The Kingsmen Quartet
The Kingsmen Quartet (better known as The Kingsmen) is an American Christian music group.
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| Also known as | Carolina Boys (2001-04) |
| Origin | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Genres | Christian, Southern Gospel |
| Years active | 1956-present |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Ray Dean Reese (bass) Chris Jenkins (tenor)[1] Alan Kendall (baritone) Chris Bryant (lead) Brandon Reese (road manager/ drummer/production director) |
| Past members | see section below |
Musical career
The Kingsmen are a Southern Gospel vocal quartet based out of Asheville, North Carolina. Many singers of Southern Gospel including Jim Hamill,[2] Squire Parsons,[3] Anthony Burger,[4] Mark Trammell, Ed Crawford, Ernie Phillips, and others have been members of The Kingsmen.
Awards and Accolades
#1 Hits
- Excuses (1981)
- Saints Will Rise (1983)
- Stand Up (1986)
- Go and Tell Somebody (1990)
- Wish You Were Here (1991)
- He’s All I Need (1993)
- I Will Rise Up From the Grave (1995)
- The Next Cloud (2001)
- God Sits on High (2003)
- When God Ran (2008)
- God Saw a Cross (2009)
- Everything I Need (2011)
- Oh Yes I Am (2015)
- Battle Cry (2015)
- Victory Shout (2019)
- Album of the Year - Big and Live (1974)
- Album of the Year - Chattanooga Live (1978)
- Southern Gospel Album of the Year - From Out of the Past (1980)
- Favorite Group (1980, 1985)
- Favorite Traditional Male Quartet (1981)
- Favorite Horizon Group (2002, as Carolina Boys)
- Favorite Lead: Jim Hamill (1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985)
- Favorite Male Singer: Jim Hamill (1981, 1984, 1985)
- Favorite Tenor: Johnny Parrack (1976), Ernie Phillips (1980, 1981)
- Favorite Bass: Ray Dean Reese (1979, 1985)
- Favorite Baritone: Wayne Maynard (1981), Parker Jonathan (1992, 1993)
- Favorite Band (1978, 1981 to 1984, 1986 to 1997)
- Favorite Musician: Anthony Burger (1980 to 1989)
- Favorite Musician (non-pianist): Tim Surrett (2004, 2005)
- Favorite Horizon Individual: Bryan Hutson (1997)
- Song of the Year: "Sweet Beulah Land" (1981), "Wish You Were Here" (1992)
- Album of the Year: Wish You Were Here (1992)
Other
- BMI Radio Airplay Award, “Oh Yes I Am” (2016)
- BMI Radio Airplay Award, “Battle Cry” (2017)
- Gospel Music Hall of Fame (Inducted in 2000)[5]
- Christian Music Hall of Fame (inducted in 2007)[6]
- Southern Gospel Hall of Fame
- Eldridge Fox, inducted in 1998
- Jim Hamill, inducted in 2004
- Anthony Burger, inducted in 2007
- Ray Dean Reese, inducted in 2008
- Squire Parsons, inducted in 2008
- Mark Trammell, inducted in 2018
- Ernie Phillips, inducted in 2019[7]
Members
Line-ups
| 1956–1957
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| 1961-1963 | 1963-1964 | 1964-1965 |
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| 1969-1970 | 1970-1971 | 1971-1973 |
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| 1973-1975 | 1975-1976 | 1976-1977 |
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| 1977-1978 | 1978-1979 | 1979 |
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| 1979-1980 | 1980-1983 | 1983-1984 |
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| 1984-1988 | 1988-1989 | 1989-1993 |
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| 1993-1995 | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 |
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| 1997-1998 | 1998-2001 | 2001-2002
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| 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005
(Under the Name "The Kingsmen") |
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| 2005-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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| 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 |
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| 2012-2016 | 2016 | 2016-2017 |
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| 2017–2018 | 2018-present | |
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Additional Musicians
- John Dalton (Drums, 1964–65)
- Jim Kirby (Guitar, 1964–69)
- Jim McCauley (Bass guitar, 1964–67)
- Otis Lynn Dillon (Bass, 1980–81)
- Tommy Hensley (Bass guitar, 1969–71)
- Jim McCauley (Bass guitar, 1971–78)
- John Broome (Drums, 1971–74)
- Leonard Hollifield (Guitar, 1971–73)
- Eddie Trent (Steel Guitar, 1971–73)
- Bob Conley (Guitar, 1976)
- Chester Arms (Drums, 1974–76)
- Gary Dillard (Steel Guitar, 1974–80)
- Greg Fox (Drums, 1977–99)
- Mark Trammell (Bass guitar, 1978–80)
- Wayne Maynard (Bass guitar, 1983–84)
- Sam Crowe (Steel Guitar, 1980–83)
- Jim McCauley (Bass guitar, 1980–81)
- Ed Crawford (Bass guitar, 1981–83)
- Gary Dillard (Steel Guitar, 1983–93)
- Arthur Rice (Bass guitar, 1984–89, also sang lead)
- Tim Surrett (Bass guitar, 1989–96)
- Randy Miller (Guitar, 1993–98)
- Rory Rigdon (Bass guitar, 1995–97)
- Jason Selph (Bass player, 1999-07)
- Colby McClatchey (Bass player, 1998)
- Brandon Reese (Drums, 1999-08)
- Tim Surrett (Guitar, 2003–06)
- Grant Barker (Bass guitar, 2007–08)
- Brandon Reese (Sound system, 2008- )
Discography
- 1959 What Love
- 1960 New Jerusalem
- 1962 Closer To Thee
- 1963 That Kingsmen Sound
- 1963 From The Land Of The Sky
- 1964 A Visit With The Kingsmen
- 1965 Carolina's Favorite Quartet
- 1966 Songs and Spirituals
- 1967 Sing Out!
- 1968 Kingsmen Kountry
- 1968 Daddy Sang Bass
- 1968 Crown Him King
- 1969 Try A Little Kindness
- 1969 Standing Room Only
- 1970 The Kingsmen
- 1971 Then and Now
- 1971 Suddenly There's A Valley
- 1971 America's Favorite Hymns
- 1971 Presented by Colonial Mobile Homes
- 1972 May Day
- 1972 Turn Your Radio On
- 1972 It's Time To Ring The Bell
- 1972 Johnny Parrack Out Front
- 1972 Hymn Time in the Country
- 1973 High and Low: Johnny Parrack and Ray Dean Reese
- 1973 Sing A Lot of Gospel
- 1973 Reverend Everett Beverly and Anna Laura
- 1973 Just Plain Singin'
- 1973 Just As The Sun Went Down (same album as above)
- 1973 Big and Live
- 1974 1686 lbs. of Gospel
- 1975 Jubiliation
- 1975 The Old and the New: Jim Hamill and Squire Parsons
- 1975 24 Carat Gospel
- 1976 It Made News In Heaven
- 1976 Just In Time
- 1976 Golden Gospel
- 1977 Just A Little Closer Home
- 1977 Chattanooga Live
- 1978 The Upper Window
- 1979 From Out Of The Past[8]
- 1980 Ring The Bells Of Freedom
- 1981 Live...Naturally
- 1982 Your Ride Is On The Way
- 1982 With Grady Nutt
- 1983 Live From The University of Alabama
- 1984 The Game of Life
- 1984 Kingsmen Silver (Compilation album plus two original featuring Garry Sheppard)
- 1985 Better In Person
- 1986 Stand Up At Opryland USA
- 1986 The River
- 1987 Mississippi Live
- 1988 Anchors Aweigh
- 1989 The Judgement
- 1990 Live in Dayton
- 1991 Wish You Were Here
- 1992 Singin' in the Sun Live
- 1992 Walking With Jesus
- 1992 Singing News Hits
- 1992 Living By Faith
- 1993 Kingsmen Band
- 1993 27 Great Gospel Songs
- 1993 New Life
- 1994 Ridin' High
- 1994 Live From The Alabama Theatre
- 1994 A Kingsmen Christmas
- 1994 30 Great Gospel Songs
- 1995 Georgia Live
- 1996 40th Anniversary Reunion: Perfecting The Crown
- 1996 Beyond The Clouds
- 1997 You're Not Alone
- 1997 Kingsmen Klassics
- 1998 The Old Time Way
- 1998 Kingsmen Klassics 2
- 1999 Southern Standards
- 1999 Shelter
- 1999 Not Quite As Big, But Just As Live
- 2000 Proven Time And Again
- 2001 I Will
- 2001 Honoring the Heritage 1 (as Carolina Boys)
- 2002 Good News! (as Carolina Boys)
- 2003 Ready (as Carolina Boys)
- 2004 Born Again
- 2005 My Past Is Past
- 2006 'Good, Good God
- 2007 I'll Not Turn Back-Live
- 2007 Honoring The Heritage 2- Live
- 2008 When God Ran
- 2009 Missing People
- 2010 Honoring The Heritage 3
- 2010 Live Performances From The National Quartet Convention
- 2011 Grace Says
- 2012 Once Again
- 2013 Front Row Live
- 2014 Battle Cry
- 2017 They Don't Know
- 2019 Victory Shout
References
- "Kingsmen Quartet Announce New Tenor". Singingnews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2013-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Hallmuseum.com". Hallmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2011-05-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Latest Music News - MetroLyrics". Metrolyrics.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
External links
- Southern Gospel Music history: Kingsmen Quartet
- The Official Kingsmen Quartet web site
- Illustrated discography
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