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THE KINGSMEN
“Wish You Were Here”
DESCRIPTION:
The Kingsmen continue to re-record fan favorites with the new lineup, releasing “Wish You Were Here”. In this version, Cole Watson sings in the palace of the original’s Tim Surrett. The group says that sometimes the best performances are born from life experience. At the Kingsmen’s Big & Live 50th Anniversary show a few years ago, Cole’s stunning performance in memory of his father made time stand still. The group knew we needed to capture it in the studio to experience that same stunning magic again.
KEY SELLING POINTS
- The Kingsmen (or Kingsmen Quartet) are a legendary 3x Dove Award and unprecedented 32-time Singing News Fan Award-winning Southern Gospel
- Their 2021 album, More to the Story, was nominated for a 2022 Dove Award (Southern Gospel Album of the Year)
- In addition to their 15 #1 hits at Christian radio over the years, the group has included a who's-who lineup of all-time vocal greats such as Eldridge Fox, "Big" Jim Hamill, Ray Dean Reese, Squire Parsons, Johnny Parrack, Anthony Burger, Ernie Phillips, Gary Sheppard, and a host of others
- The Kingsmen was also the first group to film and record a live performance at the famous Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
- In 2000 they were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame followed by the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2008
- In 1981, “Excuses” became the Kingsmen’s biggest hit of that era; it was steady at number one for 18 months, making it the longest-running #1 song in Southern Gospel Music history.
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