The Fairfield Four, an American gospel group, originated in 1921 at the Fairfield Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. The initial trio consisted of J.R. Carrethers' sons Rufus and Harold, along with their neighbor John Battle. Their first recording session was held in 1946 at Nashville's Bullet Records. The group gained national recognition after winning a contest that led to an appearance on WLAC radio station in 1942. In 1950, the group split but reformed in 1980 for a special Quartet Reunion program in Birmingham, Alabama. The group won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 1998 for "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray" and collaborated with artists like Steve Earle and John Fogerty, as well as appearances on albums such as O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack (2000). In 2015, they won the Best Roots Gospel Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for the album Still Rockin' My Soul!.
