Dave's Top Eight

1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
2. Sounds Like Sunday by Janet Paschal (reviewed 5/07) (5 Stars)
3. True To The Call by Kingdom Heirs (reviewed 3/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

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May 9, 2006

All Music Bios Aren't All Right

Don't believe everything you read at the All Music website. (All Music is a source many websites use for biographical information on artists from all genres.)

I ran across a bio for "The King's Men" just now that is replete with inaccuracies.

I thought I'd post it here. Maybe it will put things in perspective for those of you who get mad over the mistakes you'll inevitably find in some of the bios I write. Hey...just be glad I do a LOT more research than this guy! So far, the complaints I've received have been over relatively minor issues. Most are polite, but three or four have been real jerks about it. I can only imagine what they'd say to this guy.

(BTW, I appreciate all corrections to what I've written, so please keep them coming.)

Here's the biography as it appears at All Music:
Not much is known about the early days of the King's Men quintet, an old-time Southern gospel act who are not to be confused with the Portland, OR-based garage band the Kingsmen (the band whose enduring "Louie, Louie" survives today as one of the all-time frat rock classics).

The King's Men were founded as a quartet by Big Jim Hamill in 1955 and based in Ashland, NC. Two other members, Theodore J. Twiggs and Eugene R. Smith, were listed as songwriters on what turned out to be their only record of the day, "Don't Say You're Sorry," released in March 1957 to little fanfare. Shortly after this single, two of the five members were drafted into the Armed Services.

A few years later, the King's Men were together again and back in action and managed a career that eventually spanned three decades ('50s, '60s, and '70s). Recordings continued to flow, mostly gospel favorites, but the King's Men's real strength seemed to lie in their performances; they are best remembered for booming tenors and resounding baritones propelling a genuine gospel prowess. The group continued into the '70s, with new members replacing retiring King's Men along the way.

— Bryan Thomas, All Music Guide

ARTICLE SOURCE: All Music

posted by David Bruce Murray @ 11:23:00 PM


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