by James Hales | Jul 9, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
After the Inspirations signed with Canaan Records in 1971, things started moving very quickly for the group! In fact, just 3 months after the Inspirations released their first album for Canaan, “Wake Up in Glory”, they were back in the studio recording a brand-new...
by James Hales | Jul 2, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
1971 was a banner year for the Inspirations! On July 3, 1971, during the International Song Festival in Nashville, TN, the Inspirations signed with Canaan Records, and they immediately began work on their first of many albums for the label. Along with a new record...
by James Hales | Jun 25, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
Soon after the release of “Keep Your Eyes on Jesus” in late 1970, the Inspirations began work on their next album, “Our Inspiration”, which would be released in 1971 and would also be their last album for Mark V. After recording 11 albums with Mark V, the group had...
by James Hales | Jun 18, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
Before 1970 came to a close, the Inspirations went through additional changes with their line-up. After being gone for almost a year, Ronnie Hutchins returned to the group, and original members, Troy Burns, along with Jack Laws, briefly exited the group as well....
by James Hales | Jun 11, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
For years, I had assumed “The Night Before Easter” was released in 1969, but thanks to Lucas Vaught, and a newspaper article in the Asheville Citizen-Times from February 22, 1970, it was confirmed that this album was recorded in early 1970 and released the following...
by James Hales | Jun 4, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
Riding a newfound wave of success with “Jesus is Coming Soon”, the Inspirations released an outstanding follow-up album in 1969 with, “The Next Step You Take”. Things had become so busy for the group, that Martin Cook, who at this point was a Professor of Science at...
