Release Year: 1994 Album Rank for Group: #2 of 3 Here’s a blurb: The third installment of the King’s Gold series was the only one that was themed. Jim Hamill guided the double quartet through gospel music history, singing classics songs from the Statesmen, Blackwood Brothers, Inspirations, Happy Goodmans, Cathedrals, and of course, Gold City …
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Aug 26
Top 100: #82 Movin’ Up (Gold City)
Release Year: 1987 Album Rank for Group: #14 of 15 Here’s a blurb: Gold City’s first major studio album with the powerhouse lineup of Riley, Free, Parker, and LeFevre contains their signature song, “Midnight Cry”. The rest of the album, however, doesn’t thrill me as much as the other recordings from this era. Knock my …
Aug 05
Top 100: #94 Kings Gold IV (Kingsmen & Gold City)
Release Year: 1996 Album Rank for Group: #3 of 3 Here’s a blurb: The last of perhaps the greatest collaborative series in gospel music history, Jim Hamill leads his choir of quartet members in various southern gospel classics. Knock my socks off: The Lighthouse Don’t skip that one: Lead Me to That Rock, I Bowed …
Aug 03
Top 100: #96 Lord Do It Again (Gold City)
Release Year: 1994 Album Rank for Group: #15 of 15 Here’s a blurb: I believe (you GC nerds tell me if I’m wrong) that this was a table project that was picked up by Riversong and was one of three Gold City projects they released in 1994. Mark Trammell produced this solid collection of southern …
May 05
Gold City – “God’s Building A Church”
Sounds to me like the new lineup is gelling together quite nicely. Dan Keeton is fitting in pretty good, as is evident in this video (ht – Nate Stainbrook):
Feb 10
Songs From Scripture #2: “Dry Bones”/”God’s Building a Church”
“Dry Bones” is a fun song performed by several groups over the years. The version I am most familiar with is the Cathedrals’, on their 1986 album Travelin’ Live. It’s a traditional spiritual that references Ezekiel and his experience in a valley of dry bones. Of course, the quartet has fun with the bit about …
Feb 08
Retro Review #2: Signed Sealed Delivered (Gold City)
The Gold City lineup of Tim Riley, Mark Trammell, Jonathan Wilburn, and Jay Parrack has always been my favorite. Their albums released from 1996 through 2001 all rank among my favorite southern gospel projects of all time. If you like southern gospel in a straight-up, driving style sung by elite vocal talent, these are the …
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