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...
by Diana Brantley | Jun 3, 2025 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events
I had the absolute joy of being able to attend the Carolina Gold Gospelfest held at the Brushy Creek Baptist Church outside of Greenville, SC this past weekend. This is part of Gold City’s celebration of their 45th year of ministry and was sponsored by LifeFM with...
by James Hales | May 28, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
After recording 6 albums within a 2-year span, the Inspirations slowed things down a bit, releasing only one album a year for the next couple of years. Released in 1968, “Jesus is Coming Soon” became a pivotal album for the Inspirations, as it brought the group to the...
