by James Hales | Feb 23, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
As we begin this week, for those who may be unfamiliar with the group and their history prior to 1963, I want to take a moment and give a very brief history and catch us up to where we are now. The group started as a large family unit in the Sand Mountain area of...
by James Hales | Feb 16, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
Still riding off the hugely successful “What a Happy Time” album (which had only been released a year earlier), the Happy Goodmans released their 3rd Canaan album sometime in the latter half of 1967. On this release, Canaan Records and the Goodmans did a play on the...
by James Hales | Feb 9, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I have been enjoying writing them. I generally stay a few albums ahead in my writing as I read, re-read, edit and re-edit and I have enjoyed remembering all the things I love about the music of the Happy Goodman Family. Their...
by James Hales | Feb 2, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
The Goodmans had a lot going on between 1965 and 1966. They signed with Canaan Records in 1965 and by this time, they were appearing across the nation each week on the Gospel Singing Jubilee television show along with the Florida Boys, Dixie Echoes and Couriers....
by James Hales | Jan 26, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
Last year on my music page on Facebook (James’ Music Page), I embarked on a journey to review each of the albums by my favorite group, the Happy Goodman Family. It was truly a labor of love for me, and I am deeply appreciative that David asked me to share these...
by Kyle Boreing | Apr 22, 2021 | History, LP Review, Reviews
Produced by Ron Drake, Mike Payne, Keith Payne, and Mark PayneWindchime Records (Initial Release); Eagle One Records (Reissue)Format (currently out of print): Vinyl, Cassette, CD (multipack)Release Date: 1985 SONG TITLES: The Race (Ronald Michael Payne) / If...
