The Florida Boys, a male vocal quartet in Southern gospel music, were founded in 1947 by J. G. Whitfield as The Gospel Melody Quartet and renamed to The Florida Boys in 1954. Throughout the 1950s until 2007, the group was led by Les Beasley as lead/guitar and Glen Allred as baritone. In 1999, the band was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Notable members included Billy Todd, Buddy Liles, and Derrell Stewart on piano. In 2007, Les Beasley announced that the quartet would disband but returned for a farewell appearance at the National Quartet Convention in September 2007. Charlie Waller continued to operate The Florida Boys until 2016. The group's cover of "Love Lifted Me" was featured in Richard Linklater’s 2011 film Bernie. As of 2026, former members in the SGMA Hall of Fame include Les Beasley, Glen Allred, Derrell Stewart, J.G. Whitfield, Billy Todd, Charlie Waller, George Younce, and Clarke Beasley
