by James Hales | Oct 9, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Every time the Kingsmen stepped on stage to record a live album, it was historic and iconic. In what was supposed to be just a single album release, “Live…Naturally” took on a life of its own, ultimately becoming a 2-record set, and the biggest selling album that the...
by James Hales | Oct 2, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
The year leading up to the release of the Kingsmen’s 1980 album, “Ring the Bells of Freedom”, was marked with quite a bit of change within the group. With Squire’s departure from the Kingsmen in 1979, Eldridge Fox stepped in to take over the baritone position until a...
by James Hales | Sep 18, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
One of the most unique and versatile albums in the Kingsmen’s discography is this dandy gem from 1979 called, “From Out of the Past”. 1979 seemed to be the year groups released trailblazing albums, as “Feelings” by the Rex Nelon Singers, “Prime” by the Hinsons,...
by James Hales | Sep 11, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Much like how the Kingsmen’s 1974 album, “1686 Pounds of Gospel”, lived in the shadow of “Big & Live”, I always felt “The Upper Window” lived in the long shadow of “Chattanooga Live”. I never realized the album even existed until the summer of 1984, when I came...
by James Hales | Sep 4, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
I am exceptionally excited about this weeks’ article, as “Chattanooga Live” is the album that introduced me to the music of the Kingsmen. It was around 1979/1980 (I was around 7 or 8 years old at the time), and a neighborhood friend of mine, who was aware of my...
by James Hales | Aug 28, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
The year 1977 would usher in a whole new era for the Kingsmen. Jim Hamill had returned by December 1976 after a 6-month hiatus, and in January of 1977, Johnny Parrack decided to come off the road. Johnny would later join the Heismen Quartet and would eventually...
