by James Hales | Jan 29, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
By 1995, this current iteration of the Kingsmen had been together for 2 years and they were riding high in the charts with their #1 song, “I Will Rise Up From My Grave”. It was decided that it was time for the Kingsmen to record a new live album, which would be their...
by James Hales | Jan 22, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
Given the massive changes the Kingsmen experienced in early 1993, by the time 1994 came around, the dust had settled, and they were gelling very nicely! I bought “Ridin’ High” when it first came out, and I immediately fell in love with the recording, and it has...
by James Hales | Jan 15, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
The year leading up to this latest recording was filled with lots of impactful changes within the Kingsmen. As a quick recap, Gary Dillard left towards the end of 1991, then Anthony Burger left in February/March of 1993, with Garry Sheppard departing a few months...
by James Hales | Jan 8, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
For their 1992 release, the Kingsmen would return to the stage for, “Singin’ in the Sun…Live”, which I consider to be the last of the great live albums. The golden age of the live albums was over, and I’m so thankful the Kingsmen were able to pull one more exciting...
by James Hales | Jan 1, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
After the immense success of “Live in Dayton”, instead of doing another live album, the Kingsmen returned to the recording studio to record a studio album instead. Released in the summer of 1991, “Wish You Were Here” would go down as one of the major landmark studio...
by James Hales | Dec 18, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Over the course of the last 2 years, the Kingsmen encountered several changes within the group, and the final change occurred in September 1989 when they hired Parker Jonathan to sing baritone. Parker grew up singing with his family group, and prior to joining the...
