by James Hales | Feb 26, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
As we approach the new millennium, the Kingsmen experienced a couple of changes. As I mentioned in my last article, Jason Selph joined the group to play bass, but he also was quite the vocalist and lent his vocals on several songs during his time with the Kingsmen....
by James Hales | Feb 19, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
As mentioned in my last article, the Kingsmen went through a few changes after the release of “You’re Not Alone” in 1997. First, Chris Collins got married and departed the group…enter Jerry Martin. I became familiar with Jerry back in the early 90’s when he was...
by James Hales | Feb 12, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
The months leading up to this recording was another time of great change for the Kingsmen, both professionally and personally. After playing for the Kingsmen for about a year, Tim Lovelace (who had gotten married in 1996) decided it was time to slow down and he...
by James Hales | Feb 5, 2025 | LP Review, Reviews
After almost 3 years without any personnel changes, the winds of change blew through the Kingsmen bus once again as Tim Surrett and Randy Matthews both departed the Kingsmen. In June 1996, Tim left to join the Isaacs, where he remained until 2002, after which he...
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...
