Inducted 2004

Arnold Hyles, an original member of the famous Rangers Quartet, had a bass voice that has never been duplicated. His loud, gruff voice was the foundation of one of the most famous quartets in the history of Gospel Music. 

The Rangers Quartet made its mark in Gospel Music by spotlighting their "basso-profundo" Arnold Hyles. This group made inroads where no gospel quartet had been before. 

A tragic automobile accident in 1951 crippled Mr. Hyles, but his voice continued to thrill the audiences for many years thereafter. Arnold Hyles died March 15th 1979. A tragic footnote: immediately after the funeral Mr. Hyles's son Gene and his wife were taking the preacher and his wife to the Dallas airport, when they were struck by another vehicle and all four were killed.