by James Hales | Apr 1, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
Most groups spend several years trying to get noticed before finally getting signed to their first recording contract. This was not the case for the Bishops! The Bishops became an organized singing group by early 1984, traveling around central Kentucky, and anywhere...
by James Hales | Mar 25, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
Though Horizon Music Group had been around since 1992 and was literally right down the road from the Inspirations’ home base, the Inspirations remained an independent artist throughout most of the 90’s and into the new century. The Inspirations’ journey through the...
by James Hales | Mar 18, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
Coming into the new millennium, the Inspirations were entering a new, exciting era for the group. While “The Sooner, The Better” didn’t provide any major chart-topping tunes for the Inspirations, it did set the stage for some great things to come! A lot transpired...
by James Hales | Mar 11, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
With this latest recording, two words come to mind…Jack’s back! After a 13-year absence from the Inspirations, Jack Laws had returned to the group, and he was a welcome familiar face to Inspirations fans everywhere! Originally, Jack returned to the group to fill in on...
by James Hales | Mar 4, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
As we come to 1998, after about 5 years or so of stability with the vocal line-up of the Inspirations, change was happening. As I mentioned in my last article, due to some health concerns Ronnie Hutchins had going on, he ended up going on leave in November 1997....
by James Hales | Feb 25, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
While I was in the early planning stages of putting this series on the Inspirations together, I had considered reviewing “Old Time Religion” along with “Thank You Lord” in one article, because not only do they have very similar covers (which were both designed by...
