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January 29, 2005

Chestnut Grove Quartet - Biography

Chestnut Grove Quartet (1945-1994)


Chestnut Grove Methodist Church in Washington County, VA had no musical instruments in the post WWII years, so church members Bill Nunley, Jim Nunley, Archie Reynolds, and Gale Webb learned the shaped note system and sang a cappella. By the mid-1950s, they were Sunday afternoon regulars on WBBI in Abingdon, VA and traveling to other states like Kentucky and Tennessee.

Ray Roe took over the baritone spot after Reynold’s death in 1962. The group’s regional fame increased after they began recording at Arthur Smith Studios in Charlotte, NC. At the height of their popularity, the Chestnut Grove Quartet sold more than 50,000 LPs in one 18-month period. This group was a significant influence on popular bluegrass artists like Ralph Stanley and Doyle Lawson who perform a cappella gospel.

Following Roe's death in 1987, Bill's wife Ann Statzer Nunley joined the quartet. The group traveled and sang on radio broadcasts for another seven years.

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