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Hinsons The Lighthouse, Elvis Presley And The Goodmans

By Helen Long


Over the years, Southern Gospel and Christian Rock have become quite popular with Christians in the United States and around the world. One of the best examples is the current regeneration of Hinsons The Lighthouse, a rather simple though sacred song about Jesus. The Lighthouse can now be found on YouTube along with several other videos which have been uploaded by the band.

Originally formed in 1967, the sound has a rather nostalgic tone. Also known by other configurations, the group was primarily known in the southern United States. The line-up included several siblings along with other back up musicians from time to time. The group sang in public for the first time in 1967 at a revival in Freedom, California.

The band building on the success of the 1967 appearance in California continued to play bookings up and down the west coast. Becoming more familiar with listeners, the group originally known as The Singing Hinsons shortened the name to the more simple version The Hinsons. Individuals looking for material by this early southern gospel group may want to include all configurations when searching for material by the band online.

The popularity of the song, The Lighthouse, can be credited to the Hinsons as it was written by Ronny. While this is the case, the song did not find huge popularity until it was covered by other artists. Even after The Goodmans recorded and released the song, it remained somewhat stagnant as far as being aired on a regular basis.

Then, the most amazing thing happened, Elvis Presley also recorded The Lighthouse. After which, the song quickly became a hit and since been reborn thanks to video sites and other new media formats. As with the days shortly after Elvis recorded the song, it is no doubt new media will bring new life to The Lighthouse and many other gospel groups and songs of the past.

Over the years, some listeners attending live shows became bored with the ongoing sermons which often accompanied each song. The band, while disappointed never gave up and continued touring and writing music. Fortunately, for the many Christians who still love the band, many songs can now be listened to, or downloaded from different online resources.

Never say never seems to be the motto of this group. For, even with the lost of interest in live shows, the band went on to release many more albums and recordings. Some of these include the well known songs "Shinin, " and "Look What He's Done For Me, " along with others which many listeners thought had a country and western rather than gospel sound.

There are groups who are well known for a specific genre of music, others which can not be well defined. When it comes to the Hinsons, listeners can now decide by watching videos or listening to audio of songs, past and present. The band, now reformed, hopes many people will listen and find the messages of love and light in the many albums and songs now available for viewing and download.




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