by James Hales | Aug 5, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
It’s amazing the difference a year can make, as well as the progress and growth that a young group can experience between records! With the Greenes’ first major album under their belt, they gathered into the studio again in 1985, to record their next album,...
by James Hales | Jul 29, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
The Greenes started singing as a family group back in 1979, and between 1980 and 1984, they recorded 3 albums, mostly independently. In the early 1980’s, Tim Greene opened his own recording studio in the basement of the Greene’s home called Mountain Top Studios, and...
by James Hales | Jul 15, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
After discussing 15 mainline recordings by the Bishops, we’ve come to #16, which would be the final album by the group. I don’t know if they knew it at the time, just how monumental “Stories” was, but when looking at it from a historical perspective, this was a career...
by James Hales | Jul 8, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
At the turn of the century, while the world was concerned about Y2K, the Bishops were concentrated on joining up with a new, fledging record label called “Cathedral Records”. In December 1999, the Cathedral Quartet officially retired, as they took the stage for the...
by James Hales | Jul 1, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
With the immense success of the Bishops’ previous 2 mainline recordings, along with releasing “Front Porch Collection, Volume 2” and “Classics Live” in 1997, the guys ended up not releasing any new music in 1998. In 1999, the Bishops released “Let’s Celebrate Jesus”,...
by James Hales | Jun 24, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
Trying to follow up an immensely popular recording is a plight that many artists over the years have had to overcome; many have failed, but many have passed the test with flying colors. Honestly, it’s a great place to be, but by the same token, it can also be rather...