Gold City Quartet
Current Members
Baritone: Daniel Riley
Bass: Chris West
Lead: Bruce Taliaferro
Tenor: Thomas Nalley
Current Album: Hope For The Journey
Gold City History
Gold City started in 1980 after a name change from a previous group called the Christianairs who were based in Mississippi. The original group owner was Floyd Beck. The original members of the group were Tenor - Bob Oliver, Lead - Jerry Ritchie, Baritone - Ken Trussell, and Bass - Dallas Gilliland. In 1980 the group relocated to Georgia and Tim Riley began singing the bass position. One of the most iconic lineups for Gold City came in the early 1990s with the addition of Tenor singer Brian Free, and Lead Singer Ivan Parker.
Tim Riley began managing the group in 1984 and relocated the group home once again This time establishing their headquarters in Alabama. During this time frame Gold City had several very popular songs. These songs include; "I Think I'll Read It Again," " Joshn Saw," "Midnight Cry" and "In My Robe Of White."
The Next big lineup for Gold City came in the mid 1990s with changes in tenor, lead and baritone positions. Jay Parrack began signing tenor with the group in 1994 and remained until 2004. Mark Trammell Stepped into the baritone position in 1994 also and remained until 2002 when he left to form his own group, The Mark Trammell Trio (currently The Mark Trammell Quartet). The other 1990's addition was lead singer Jonathan Wilburn.
In 2004 another big change occurred, group manager and bass singer Tim Riley announced his retirement. At this time management of the group was turned over to Tim's two sons, Doug Riley and Daniel Riley. Gold City stopped traveling with a full band in 2005. Since this time Gold City has traveled with a painist only and used tracks for accompanying music.
In 2006 sound engineer and co-manager Doug Riley was killed in an automobile accident. This of course was a rough stage for Gold City. Doug had been traveling with the group as a drummer since 1989 and had recently switched to the position of sound engineer in 2005.
In 2009 Tim Riley left retirement and returned to sing with the group where he remained until 2014. At this time the bass position was sang by Chris West. The current lineup for Gold City can be found at the top of this page.
Group Members
Number One Songs
Lead
Jerry Ritchie: 1980 - 1983
Bill Crittendon: 1983
Ivan Parker: 1983 - 1993
Steve Lacey: 1994
David Hill: 1994 - 1996
Jonathan Wilburn: 1996 - 2008
Bruce Taliaferro: 2008 - 2010, 2020 - Present
Craig West: 2011
Jerry Pelfrey: 2011 - 2013
Chip Pullin: 2013 - 2016
Scott Brand: 2016 - 2020
Tenor
Bob Oliver: 1980 - 1982
Brian Free: 1982 - 1983; 1984 - 1993
Benny Blackburn: 1983 - 1993
Jay Parrack: 1994 - 2004
Steve Ladd: 2004 - 2009
Chris Cooper: 2009
Joshua Cobb: 2009 - 2010
Brent Mitchell: 2010 - 2011
Dan Keeton: 2011 - 2013
Robert Fulton: 2013 - 2015
Thomas Nalley: 2015 - Present
Piano
Larry Goddard: 1980
John Reinhart Jr. 1980 - 1981
Garry Jones: 1981 - 1994
David Brooks: 1994 - 1995
Shake Jenkins: 1995 - 1996
Randy Matthews: 1996 - 1997
Byron Stewart: 1997
Tim Parton: 1997 - 1999
Channing Eleton: 1999 - 2005
Josh Simpson: 2005 - 2009
Roy Webb: 2009 - 2010
Bryan Elliott: 2010 - 2018
GW Southard: 2018 - 2021
Bass
Dallas Gilliland: 1980
Harold McVey: 1980
Tim Riley: 1980 - 2004; 2006; 2009 - 2014
Bill Lawrence: 2004 - 2006
Aaron McCune: 2006 - 2009
Chris West: 2014 - Present
Baritone
Ken Russell: 1980 - 1983
Jerry Ritchie: 1983 - 1985
Mike LeFevre: 1985 - 1992
Steve Lacey: 1992 - 1993
Mark Trammell: 1994 - 2002
Daniel Riley: 2002 - Present
Apr. 1984 - June 1984: I Think I'll Read It Again
Apr. 1985 - July 1985: John Saw
June 1987 - Sept. 1987: When I Get Carried Away
January 1988 - June 1988: Midnight Cry
February 1980: Gettin' Ready To Leave This World
November 1991: One Scarred Hand
February 1996: I'm Not Giving Up
February 1999: In Time, On Time, Every Time
Mar. 2000 - Apr. 2000: He Said
March 2012: Peter, James and John
Daniel Riley
Chris West
Thomas Nalley
Bruce Taliaferro