The Kingsmen
The Kingsmen
Latest Release
- Unstoppable God
- February 2024
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Louie Louie | ||
| 2 | Excuses | ||
| 3 | I'd Rather Be An Old-Time Christian | ||
| 4 | Is That The Old Ship Of Zion | ||
| 5 | The Old Rugged Cross |
Albums
Dec 2023 • 1 song
Oct 2023 • 1 song
Aug 2023 • 1 song
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Biography
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. Sho...