One of the all-time great Southern Gospel baritone singers, Doy Willis Ott was best known for his many years with the Statemen Quartet.
Ott started his career in Southern Gospel as a piano player, accompanying such groups as Stamps-Baxter Melody Boys, the Hartford Quartet, the Rangers, and the Homeland Harmony Quartet.
In 1951, he joined the Statesmen as piano player, replacing Hovie Lister who was serving in the military. After Lister returned, Ott replaced Bervin Kendrick as the group's baritone singer and held the position for the next 25 years.
Ott was part of what has been called "The Perfect Quartet", along with Denver Crumpler, Jake Hess, James "Big Chief" Wetherington, and Hovie Lister.
Ott was also an accomplished arranger and composer, and was responsible for many of the Statesmen's musical arrangements. His best known song was probably "Wait For Me", written after the death of his first wife.
When the original Statesmen disbanded, Ott went back to school and became a chiropractor.
Ott suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1982 that left him comatose, but did not die until four years later.
Doy Ott was elected to the Gospel Music Association in 1998 (as a member of the Statemen) and to the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2000.
Ott started his career in Southern Gospel as a piano player, accompanying such groups as Stamps-Baxter Melody Boys, the Hartford Quartet, the Rangers, and the Homeland Harmony Quartet.
In 1951, he joined the Statesmen as piano player, replacing Hovie Lister who was serving in the military. After Lister returned, Ott replaced Bervin Kendrick as the group's baritone singer and held the position for the next 25 years.
Ott was part of what has been called "The Perfect Quartet", along with Denver Crumpler, Jake Hess, James "Big Chief" Wetherington, and Hovie Lister.
Ott was also an accomplished arranger and composer, and was responsible for many of the Statesmen's musical arrangements. His best known song was probably "Wait For Me", written after the death of his first wife.
When the original Statesmen disbanded, Ott went back to school and became a chiropractor.
Ott suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1982 that left him comatose, but did not die until four years later.
Doy Ott was elected to the Gospel Music Association in 1998 (as a member of the Statemen) and to the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2000.
One of the all-time great Southern Gospel baritone singers, Doy Willis Ott was best known for his many years with the Statemen Quartet.
Ott started his career in Southern Gospel as a piano player, accompanying such groups as Stamps-Baxter Melody Boys, the Hartford Quartet, the Rangers, and the Homeland Harmony Quartet.
In 1951, he joined the Statesmen as piano player, replacing Hovie Lister who was serving in the military. After Lister returned, Ott replaced Bervin Kendrick as the group's baritone singer and held the position for the next 25 years.
Ott was part of what has been called "The Perfect Quartet", along with Denver Crumpler, Jake Hess, James "Big Chief" Wetherington, and Hovie Lister.
Ott was also an accomplished arranger and composer, and was responsible for many of the Statesmen's musical arrangements. His best known song was probably "Wait For Me", written after the death of his first wife.
When the original Statesmen disbanded, Ott went back to school and became a chiropractor.
Ott suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1982 that left him comatose, but did not die until four years later.
Doy Ott was elected to the Gospel Music Association in 1998 (as a member of the Statemen) and to the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2000.
Ott started his career in Southern Gospel as a piano player, accompanying such groups as Stamps-Baxter Melody Boys, the Hartford Quartet, the Rangers, and the Homeland Harmony Quartet.
In 1951, he joined the Statesmen as piano player, replacing Hovie Lister who was serving in the military. After Lister returned, Ott replaced Bervin Kendrick as the group's baritone singer and held the position for the next 25 years.
Ott was part of what has been called "The Perfect Quartet", along with Denver Crumpler, Jake Hess, James "Big Chief" Wetherington, and Hovie Lister.
Ott was also an accomplished arranger and composer, and was responsible for many of the Statesmen's musical arrangements. His best known song was probably "Wait For Me", written after the death of his first wife.
When the original Statesmen disbanded, Ott went back to school and became a chiropractor.
Ott suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1982 that left him comatose, but did not die until four years later.
Doy Ott was elected to the Gospel Music Association in 1998 (as a member of the Statemen) and to the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2000.
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