Tribute Quartet

Its name came from its vision of “preserving the heritage and promoting the future of Southern Gospel music.”

That was the goal, to pay homage to the legends its members grew up admiring, to carry that torch respectfully, and yet to create a sound uniquely their own, becoming the kind of quartet they believed the Lord was calling them to be today.

That’s how the Tribute Quartet began.

Two years after its formation, it was voted “The 2008 Horizon Group of the Year” by readers of the The Singing News Magazine at the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, just a few months after being named the SGN’s “2008 Breakthrough Artist of the Year.”

In appearance, warmth and style, this gifted group, based in Nashville, has become exactly what it set out to be, representing Southern Gospel at its finest.

Everything needed for a classic quartet is in place, including a folksy, story-telling MC, which Gary Casto, its lead singer and manager, drawing from his West Virginia roots, has become through many years of experience, adding that endearing personality that bonds followers to their favorite groups.

Josh Singletary, a smooth baritone, not only gives this popular foursome a lighthearted touch with his irrepressible sense of humor, but doubles as its pianist, displaying a brilliance born of the classical training he received while growing up in Florida.

Riley Harrison Clark possesses a magnificent voice nurtured in Oklahoma and refined by the Steve Hurst School of Music. Though young, this seemingly seasoned vocalist shares a clear, pure, powerful tenor that draws congregations to their feet.

Anthony Davis, the newest member, completes this dynamic lineup as a crowd-pleasing bass that caresses and enunciates every note. An enthusiastic student of Gospel Music, this young man has laid aside his officer’s shield in his home of Dyersburg, TN to share his heart through this ministry.
The Tribute Quartet is a tailor-made group whose members are quick to point to the Lord as their tailor, giving Him the glory while garnering awards and winning the affections of admirers in concert halls and sanctuaries all across America.

Evoking echoes from the past, pressing on to new frontiers, it sings from the heart, aims for the heart, and clearly loves this music it has been called and blessed to share.

 

QUICK FACTS

Awards:
2008 Singing News Fan Awards - Horizon Group of the Year
2008 SoGospel News (SGN Ovation Awards) - Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Stage Appearances:
National Quartet Convention (NQC) – Louisville, KY
Dollywood – Pigeon Forge, TN
Silver Dollar City – Branson, MO
Templeton Tours Singing At Sea
Late Night at GMA – Nashville, TN
SGN Ovation Awards – Nashville, TN
Gatlinburg Gathering – Gatlinburg, TN
Bill Bailey’s Winter Gospel Music Convention – Palmetto, FL
Brumley Gospel Sing – Lebanon, MO
Fall Festival at the Meramec Caverns – Sullivan, MO
Blue Mountain Gospel Music Festival – Lebanon, PA
Dino’s Grand Piano Extravaganza – Shipshewana, IN
M&C Productions Gospel Music Extravaganza – Bourbannais, IL
Steve Hurst School of Music – Lee University in Cleveland, TN

Discography:
My Tribute
Anticipation
Caribbean Live
For This Time

Television Appearances:
The Dino Show – TBN
The Jim Bakker Show
Live at the Brumley Gospel Sing
Gospel Music Today
World Premier – Gospel Music Television (GMT)

Radio:
The Gospel Greats with Paul Heil

Magazine:
September 2009 Singing News Cover Feature

Other Involvements:
Steve Hurst School of Music (Staff Members)
Southern Gospel Music Association (SGMA)
Southern Gospel Music Guild (SGMG)