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{{Short description|US Gospel musical quartet}} |
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* Alan Kendall |
* Alan Kendall |
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* Brandon Reese |
* Brandon Reese |
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* Drew Laney |
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* Thomas Nalley |
* Thomas Nalley |
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* Cole Watson |
* Cole Watson |
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* Brady Jones |
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* Charles Collier – tenor |
* Charles Collier – tenor |
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* Louis McKinney – lead |
* Louis McKinney – lead |
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* Harold Bailey – baritone |
* Harold Bailey (sang for several months while Raymond McKinney was in military service) – baritone |
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* Reese McKinney – bass |
* Reese McKinney – bass |
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* David Young – piano |
* David Young – piano |
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* Johnny Parrack – tenor (leaves group January 1977) |
* Johnny Parrack – tenor (leaves group January 1977) |
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* Jim Hamill – lead |
* Jim Hamill – lead (departs July, 1976 to join the Senators quartet; rejoins January, 1977) |
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* Squire Parsons – baritone,lead (switches to lead after Hamill leaves the group to sing lead with the Senators quartet) |
* Squire Parsons – baritone, lead (switches to lead after Hamill leaves the group to sing lead with the Senators quartet) |
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* Eldridge Fox – baritone |
* Eldridge Fox – baritone |
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* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
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* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
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* [[Anthony Burger]] – piano (debuts August 1978) |
* [[Anthony Burger]] – piano (debuts August 1978) |
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* Mark Trammell – bass guitar (debuts October 1978) |
* Mark Trammell – bass guitar, lead singer (debuts October 1978) |
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* Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica and banjo |
* Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica and banjo |
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* Greg Fox – drums |
* Greg Fox – drums |
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* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
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* Anthony Burger – piano |
* Anthony Burger – piano |
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* Mark Trammell – bass guitar |
* Mark Trammell – bass guitar, lead, baritone |
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* Greg Fox – drums |
* Greg Fox – drums |
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* Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica and banjo |
* Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica and banjo |
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" width="25%" valign="top" | 1979–1980 |
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* Otis Lynn Dillon – bass guitar (1979) |
* Otis Lynn Dillon – bass guitar (1979) |
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* Greg Fox – drums |
* Greg Fox – drums |
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* Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica, and banjo |
* Gary Dillard – steel guitar, dobro, harmonica, and banjo (leaves group mid June, 1980) |
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* Ernie Phillips – tenor |
* Ernie Phillips – tenor (departs November 1, 1983) |
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* Jim Hamill – lead |
* Jim Hamill – lead |
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* Wayne Maynard – baritone (switches to lead & bass guitar February 1982) |
* Wayne Maynard – baritone (switches to lead & bass guitar February 1982) |
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* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
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* Anthony Burger – piano |
* Anthony Burger – piano |
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* Sam Crowe – steel guitar, lead guitar, harmonica, banjo and dobro |
* Sam Crowe – steel guitar, lead guitar, harmonica, banjo and dobro (Joins late June, 1980; departs late April,1983 |
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* Jim McCauley – bass guitar (1980) |
* Jim McCauley – bass guitar (rejoins April,1980; departs late August, 1981) |
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* Greg Fox – drums |
* Greg Fox – drums |
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* Gary Dillard – steel guitar, banjo, dobro, harmonica (rejoins May, 1983) |
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* Ernie Phillips – tenor (departs November 1 1983) |
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* Garry Sheppard – tenor (debuts November 1983) |
* Garry Sheppard – tenor (debuts November 1983) |
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* Jim Hamill – lead |
* Jim Hamill – lead |
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* Chris Collins – tenor (debuts August 1993) |
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* Jim Hamill - lead |
* Jim Hamill - lead |
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* Tim Surrett – lead, bass guitar |
* Tim Surrett – lead, bass guitar |
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* Parker Jonathan – baritone |
* Parker Jonathan – baritone |
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* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
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* Randy Matthews – piano |
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* Greg Fox – drums |
* Greg Fox – drums |
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* Randy Miller – guitar |
* Randy Miller – guitar |
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* Chris Collins – tenor |
* Chris Collins – tenor |
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* Jim Hamill – lead (departs in September 1996) |
* Jim Hamill – lead (departs in September 1996) |
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* Bryan Hutson – baritone, lead (joins April, 1996) |
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* Parker Jonathan – baritone |
* Parker Jonathan – baritone |
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* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" width="25%" valign="top" | November 2022-December 2023 |
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* Alan Kendall – baritone |
* Alan Kendall – baritone |
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* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
* Ray Dean Reese – bass |
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* Drew Laney - bass (begins sharing bass duties with Reese in September 2022) |
* Drew Laney - bass (begins sharing bass duties with Reese in September 2022, resigns November 2023 but stays on road until early December) |
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* Brandon Reese - sound system |
* Brandon Reese - sound system |
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* Thomas Nalley-tenor |
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* Cole Watson-lead |
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* Alan Kendall-baritone |
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* Brady Jones-bass |
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* Ray Dean Reese-bass |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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* 1956 ''Single: If Everybody Prays/This World’s Gonna Bow to the King of Kings'' |
* 1956 ''Single: If Everybody Prays/This World’s Gonna Bow to the King of Kings'' |
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* 1987 ''Mississippi Live'' |
* 1987 ''Mississippi Live'' |
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* 1988 ''Anchors Aweigh'' |
* 1988 ''Anchors Aweigh'' |
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* 1989 ''The Judgement'' |
* 1989 ''The Judgement'' (released on cd as "The Kingsmen") |
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* 1990 ''Live in Dayton'' |
* 1990 ''Live in Dayton'' |
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* 1991 ''Wish You Were Here'' |
* 1991 ''Wish You Were Here'' |
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* 1992 ''Singing News Hits'' |
* 1992 ''Singing News Hits'' |
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* 1992 ''Living by Faith'' |
* 1992 ''Living by Faith'' |
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* 1993 ''27 Great Gospel Songs'' |
* 1993 ''27 Great Gospel Songs'' |
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* 1993 ''New Life'' |
* 1993 ''New Life'' |
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* 1994 ''Ridin' High'' |
* 1994 ''Ridin' High'' |
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* 1994 ''Live from the Alabama Theatre'' |
* 1994 ''Live from the Alabama Theatre'' |
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* 2022 ''‘Tis the Reason '' |
* 2022 ''‘Tis the Reason '' |
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* 2023 ''Decades, Volumes 1 & 2'' |
* 2023 ''Decades, Volumes 1 & 2'' |
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* 2024 ''Unstoppable God'' |
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== External links and references == |
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* [http://www.sghistory.com/index.php?n=K.Kingsmen_Quartet Southern Gospel Music history: Kingsmen Quartet] |
* [http://www.sghistory.com/index.php?n=K.Kingsmen_Quartet Southern Gospel Music history: Kingsmen Quartet] |
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* [http://www.gospelvinyl.com/kingsmen.html Illustrated discography] |
* [http://www.gospelvinyl.com/kingsmen.html Illustrated discography] |
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The Kingsmen | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Carolina Boys (2001–04) |
Origin | Asheville, North Carolina |
Genres | Southern gospel |
Years active | 1956–present |
Labels | Stars Records Piedmont Records Skylite Records Mark V Records QCA Records Chime Records Kingsmen Colonial Records Heavy Weight Records Supreme Records Canaan Records Heart Warming Records Riversong Records Horizon Records |
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Past members | see Lineups section below |
Website | kingsmenquartet |
The Kingsmen Quartet (better known as The Kingsmen) is an American Southern gospel vocal quartet.
Musical career and awards
The Kingsmen are a Southern Gospel vocal quartet based out of Asheville, North Carolina. Many singers of Southern Gospel including Jim Hamill,[1] Squire Parsons,[2] Anthony Burger,[3] Mark Trammell, and others have been members of The Kingsmen. The group was most well known in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s for their live concert recordings and band.
- 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)
Singing News Fan Awards
- 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)[4]
- Christian Music Hall of Fame (inducted in 2007)[5]
- 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
- Arthur Rice, inducted in 2022
Lineups
1956–1957
(Under the Name "The Kingsmen Quartet") |
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1957-1958 | early-mid 1959 | late 1959 |
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1960-1964 | 1964-1965 | 1965-1966 |
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1966 | 1967 | Late 1967-mid 1968 |
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1968-1969 | 1970 | early 1971 |
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Spring-Summer 1971 | Summer-late 1971 | late 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
(Under the Name "Carolina Boys") |
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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 | 2018-2022 | November 2022-December 2023 |
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Discography
- 1956 Single: If Everybody Prays/This World’s Gonna Bow to the King of Kings
- 1959 EP: House of Gold/Till I Found God/New Jerusalem/This is a Mean World
- 1960 What Love
- 1961 New Jerusalem
- 1962 Closer to Thee
- 1963 That Kingsmen Sound
- 1964 From the Land of the Sky
- 1965 A Visit with the Kingsmen
- 1966 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
- 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 Kingsmen Silver (compilation album with two original featuring Garry Sheppard)
- 1984 The Game of Life
- 1985 Better in Person
- 1986 Stand Up at Opryland USA
- 1987 Mississippi Live
- 1988 Anchors Aweigh
- 1989 The Judgement (released on cd as "The Kingsmen")
- 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 27 Great Gospel Songs
- 1993 New Life
- 1993 Kingsmen Band
- 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 Southern Classics Volume 1
- 1997 Kingsmen Standards Volume 1
- 1998 The Old Time Way
- 1998 Kingsmen Standards Volume 2
- 1999 Southern Classics Volume 2
- 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
- 2016 Classic Live Performances
- 2017 They Don't Know
- 2019 Victory Shout
- 2020 40th Anniversary Reunion: Live, Extended, Remixed, Remastered
- 2021 More to the Story
- 2022 ‘Tis the Reason
- 2023 Decades, Volumes 1 & 2
- 2024 Unstoppable God
References
- ^ "Jim Hamill". www.sgma.org. Archived from the original on January 14, 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Squire Parsons". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ "Anthony John Burger". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Year of 2000 « GMA Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Hallmuseum.com". Hallmuseum.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2018.