Gospel vocal group formed in 1936 in Austin, Texas. The original members included the Rev. Ermant M. Franklin, Sr., the Rev. A. C. Franklin, Ben H. Williams, Kermit Terrell, James Haywood Medlock, and Geno Terrell. By 1946 the group was based in the San Francisco area with original members Ben H. Williams, Kermit Terrell and Geno Terrell and new members Sam Reece and Victor L. Medearis,