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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.
In 2007, the Florida Boys had two personnel changes at relatively the same time, as long-time bass singer Gene McDonald left to work for a bus company, and tenor Harold Reed left to join the Kingsmen Quartet.
Squire Enos Parsons Jr. (born April 4, 1948), is a Southern Gospel singer and songwriter. He was born in Newton, West Virginia, to Squire and Maysel Parsons, [1] and was introduced to music by his father, who was a choir director and deacon at Newton Baptist Church.
This concert is free and open to the public. A love offering will be collected to support the ministry of the Kingsmen Quartet. First Lutheran Church is located at 33 Broadway St., Shelby.
The Kingsmen Quartet or The Kingsmen, a Christian music group formed in 1956; The Kingsmen (Franny Beecher), a 1958 American band formed by Franny Beecher and other moonlighting Comets of Bill Haley and the Comets; The Kingsmen, an American rock group best known for their 1963 recording of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie"
Originally performing Southern gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen. [2] In 1963, when the song "Louie, Louie" by the garage rock band also called The Kingsmen became famous, the group elected to bill themselves as the Statler Brothers. Despite the name, only two members of ...
In 1993, Burger left the Kingsmen Quartet to pursue a career as a solo pianist. He joined the Gaither Homecoming Tour the following year and was featured on more than 65 Homecoming videos. Burger continued to release piano solo recordings and headline concerts, but his solo schedule was balanced by about 80 Gaither Homecoming dates per year.
The Kingsmen are a 1960s American rock band from Portland, Oregon. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry 's " Louie Louie ", which held the No. 2 spot on the Billboard charts for six weeks and has become an enduring classic.