ABOUT ENDURANCE
Welcome!
Hello we’d like to introduce ourselves. We are the six-time Stellar Award nominated traditional gospel quartet group Endurance, based in Houston, Texas.
Endurance’s original group members are Claude Cummings, Michael Robertson and Earl Sampson. Their newest member Wallace Grant II joined the group after the untimely passing of Dave Botts. Endurance also utilizes the vocal talents of Ramon James Ross and Justin Patrick, as reserve singers. Each original member is actively involved in their respective churches and all are either deacons or preachers. Claude was the longtime Chairman of the Deacon Board at Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church.
He is now Chairman at his son’s church, He Heard My Cry Christian Fellowship Church. Michael Robertson is an active member at Southeast Community Church and Earl Sampson is a deacon at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist church. These spirit filled gentlemen are all Houston, Texas natives. Claude, Michael and Earl are Kashmere High School classmates who reunited some years ago to pursue a life long dream, which was to sing God’s praises and share a message of hope and deliverance.
“Changed” by Endurance featuring the late, Joe Ligon is their latest music offering. The single was digitally released in late January, 2017, and is impacting radio now.
The song broke the Top 100 on the Nielsen BDS Gospel Radio Airplay Charts entering at #97. It is the last known feature and recording by Joe Ligon, the legendary Grammy-Award winning, lead singer of the Mighty Clouds of Joy. A song fans of the late singer will treasure…a true collectors item. Endurance is honored to have had the opportunity to record with Joe before his passing in 2016. Endurance’s sixth studio album also entitled CHANGED was digitally released September 29, 2017. It is available on all digital outlets (cdbaby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc.). A subsequent project has also been discussed to be produced by gospel music icon, Melvin Williams.
In addition to their ministry as recording artists, Endurance serves the community by living their motto: “Reaching God’s People Through Song”. Be sure to check out Endurance on the cover of the (October-December 2017) issue of Gospel USA Magazine – (https://issuu.com/gospel-usa-magazine/docs/issue_103).
Endurance achieved a milestone in their music career on October 8, 2015 in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The group was honored by the Chicago Gospel Announcers Guild and Dennis Cole, President of the National Gospel Announcers Guild with a “Living Legends Award”.
To see the award post on Facebook click on the date – Posted by Endurance Quartet on Sunday, November 15, 2015