by James Hales | Jun 21, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
1973 was a huge and busy year for the Downings. Along with releasing 2 major albums (“Love Beyond Compare” and “Greater”), Ann, Joy and Dony each released individual solo albums (Paul had released a solo narrative album “In the Beginning, God…” a couple of years...
by James Hales | Jun 14, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
As mentioned last week, 1973 marked the dawning of a new era for the Downings. When Allen Henson left the group, instead of hiring another male singer, the Downings opted to utilize Dony McGuire as their lead/tenor singer, along with him continuing to play piano....
by James Hales | Jun 7, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
After 3 years of being on the road and recording 7 albums during that time, things slowed down a bit and the group only recorded one album in 1972…titled, “Neighbors”. This year also saw more changes within the Downings as Wayne Hilliard had left and started his own...
by James Hales | May 31, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
By this point in 1971, the Downings had been on the road for 2 years, and Heartwarming Records decided it was time to record a live album of the Downings. Live albums were the “thing” back in those days, and with “This is How it is…Live”, the listener enjoys a very...
by James Hales | May 24, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
Much like 1970, the year 1971 brought additional changes for the Downings, and along with those changes, we also saw the group releasing 2 more new albums. The first album being, “Once More…with Feeling”, and as the title suggests, it builds on the reputation of the...
by James Hales | May 17, 2023 | LP Review, Reviews
1970 was a year of big changes for the Downings, as by the summer of 1970, more changes ensued as Sue Chenault had left the group and joined the Speers, where she remained for about 3 or 4 years and enjoyed immense success as their soprano singer. A young lady named...
