James Hales

James Hales

James is a lifelong fan of Southern Gospel Music. Being exposed to the music through his dad's record collection as a 7 or 8 year old boy in the late 70's, James grew to love the music of the Happy Goodmans, Kingsmen, Inspirations, Rambos, Florida Boys and others. James has been a staff writer for Absolutely Gospel since 2000 writing music reviews and various articles, and he has contributed to Musicscribe and SGHistory.com for several years as well. James also writes for his own music page on Facebook as well, via James' Music Page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063484056683).
The Talleys – “Wherever I Am” (1984)

The Talleys – “Wherever I Am” (1984)

The Talleys first major release with Canaan Records yielded Debra Talley’s signature song, “Thinkin’ About Home”, as well as several other hits and favorites. Check out all the details of this outstanding album…

The Kingsmen – “I Will” (2001)

The Kingsmen – “I Will” (2001)

As we come to our final article on the Kingsmen, we come to one of the most exciting studio recordings they’d ever done…”I Will”. Featuring stellar music tracks and vocals taking it to the limit, it’s an outstanding recording to close out this series!

The Kingsmen – “Shelter” (1999)

The Kingsmen – “Shelter” (1999)

“Shelter” was a monumental recording for the Kingsmen, as they returned more to their roots with this release. It’s a fantastic recording…check out the article and let us know what you think!