Wow, what a night. My wife and I attended the Kingsmen 50 year reunion concert in Chattanooga, TN on Monday night (3/5/2007). I praised the Lord of Lords, I laughed, I cried. It was truly a wonderful evening for me.
From a critiques point of view it wasn't the best concert I've ever heard. There were rough spots, unrehearsed moments and scratchy vocals at times. But for someone who was constantly reflecting back over the last 30 years that I've been listening to the Kingsmen it was wonderful.
To hear tenor singers like Johnny Parrack, Gary Sheppard, Ernie Phillips, Chris Collins, Jerry Martin, and Jeremy Peace on the same stage on the same night was such a blessing. Then there were the leads and baritones like Squire Parsons, Ed Crawford, Wayne Maynard, Mark Trammell, Brian Hutson, Phillip Hughes, Tim Surrett, and Tony Peace. Jim Hamil wasn't able to be there and he was missed but the guys carried the music on.
It was the 30 year anniversary of the recording of the "Chattanooga LIVE" project. I distinctly remember my dad buying an eight track tape of that recording and how I fell in love with it as a 16 year old boy. "Is That The Old Ship Of Zion I See?" is one of the greatest live recording songs I've ever heard. Yes, they did it and even had the late Eldridge Fox sing the second verse from the recording as all the guys on stage provided the background vocals.
It's my understanding that there will be a few more of these events this year. If you get the chance to go do so. You will not be sorry.
2 comments:
Sounds like a great experience...was Arthur Rice a part of the reunion?
No, Arthur wasn't there. No mention as to why he wasn't.
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