by James Hales | Mar 26, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
After the immense success of their first major album, “Wherever I Am”, would the Talleys be able to top it? Many sophomore recordings have fallen flat, as artists feverishly try to exceed the success of their first hit recording, rather than just enjoy the ride and...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 21, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS The Top Ten nominees have been announced for the 2025 Singing News Fan Awards. Click HERE to see if your nominees made it! Singing News Radio announced several changes in programming: 1. The long-running program Gospel Music Today hosted by Ken & Jean...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 20, 2025 | Commentary & Observations, History, Music Tech
We all know how streaming music has resulted in performers and songwriters getting abysmally-small payouts compared to physical media. I’ve written on this a number of times in the past, including running numbers established by the RIAA and various streaming...
by James Hales | Mar 19, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
By summer of 1984, the Talleys had signed with Canaan Records and were soon in the studio recording their first label album, and the comparison between this album and their first 2 independent recordings is like night and day! During the time leading up to signing...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 14, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS Abraham Productions announced their 40 Days of Christian Music festival at The Ark Encounter will expand in 2025 to include several popular Christian Contemporary artists including Crowder, Matthew West, Big Daddy Weave, Jordan Feliz, Katy Nichole, and...
by James Hales | Mar 12, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
I hope everyone enjoyed my walk down memory lane with the Kingsmen. It truly was a labor of love for me and was something I thoroughly enjoyed doing. Shifting gears and going with a group that completely contrasts the male quartet mindset, I wanted to go in a...
by Sony Elise | Mar 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
If it takes a valley to really know Your grace And if it’s in the desert where I’ll meet You face to face Then turn this path I’m traveling to some dark and lonely place ‘Cause if it takes a valley, then a valley’s what I’ll take...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 7, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS Dean Hickman of The Guardians announced he will be transferring ownership of the group to lead singer John Darin Rowsey effective April 1, 2025. Hickman has managed the group since its inception in 1988. Voting for the Singing News Fan Awards and the...
by James Hales | Mar 5, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
This particular article is rather bittersweet for me, as this will be my final review in the Kingsmen’s discography. Every week since the first week of February, we’ve been talking about the Kingsmen, and we’ve talked through nearly 40 albums over the last 30+ weeks,...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 4, 2025 | Awards Shows, History
The Southern Gospel Music Association is currently accepting nominees for their Hall Of Fame. Each member of the SGMA is asked to submit two living and two deceased individuals for consideration. I am pleased to be nominating: 1. Oak Ridge Boys lead singer Duane...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 28, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS New Release Today announced Daniel Britt is the new host for their weekly 1-minute “New Music Update” segments for the AC and CHR radio markets. Today is the final day to join the Southern Gospel Music Association for those who want to...
by James Hales | Feb 26, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
As we approach the new millennium, the Kingsmen experienced a couple of changes. As I mentioned in my last article, Jason Selph joined the group to play bass, but he also was quite the vocalist and lent his vocals on several songs during his time with the Kingsmen....
