Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 1987

Members: Sherrill Nielsen, Hovie Lister, Jake Hess, James Blackwood, Jack Toney, Rosie Rozell, J. D. Sumner, Ed Hill (2), Steve Warren (5)

The Masters V (or Five) was a Southern Gospel Music quartet founded in 1980 by Hovie Lister as a special consolidation of well-known performers from The Statesmen Quartet and The Blackwood Brothers Quartet. The original group featured J. D. Sumner as bass, Rosie Rozell as tenor, James Blackwood and Jake Hess alternating between lead and baritone, and Hovie Lister on piano. The quartet subsequently endured several personnel changes, often due to health and age-related issues. The group's final performance was in 1988.