Organized in 1960 by J.G. Whitfield as "The Messengers"
(Left to Right) Top: Jerry Brazwell (Baritone), J.G. Whitfield (Bass)
Bottom: Doyle Wiggins (Lead), Sue Whitfield (Piano), Earl Thomas (Tenor)
They were renamed "The Dixie Echoes" in 1962.
The first Dixie Echoes bus.
L-R: (Back) Hal Kennedy, J.G. Whitfield, Jack Toney, George Forbis, (Front) Joe Whitfield, Sue Whitfield
Carnegie Hall Program Book
Clockwise from top: J.G. Whitfield, Joe Whitfield, Dale Shelnut, Sue Whitfield, George Forbis, Hal Kennedy
(Back L-R:) J.G. Whitfield, George Forbis, Joe Whitfield, Dale Shelnut (Front L-R:) Hal Kennedy, Sue Whitfield