Check out James’ review of the first album of the Goodmans, post Howard & Vestal’s departure in 1980.
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 Happy Goodman Family – Better Hurry Up! (1979)
Check out James’ latest review of the Goodmans’ final album from the 70s, their 1979 album, “Better Hurry Up”.
The Happy Goodman Family – Refreshing (1978)
Check out James’ refreshing review of the Goodmans’ 1978 Grammy winning album, “Refreshing”.
The Happy Goodman Family – The Very Best of the Happy Goodmans…Live! (1977)
It’s been 45 years since this live album was recorded. It’s a walk down memory lane with some of the Goodmans’ best known songs. Read all about it and let me know your thoughts!
The Happy Goodman Family – “99 44/100%” (1976)
As the title implies, this is 99 44/100% pure Goodman! Check out James’ review of their 1976 classic album.
The Happy Goodman Family – “Covered in Warmth” (1975)
After being off the road for almost a year from various heart problems, Vestal returns on this 1975 release by the Goodmans. Read all about it!
The Happy Goodman Family – The Happy Goodman Famiy Hour (1974)
Check out James’ latest review of the 1974 Goodman album, “The Happy Goodman Family Hour”.
The Happy Goodman Family – The Legendary Goodmans (1973)
Check out James’ review of the Goodmans’ 1973 album which contained such classic hits as “I Saw the Man”, “How Much More” and “What a Lovely Name”.
The Happy Goodman Family – Leave Your Sorrows & Come Along (1972)
It’s time to “Leave Your Sorrows & Come Along with the Happy Goodmans”! Check out James’ review of this great album from 1972.