by James Hales | Aug 18, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
After recording one album with Riversong Records, the Greenes were approached by Roger Bennett about becoming part of his new label, Eagle One, joining a pretty impressive list of artists at the time, including the Lesters, The Sound, Dixie Echoes, Paynes and others....
by James Hales | Aug 12, 2026 | LP Review, Reviews
After 2 successful albums with Eddie Crook on the Morningstar label, the Greenes signed with the newly formed Riversong Records, which was part of the Benson Company. Riversong was initially created back in 1983 by Bill Traylor, who had left Benson to start his own...
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...
