Bennett and Scott Fowler after the owners of the Cathedral Quartet, Glen Payne and George Younce, decided to retire in 1999. Group members attribute their success to the changing face of gospel music and their willingness to adapt to it.

Legacy Five
Genres	Christian, southern gospel
Years active	2000–present
Associated acts	Cathedral Quartet
Website	www.legacyfive.com
Members	Scott Fowler Matt Fouch Josh Townsend Bryan Walker Lee Black
Past members	Josh Cobb Tony Jarman Roger Bennett Frank Seamans Tim Parton Glenn Dustin Gus Gaches Trey Ivey Scott Howard Josh Feemster

Members

Legacy Five's very first lineup consisted of tenor Josh Cobb, lead Scott Fowler, baritone Scott Howard, bass Glenn Dustin, and pianist Roger Bennett, who supplied a fifth vocal part in some songs.

The group enjoyed great success with their first album release, Strong In The Strength. The group's first Top 10 hit, "I Stand Redeemed", featured young tenor Josh Cobb. He won the Horizon Individual Award at NQC 2000, and resigned from the group two days later, saying he felt he wasn't really part of the group. Cobb was replaced by Tony Jarman, who stayed with the group until 2004.

Frank Seamans, who sang with Scott Fowler in the 1990s in a group called The Sound, replaced Tony and stayed with the group from 2004 to 2009. In 2005, he won the Horizon Individual Award.

Tim Parton, a pianist who produced a number of the group's albums, joined the group on the road in October 2006 as a substitute for the ill Bennett. Following Bennett's death on March 17, 2007,[1] from complications related to leukemia, Parton's "interim" tag was removed, as the group officially named him the regular pianist.[2]

In September 2009, Frank Seamans announced his departure from Legacy Five due to his son's health issues. In October, his replacement, Gus Gaches, who previously sang with The LeFevre Quartet, was announced. Frank's last concert with Legacy Five was on December 26, 2009. On December 27, Gus started singing with the group.

In 2011, pianist Tim Parton left, and was replaced by Trey Ivey.

On July 12, 2012, bass singer Glenn Dustin resigned, and was replaced by Matt Fouch from Soul'd Out Quartet.

On August 26, 2015, Gus Gaches announced his departure due to several allergies and vocal fatigue. On October 8, Josh Feemster, formerly of Mercy's Mark, was named the new tenor for Legacy Five and started singing on November 2.

On April 21, 2017, pianist Trey Ivey announced his departure from Legacy Five to spend more time with his family and focus on his studio.[3][4] On June 17, 2017, Josh Townsend, from the Lefevre Quartet, announced on his personal Facebook profile he had been chosen to be Ivey's replacement.[5]

On March 11, 2019, tenor Josh Feemster announced his resignation to work from home.[6] Two weeks later, on March 25, baritone Scott Howard also announced his resignation to work at Danley Sound Labs, assisting and developing clients with audio needs.[7] On April 22, 2019, it was announced in a video on Legacy Five's Facebook page that Bryan Walker, former member of The Perrys, would be taking over the baritone position. Also, songwriter Lee Black would join the group as the tenor singer.[8]

Performances

They have performed with the Gaither Homecoming Friends as well as being a regular feature at the National Quartet Convention.

They have been nominated for 40 Singing News Fan Awards, including Best Traditional Male Quartet in 2004[1] and have won or been nominated for an award nearly every year. At the 2004 Fan Awards, the group won in the categories of Traditional Quartet, Baritone, Bass and Pianist. At the 2005 Fan Awards, Frank Seamans won the Horizon Individual Award. At the 2007 Fan Awards, Roger Bennett was posthumously awarded Favorite Musician Award. He had won it 15 times in a row, and is the holder of the record for most consecutive such awards to date. Glenn Dustin also won Favorite Bass, and the group's Live In Music City album won Album of the Year. At the 2008 Fan Awards, the group won the Best Traditional Male Quartet Award one more time. At the 2010 Fan Awards, the Jubilee! project, by Legacy Five, Greater Vision and The Booth Brothers, won the Album of the Year Award.

One of their best-known songs, "Heroes of the Faith", was composed by Roger Bennett in honor of Glen Payne. "Yesterday's Preacher", from the A Little Taste of Heaven project, was recorded in honor of George Younce. "Hello After Goodbye", from their God's Been Good project, was recorded in honor of Roger Bennett.

Members (past and present)

Line-ups

1999-2000	2000-2004	2004–2007
Josh Cobb – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Glenn Dustin – bass Roger Bennett – piano, vocals, group owner	Tony Jarman – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Glenn Dustin – bass Roger Bennett – piano, vocals, group owner	Frank Seamans – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Glenn Dustin – bass Roger Bennett – piano, vocals, group owner
2007-2009	2009–2011	2011-2012
Frank Seamans – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Glenn Dustin – bass Tim Parton – piano, vocals	Gus Gaches – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Glenn Dustin – bass Tim Parton – piano, vocals	Gus Gaches – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Glenn Dustin – bass Trey Ivey – piano, vocals
2012-2015	2015-2017	2017-2019
Gus Gaches – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Matt Fouch – bass Trey Ivey – piano, vocals	Josh Feemster – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Matt Fouch – bass Trey Ivey – piano, vocals	Josh Feemster – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Scott Howard – baritone Matt Fouch – bass Josh Townsend – piano, vocals
2019–present
Lee Black – tenor Scott Fowler – lead, group owner Bryan Walker – baritone Matt Fouch – bass Josh Townsend – piano, vocals

Timeline

Musicians

• Piano
  • Roger Bennett (2000-2007)
  • Tim Parton (2007-2011)
  • Trey Ivey (2011-2017)
  • Josh Townsend (2017–present)
• Bass guitar
  • Scott Fowler (2000-2005)
  • Jordan Bennett (2005-2007)

Cathedrals Family Reunion members

Line-ups

2009 (under the name "Cathedrals Remember The Music")	2010	2012
Danny Funderburk – tenor Scott Fowler – lead Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar Glenn Dustin – bass Tim Parton – piano Gerald Wolfe – piano, vocals	Chris Allman – tenor Scott Fowler – lead Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar Glenn Dustin – bass Gerald Wolfe – piano	Ernie Haase – tenor Scott Fowler – lead Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar Glenn Dustin – bass Gerald Wolfe – piano, vocals
2013–2014 (under the name "Cathedrals Family Reunion")
Danny Funderburk – tenor Ernie Haase – tenor Scott Fowler – lead Mark Trammell – baritone, bass guitar Pat Barker – bass Matt Fouch – bass Paul Harkley – bass Trey Ivey – piano Gerald Wolfe – piano, vocals

Discography

Year	Album	Components	Comments
2000	Strong in the Strength	Josh Cobb Scott Fowler Scott Howard Glenn Dustin Roger Bennett	First album of the group.
	Strong in the Strength Live		Also released on VHS and DVD.
	Songs We Used to Sing		Compilation of The Cathedrals' most famous songs recorded by Legacy Five.
2001	Heritage Vol. I	Tony Jarman Scott Fowler Scott Howard Glenn Dustin Roger Bennett	First album with Tony Jarman as tenor.
	Heroes of the Faith
2002	Heritage Vol. II		Also released on VHS and DVD.
2003	London		Legacy Five's first #1 charting song, "I Found Grace", was included on this album.
	Live at the Palace		Recorded with Greater Vision; also released on VHS and DVD.
2004	Heritage Vol. III		Tony Jarman left Legacy Five shortly after his version of this album was released. Because of that, the group recorded it one more time with Frank Seamans as tenor.
		Frank Seamans Scott Fowler Scott Howard Glenn Dustin Roger Bennett
	Monuments		This is considered Seamans' first album with Legacy Five, once it had not been recorded with another tenor before.
	A Capella
	Live at NQC 2004		Recorded live at the 2004 National Quartet Convention, featuring songs recorded in their projects Monuments and A Capella; also released on VHS and DVD.
2005	A Little Taste of Heaven		Songs from this album were also featured on the group's 2007 release, 2006 Celebration: Friday Night Favorites!
2006	Live in Music City		Recorded live at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, on Memorial Day 2006. It was awarded Album of the Year in 2007. Also released on DVD.
2007	2006 Celebration: Friday Night Favorites!		Recorded live at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, on Memorial Day 2006. It was Roger Bennett's last album with Legacy Five. He died shortly after its release. The project was also released on DVD.
	Know So Salvation	Frank Seamans Scott Fowler Scott Howard Glenn Dustin Tim Parton	Roger Bennett started the development of this album, but died before it was finished. It is, therefore, Tim Parton's first album with Legacy Five. It includes a new version of the song "I Stand Redeemed", which was originally recorded featuring Josh Cobb in 2000, now featuring Seamans.
	A Little Christmas		Legacy Five's first Christmas album; also released on DVD in 2010, with Gus Gaches as tenor.
2008	A Tribute to Roger		Compilation of songs sung by Roger Bennett.
	God's Been Good
	God's Been Good Live		Recorded live at the 2008 National Quartet Convention; also released on DVD.
2009	Decade: a Celebration of Our First Ten Years!		Compilation of Legacy Five's greatest successes, such as "Strong in The Strength", "I Found Grace", "Out of my Darkness" and others. The album consisted of two discs: the first included the original recordings of the songs mentioned; the second had new arrangements of those songs.
	Jubilee!		Recorded with The Booth Brothers and Greater Vision; also released on DVD.
	Live at Oak Tree		Also released on DVD.
	Just Stand		Frank Seamans left Legacy Five shortly after his version of this album was released, in 2009. Because of that, the group recorded it one more time with Gus Gaches as tenor in 2010.
2010		Gus Gaches Scott Fowler Scott Howard Glenn Dustin Tim Parton
	Give the World a Smile		Compilation of The Cathedrals' most famous songs recorded by Legacy Five. It is considered Gaches' first album with Legacy Five, once it had not been recorded with another tenor before.
	Jubilee! 2		Recorded with The Booth Brothers, Greater Vision and The Mark Trammell Quartet; also released on DVD.
2011	A Wonderful Life	Gus Gaches Scott Fowler Scott Howard Glenn Dustin Trey Ivey	Trey Ivey's first album with Legacy Five.
2012	Jubilee! 3		Recorded with The Booth Brothers and Greater Vision; also released on DVD.
	Count Your Blessings	Gus Gaches Scott Fowler Scott Howard Matt Fouch Trey Ivey	Matt Fouch's first album with Legacy Five.
	Jubilee! Christmas		Recorded with The Booth Brothers and Greater Vision; also released on DVD.
2013	On Tour		Recorded live during concerts in five different cities.
	Jubilee! Christmas - A Capella		Recorded with The Booth Brothers and Greater Vision; also released on DVD.
	Louisville Live		Recorded live at the 2013 National Quartet Convention; also released on DVD.
2014	Great Day		Legacy Five's #1 charting song "Christ is Still the King" was included on this album.
2015	Talkin' About Heaven		Gus Gaches left Legacy Five shortly after his version of this album was released. Because of that, the group recorded it one more time with Josh Feemster as tenor.
		Josh Feemster Scott Fowler Scott Howard Matt Fouch Trey Ivey
	Jubilee! Christmas Again		Recorded with The Booth Brothers and Greater Vision; also released on DVD.
2016	Live at Daywind Studios		Also released on DVD. It is considered Feemster's first album with Legacy Five, once it had not been recorded with another tenor before.
	In The Hands of a Carpenter
	Messiah		Legacy Five's second Christmas album.
2017	Faith & Freedom	Josh Feemster Scott Fowler Scott Howard Matt Fouch Josh Townsend	Josh Townsend's first album with Legacy Five. It includes a new version of the song "God's Been Good", which was originally recorded featuring Tim Parton in 2008, now featuring Townsend.
2019	Pure Love	Lee Black Scott Fowler Bryan Walker Matt Fouch Josh Townsend	Lee Black's and Bryan Walker's first album with Legacy Five, released on August 23, 2019. It includes #1 charting song "What Kind of Man".

Charting songs (Top 80)

Year	Month	Song	Position	Album
2000	September	"I Stand Redeemed"	#6	Strong in the Strength
2001	January–February	"Strong in the Strength"	#26
	October	"We Are Home"	#38
2002	March–April	"Heroes of the Faith"	#9	Heroes of the Faith
	October	"Freedom"	#14
2003	April	"Somebody Sing"	#8
	September	"I Found Grace"	#1	London
2004	May	"He Forgets"	#18
	December	"It's Good to Know"	#16
2005	May	"Monuments"	#17	Monuments
	October	"Not That You Died"	#21
2006	June	"Out of my Darkness"	#10
	December	"Roll Away"	#45
2007	May–June	"Strike Up the Band"	#4	Live in Music City
2008	January	"I've Been Changed"	#5
	July	"Know So Salvation"	#9	Know So Salvation
2009	January	"Hello After Goodbye"	#10	God's Been Good
	August	"In a Million Years"	#8
2010	May	"When They Found Nothing"	#32	Just Stand
	October	"My Soul is Firmly Anchored"	#9
2011	May	"Just Stand"	#23
	October	"We Shall See Jesus"	#10	Give the World a Smile
2012	April	"Ask Me Why"	#11	A Wonderful Life
	December	"I'm Still Amazed"	#5
2013	May	"There's Only One Well"	#12
2014	January	"Living in the Palace"	#10
	August	"He Is to Me"	#9	Great Day
2015	March	"Christ Is Still The King"	#1
	October	"Who Is This Man"	#12
2016	April	"That's a Hallelujah"	#5
2017	May	"Still"	#3	In the Hands of a Carpenter
	September	"In the Hands of a Carpenter"	#26
2018	May	"I Trust the Cross"	#22
	September	"Deep in my Heart"	#46
2020	January	"What Kind of Man"	#1	Pure Love
	June–July	"I Believe the Book"	#8

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References

1. "Legacy Five Pianist Roger Bennett Dies". The Chattanoogan. 2007-03-17. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
2. Paul Lunsford (2007-04-17). "Southern Gospel Review - Parton Named Pianist for Legacy Five". Harlan Daily Enterprise. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
3. "Legacy Five". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
4. Hallels. "Trey Ivey Leaves Legacy Five : News : Hallels". www.hallels.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
5. "Josh Townsend". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
6. "Legacy Five". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
7. "Legacy Five". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
8. http://www.sgnscoops.com/legacy-five-reveals-new-members-and-a-sneak-peak-of-rehearsal-in-the-studio/
9. "Top 80 | SingingNews.com". Singing News. Retrieved 2016-12-13.

External links

• Official website