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The Kingsmen – “Chattanooga Live” (1977)
One of the most iconic and legendary live albums ever made was this 1977 release by the Kingsmen, “Chattanooga Live”. This is the album that introduced me to the Kingsmen when I was around 8 years old…I’ve never been the same since!
The Kingsmen – “Just in Time” (1976)
“Just in Time” was a unique album in the Kingsmen discography…it was recorded during Hamill’s 8 month hiatus from the group and it was the final album they recorded for Canaan Records. Check it out…
#NewsNuggets: 8-16-24
The Kingdom Heirs are making videos and MORE in #NewsNuggets!
The Kingsmen – “It Made News in Heaven” (1976)
This 1976 album was one of the Kingsmen’s biggest selling studio albums. Check out this article and find out why!
#NewsNuggets: 8-9-24
New releases and more in this episode of #NewsNuggets!
REVIEWS
The Kingsmen – “24 Carat Gospel” (1975)
Check out this latest review of “24 Carat Gospel” by the Kingsmen, which featured one of their biggest songs, “I Can’t Even Walk (Without You Holding My Hand)”.
The Kingsmen – “Jubilation” (1975)
“Jubilation” ranks as one of my favorite studio albums from this era of the Kingsmen. Check out my review and let me know what you think…
The Kingsmen – “1686 Pounds of Gospel” (1974)
The Kingsmen were known as “The Ton of Fun” back in the day…and they highlight that fact with this 1974 release! Living in the shadow of “Big & Live”, this is a forgotten gem by the guys. Check it out…
The Kingsmen – “Big & Live” (1973)
This album was every bit BIG and every bit LIVE! It has been heralded as one of the greatest albums of our genre! Read all about it…the Kingsmen…BIG and LIVE!!!
The Kingsmen – “Just in Time” (1976)
“Just in Time” was a unique album in the Kingsmen discography…it was recorded during Hamill’s 8 month hiatus from the group and it was the final album they recorded for Canaan Records. Check it out…
The Kingsmen – “It Made News in Heaven” (1976)
This 1976 album was one of the Kingsmen’s biggest selling studio albums. Check out this article and find out why!
HISTORY
My 2023 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominations
DBM’s 2023 nominations for the SGMA Hall Of Fame.
My 2022 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominees
The Southern Gospel Music Association is currently accepting nominees for the Hall Of Fame. Each member of the SGMA is asked to submit two living and two deceased individuals for consideration. Three of my 2022 nominees are the same as my 2021 nominees. (My other...
The Bakkers, PTL, and Southern Gospel Music
Aside from their very public downfall, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker had a large (and mutual) impact on southern gospel music.
The Originals: He Touched Me
Hear the original recording of “He Touched Me.”
That time when the LeFevres “pulled a Taylor Swift”
If you think Taylor Swift is the first artist to re-cut entire albums out of spite, think again…
My 2023 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominations
DBM’s 2023 nominations for the SGMA Hall Of Fame.
VIEWS AND COMMENTARY
My 2024 SGMA Hall Of Fame Nominations
The nomination period has commenced for the 2024 SGMA Hall Of Fame.
Song Evolution: “I Know What Lies Ahead”
Written in 1983, this song has seen a significant evolution over time.
MTQ Comes to Streaming
One of the last big hold-outs against streaming has joined the digital landscape.
SONY’S DEVOTIONS
We Are So Blessed
We are so blessed by the things You have done,The victories we've won, and what You've brought us through.We are so blessed; take what we have to bring.Take it all everything. Lord, we bring it to you.. If you think about it, the first couple lines of this verse...
Listen to Our Hearts
When words are not enough to tell you of our love Listen to our hearts I've realized lately that "I love you" often sounds insufficient to express how I feel about the people I love. How much harder is it to tell my Savior how much I love Him! I'm glad that the Spirit...
Pray for the Persecuted Church
Voice of the Martyrs has called an International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church today and throughout the month of November. I don't think it was coincidental that my daily Bible reading this morning was Psalm 70. As I read the Psalms, my focus is typically on...
How about You?
In the Bible study Experiencing God, the question was asked, "What did God do to draw you to Himself, specifically?" The answer that popped into my head as I pondered this was a line from an old Happy Goodman Family song: "I came through tribulation. How about you?"...
Pursue Righteousness
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. ~2 Timothy 2:22 When you think of lust, the first thing that probably pops into your mind is that of a man lusting after a woman, but lust can...
He Brought Me Through
He brought me through Praise God, He brought me through He's done everything my Lord said He would do Through impossibilities, He's given victory He'll do the same for you; He brought me through. (as sung by Gold City on their Pillars of Faith CD) It didn't come to...
Are You Ready to Go?
Life is moving faster than it ever has before What tomorrow brings us isn't certain any more I grew up listening to this song from Evie, but I will say if this was true back in the 1970s, it's even more true now. Scrolling through Facebook, I caught an old Gaither...
Sins of Omission
I'm sure everyone is familiar with sins of commission. These are the sins that we willfully commit. Maybe we aren't mindful at the time that we are sinning or maybe we don't care, but they are the sins that can be seen. Sins of omission, on the other hand, are harder...
Jesus Is the Resurrection!
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies. ~John 11:25 This morning, I'm thinking of two friends who passed away recently. One was a church greeter who used to greet us on Easter morning with the...
#NewsNuggets: 3-29-24
Using Artificial Intelligence to mimic singers is outlawed in Tennessee and MORE in today’s NewsNuggets!
Deliver Us from Evil
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. ~Matthew 6:13 This past week, a man that we used to attend church with was murdered. This has brought up the age-old discussion of, If God could have stopped it, why didn't He? There are things we will never...