Dove Brothers (2011)

Group Members

Tenor
John Rulapaugh (1998-2002)
Jerry Martin (2002-2010)
Jonathan Price (2010-2011; 2012-2013)
Keith Casstevens (2011-2012)
Devin Dove (2013) (also played drums)
Mark McPherson (2013-2014)
Wesley Smith (2015-2018)
Larry Heustess (2018)

Lead
McCray Dove (1998-2018) (also played piano)

Baritone
Eric Dove (1998-2005; 2006-2013; 2018)
Lance Jeffrey (2005-2006; 2013-2014)
Mike Salley (2014-2015) (also played guitars)
Tony Peace (2015-2018)

Bass
Burman Porter (1998-2004, 2011-2013)
David Hester (2004-2011)
David Cable (2013-2014)

Pianist
Richard Simmons (1998-2002)
Andrew Smith (2002-2006)
Jerry Kelso (2006-2009)
Adam Harman (2009-2011)
Joe Lane (2011-2012)
Andy King (2012-2013)
McCray Dove (2013-2015) (also sang lead)

Guitar Players (Bass, Electric and Steel)
Marc Peele (2010-2011)
Tony Peace (2010) (also sang baritone)
Jacob Danieley (2011-2012)
Bub White (2012-2013)
David Cable (2012-2014) (also sang bass)
Mike Salley (2012-2014)

Drums
Devin Dove (2010-2015) (also sang tenor)

Dove Brothers Quartet; Dove Brothers Band; The McCray Dove Band (1998-2018)

History

The Dove Brothers formed in 1998 around a nucleus comprised of former Dixie Melody Boys lead singer McCray Dove and his brother Eric. Other members of the original group included bass singer Burman Porter, pianist Richard Simmons, and tenor John Rulapaugh. With their traditional look and sound, the group quickly made their mark in the industry. Reviving the classic Statesmen standard “Get Away Jordan” endeared the Dove Brothers to fans across the nation. As a result, the Dove Brothers won the 1999 Singing News Fan Award for Horizon Artist.

The next crowd pleasing favorite for the Dove Brothers was “Didn’t It Rain,” another classic gospel standard. McCray Dove’s “rain dance” excited crowds everywhere. At the National Quartet Convention, the group was joined on stage by the Speers who had recorded the song previously. For the next few years, no matter what else they sang, the Dove Brothers almost always ended their set with “Didn’t It Rain” or “Get Away Jordan.” In 2002, the group received the Singing News Fan Award for Traditional Male Quartet.

The first changes in personnel for the Dove Brothers came at the end of 2002 when John Rulapaugh and Richard Simmons left the group. At this point, the Doves added former Kingsmen tenor Jerry Martin and pianist Andrew Smith. By 2004, David Hester had replaced Burman Porter at the bass slot.

During 2004, the Dove Brothers were the featured group on the Quartet Legacy Tour promoted by Charlie Waller. The tour consisted of a historical video presentation with live performances by the group interspersed between clips. The Dove Brothers changed costumes between each set and used period microphones to reflect the historical groups featured on the video.

2005 marked a stylistic turning point for the group. Their only CD release that year (Anything But Ordinary, Everything But Typical) had a modern sound and for the first time, they avoided covering songs from the Statesmen/Blackwood Brothers era. Former Stamps Quartet pianist Jerry Kelso joined the Dove Brothers in the summer of 2005. Baritone Lance Jeffrey filled in for Eric Dove several months in late 2005 and early 2006, but did not record with the group.

In 2007, the Dove Brothers had their first number one song on the Singing News monthly airplay chart. Titled "I Can Pray," the song featured tenor singer Jerry Martin. It was written by Nathan Markee.

In 2010, the Dove Brothers began traveling with a full-time band including Eric's 14-year-old son, Devin, on drums. In 2011, they released a live recording featuring the band. The group name was changed to Dove Brothers Band the following year. In late 2014, the quartet format was retired and the total membership of the band including McCray Dove was reduced to three. Instrumentalists Devin Dove and Mike Salley began singing backup behind McCray's lead vocals. This format continued until mid-2015 when the group was briefly billed as The McCray Dove Band.

In mid-2015, the band concept was retired. The group returned to singing with tracks. Tony Peace came on board to sing baritone, and Wesley Smith joined to sing tenor. The group was typically billed as the New Dove Brothers at that point. This line-up continued until the late summer of 2018 when McCray Dove announced he had retired from full-time travel to become pastor of a church in Colorain, North Carolina. Joining McCray for the dates that remained in 2018 were his brother Eric Dove and Larry Heustess.

Awards

Singing News Fan Awards
Horizon Group (1999)
Favorite Traditional Male Quartet (2002)

Discography


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1998 Pure Tradition (Homeland Records): Land So Fair; What Will You Do For Him; When I Move To Hallelujah Square; Let The Old Man Die; Give Me A Man That Can Cry; Jesus Is A Coming Back; How I Love To Serve The Lord; One Step; Hallelujah, I’m Saved; I Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb (Rulapaugh, Dove, Dove, Porter, Simmons).

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1999 On the Wings of a Dove (Homeland Records/4630): Forever And A Day; On The Wings Of A Dove; I Just Feel Like Something Good Is About To Happen; I Find No Fault; I Believe In The Old Time Way; Operator; One More River To Cross; Goodbye World Goodbye; Statement Of Faith (Rulapaugh, Dove, Dove, Porter, Simmons).

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1999 Sing the Quartet Way (Homeland Records): He Will Never Let You Down; Cross Medley; Look Up High; Stop Still And Listen; Get Away Jordan; Cross Chilly Jordan; Old Gospel Man; If That Isn’t Love; What More Can He Do; Dig A Little Deeper (Rulapaugh, Dove, Dove, Porter, Simmons).

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2000 Flying High (Homeland Records): Something Within Me; Just To See My Lord; House Of Prayer; I Love To Call His Name; The Empty Tomb; Didn’t It Rain; I’ll Praise The Lamb; Live Like Jesus; There’s Still Power In The Old Rugged Cross; Gonna Ride That Train; You’ve Been In The Presence (Rulapaugh, Dove, Dove, Porter, Simmons).

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2001 Every Time I Feel The Spirit (Homeland Records): He’s Already Done; Behold The Lamb; I’m Bound For That City; Come On Let’s Go To That Land; Every Time I Feel The Spirit; Everywhere You Go; I’m Gonna Pray; Gonna Rise; I Know He Heard My Prayer; More Of Me; Nearer To Jesus; One Day I Will (Rulapaugh, Dove, Dove, Porter, Simmons).

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2001 The Old Country Church (Homeland Records): The Eastern Gate; I Need Thee Every Hour; Who Am I; He Lives; Hide Thou Me; The Preacher; The Old Country Church; Farther Along; I’ll Meet You In The Morning; Operator (Rulapaugh, Dove, Dove, Porter, Simmons).

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2002 The Songs We Sing (Homeland Records/0248): When I Move To Hallelujah Square; I Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb; More Of Me; Live Like Jesus; He’s Already Done; One Step; Something Within Me; Didn’t It Rain; The Eastern Gate; House Of Prayer; Come On Let’s Go To That Land; Get Away Jordan (Rulapaugh, Dove, Dove, Porter, Simmons).

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2002 You Can’t Stop God from Blessing Me (Ambur Records/5988): You Can't Stop God From Blessing Me; Hear Me Lord I Pray; I'm Going There; God Can; Heaven Is Better Than This; Just Another Hill; He'll Pilot Me; Sweet Baby Girl; He Did It All For Me; Glory Glory Amen (John Rulapaugh/Jerry Martin, McCray Dove, Eric Dove, Burman Porter, Simmons/Smith).

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2003 Born Again (Ambur Records/04902): You Gotta Be Born Again; Just Begin To Live; I Must Tell Jesus; Read That Book; It Was Love; Life Can Have New Meaning; Jesus Died For Me; Use Me Lord; When I Get To Heaven; In The Prayer Room (Martin, Dove, Dove, Porter, Smith).

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2004 Quartet Legacy Tour - Top Ten Songs (Custom Records): How Long Has It Been; I Am A Pilgrim; No Greater Love; Surely I Will; Known Only To Him; I've Been With Jesus; Beyond The Sunset; The Fourth Man; Heavenly Love; Just Have A Little Talk With The Lord (Jerry Martin, McCray Dove, Eric Dove, Burman Porter, Andrew Smith).

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2004 A Tribute to Mosie Lister (Sonlite Records/Crossroads Records): Blow Your Trumpet Gabriel; Nothing Can Compare; Wade On Out; If To Gain The World; My New Address; I Found A New Friend; Movin’ To The Rhythm; The King And I; On Revival Day; Here Comes The King (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester, Smith).

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2005 Anything But Ordinary Everything But Typical (Sonlite Records/Crossroads Records): Anything But Ordinary, Everything But Typical; Gossip The Gospel; One More Miracle; Have A Nice Day; When He Came Walking; Masterpiece; Just Imagine That; Believing Is Seeing; It’s Waiting For Me; It’s Called Heaven (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester).

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2006 Shout It Out (Custom Records): Joshua; Those Tender Hands; Go The Distance; Run On; Look For Me At Jesus' Feet; Clouds Roll Back; He Didn't Throw The Clay Away; Shout It Out; Thanks To Calvary; Stand By Me; Lonesome Road (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester, Kelso).

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2006 Never The Same (Sonlite Records/SL30792): Taking It Back; Never Ever Be The Same; I Will Lay Them At His Feet; The Miracle Of Faith; I'm Gonna Make It; Journey's End; Gloryland Express; I Can Pray; The Maranatha Church Revival; No Time (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester, Kelso).

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2007 Live! (Custom Records): Blow Your Trumpet Gabriel; Just Imagine That; Have A Nice Day; Anything But Ordinary Everything But Typical; I Love To Call His Name; Instrumental; Beyond The Sunset; One More Miracle; Through It All; Didn't It Rain; Get Away Jordan (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester, Kelso).

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2008 Life (Sonlite Records/SL30892): After The Storm; Give It To The Lord; I Want To Live My Life For You; You Don't Know God's Love; A Day In The Life Of America; Face To Face With Grace; I Still Got A Feeling; You Would Think He Would Learn; You Can't Fix It; Smooth Sailing (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester, Kelso).

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2009 Hold On (Sonlite Records/SL31022): Hold On; I'm Gonna Rise, I'm Gonna Fly; Leaving On My Mind; When I Wake Up In The Morning; He's Gonna Smile On Me; A Little Good News; Back To Egypt; Little David; Jesus, He's Everything To Me; He's Sending Miracles (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester, Kelso).

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2009 Decennial (Custom Records/DB-8714): When I Move To Hallelujah Square; Anyway; Didn't It Rain; My Life; Get Away Jordan; Just Another Hill; Gonna Rise; Sweet Baby Girl; One Step; Let The Old Man Die (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester, Kelso).

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2010 Unshakeable (Sonlite Records/SL31132): Good Ole Gospel Song; Hey Lazarus; If I Knew Then; Oh Buddah; Preachin' In Prison; King Jesus; My Soul Has Been Set Free; How About You; I Recall; Unstoppable (Martin, Dove, Dove, Hester).

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2011 Live (Sonlite Records/SL31192): Jesus Is The Man For The Hour; I Recall; Life Can Have New Meaning; Were You There; My Soul Has Been Set Free; There Is Power In The Blood; He Made A Change In Me; Shout It Out; Still Singing The Song; We Gotta Love (Price, Dove, Dove, Hester, Dove, Peele, Harman).

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2012 Live But Unedited! (Custom Records): Lord I Hope This Day Is Good; Hello Friends; He's Gonna Smile On Me; I Recall; One Day At A Time; Operator; Long Black Train; They Wouldn't Forgive Me; More Than Just A Name On The Wall; Funny Stories (Keith Casstevens, McCray Dove, Eric Dove, Burman Porter, Devin Dove, Bub White) (This CD is when they were billed as The DMB Band).

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2015 Still Believing (Custom Records): Peaceful Feeling; Jesus Is The Light; Lord You Still Believe In Me; Last Train; Gospel Ship; No Time Like The Present; Rescue Me; Tell Me The Story; True Love; New York (This CD is The DMB Band).

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2015 Individually (Custom Records): Time Has Made A Change; What More Can He Do; There Is A River; Didn't It Rain; Look Up High; Hallelujah, I'm Saved; Hold Back The Sea; It Is No Secret; Sweet Baby Girl; I Can See The Hand; A Story That Never Shall Die; Hear Me Lord I Pray; Walk With Me; Suppertime; I Believe In The Old Time Way; Somebody; He Looked Beyond My Faults; That's Enough; When He Was On The Cross; Statement Of Faith; Get Away Jordan (Wesley Smith, McCray Dove, Tony Peace).

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2015 The New Dove Brothers Live! (Custom Records): Tell My Friends; First Day In Heaven; Hold On; He's A Personal Savior; Hide Thou Me; Lonesome Road; Sinner's Plea; He Didn't Throw The Clay Away; Suppertime; Didn't It Rain; The Lighthouse (Wesley Smith, McCray Dove, Tony Peace).

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2015 Song Revival (Custom Records): There's No Back Door To Heaven; Faith Unlocks The Door; Where No One Stands Alone; I'll Be Ready Then; No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus; Jesus Is Coming Soon; America Stand Tall; Shout Brother Shout; Lighthouse (Wesley Smith, McCray Dove, Tony Peace).

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2016 Favorites (Custom Records): The First Day In Heaven; He Didn't Throw The Clay Away; I Can Call Jesus; Sinner's Plea; I'm Going There; Lonesome Road; Just Another Hill; He's A Personal Savior; Tell My Friends; That's Enough (Wesley Smith, McCray Dove, Tony Peace).

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2016 Hymns & Classics (Custom Records): Power In The Blood; Old Rugged Cross; When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder; How Great Thou Art; When We All Get To Heaven; Hide Thou Me; Stormy Waters; It Is Well; Didn't It Rain; Blessed Assurance (Wesley Smith, McCray Dove, Tony Peace).

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