One of the greatest live albums from the 70’s was this little gem from the Downings, released in 1971. Check out this latest review from James and relive the magic of this exciting live concert!
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 Downings – “Once More…with Feeling” (1971)
“Once More…with Feeling” was one of the Downings lesser known albums, as it was sandwiched between 2 of their most popular albums in the repertoire. Nonetheless, the album is a spectacular piece of music filled with lots of feeling and emotion.
The Downings – “This is the Day” (1970)
“This is the Day” was the Downings’ 2nd release for 1970 and featured their dynamic hit song, “I’ve Got Confidence”, along with several concert favorites. Take a moment and check out James’ latest review…
The Downings – “Happiness is the Downings” (1970)
With the dawning of a new decade, the Downings were on the cusp of great things. With “Happiness” as their theme, they released this marvelous album in 1970. Check it out…
The Downings – “Sheltered in the Arms of God” (1969)
This week, we come to the 3rd and final album from 1969 by the Downings, which contained their first and only #1 song, “Sheltered in the Arms of God”. It’s a gem of an album…check out what James has to say about it…
The Downings – “Up with the Downings” (1969)
For their second album released in 1969, the Downings had signed with Heartwarming records and released “Up with the Downings”. Check out James’ assessment of this laid back album…
The Downings – “Take One” (1969)
In our next series of LP reviews, we’ll be going through each album by the Downings. Though the group was relatively short lived, they made a huge mark in Southern Gospel music. Check out James’ review of their very first album, “Take One”!
The Rambos – “Memories Made New” (1983)
For our final installment on the Rambos, we come to a wonderful culmination of their legendary music with their final album as a group, “Memories Made New”, which was released in 1983. Check it out…
The Rambos – “Rambo Reunion” (1981)
After a 2 year hiatus from recording, the Rambos came back together in 1981 for one final studio album of all new songs. “Rambo Reunion” was a marvelous piece of work and one of their finest recordings ever made.