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The Kingsmen – Ring the Bells of Freedom (1980) The year leading up to the release of the Kingsmen’s 1980…

The Kingsmen – From Out of the Past (1979) One of the most unique and versatile albums in the Kingsmen’s…

Much like how the Kingsmen’s 1974 album, “1686 Pounds of Gospel”, lived in the shadow of “Big & Live”, I…

I am exceptionally excited about this week’s article, as “Chattanooga Live” is the album that introduced me to the music…

The year 1977 would usher in a whole new era for the Kingsmen.  Jim Hamill had returned by December 1976…

The Kingsmen – Just in Time (1976) When looking at the Kingsmen’s discography as a complete body of work, their…

Much like 1975, the year 1976 saw the Kingsmen release 2 more label albums for Canaan, the first being the…

The Kingsmen – 24 Carat Gospel (1975) As 1975 marched on, the Kingsmen were pure gold and with this latest…

1974 was a banner year for the Kingsmen…“Big & Live” won the Dove Award for “Album of the Year” and…

  Who would have thought that when 1973 began, the Kingsmen would end the year with the release of what…