Whether in secular or Christian music, it’s funny how you run across people who wish they’d not sold their collective artist soul to someone else in the industry. Add to cart. I was born on the birthday of Reba Rambo, Kenny Hinson, and my darling uncle, Tony Greene; October 17th, 1994, a howling full moon. “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. R. Hinson: My favorite Scripture verse is Psalms 46:10 and it says, “Be still and know that I am God!” and (pause) It came in a time when I needed it the most. Granted, I don’t know exact conditions. My Hope For A 1 Hour Compassion International Presentation @ NQC 2012, Poetic Voices, Spanking Children, and Interstate Batteries, To The Moon & Beyond: Sagan Series & Karen Peck Coming To A Theater Near You, Slavery, Southern Baptists, Drunkenness, and Knowing God. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. In 1973, they again won the SNFA Song of the Year for “He Pilots My Ship.” In 1979, they were the SNFA choice for favorite group. Next question: So you sang with the Dunawayss on a song of yours, tell me about that. J. Gilmore: That’s great! J. Gilmore: Oh man! And uh the second verse was great, but when I got down to the tenth verse and as the Lord impressed me to read that Scripture as my answer and uh.., but when I got down to the tenth verse and read “Be still and know that I am God” ; I recognized that I was giving my dilemma all the attention, giving the problem the attention and not the answer, the solution and when I got to the tenth verse, I found my solution. Kenny Hinson is still Shun's biggest gospel influence. Any advice for aspiring Gospel artists? Hinson is a name that now refers to several different southern gospel singing groups, all members of the same extended family. On this interview we sat down with Weston Hinson of the Hinson Family and the son of Kenny Hinson. There was little to do outside of the farm work, and Dad was always intriqued by guitar pickers. My favorite singer in general would have to be, of course outside of my brother Kenny, seriously outside of my brother Kenny would probably be Rusty Goodman. The old adage “From out of the west they came…and they kept coming” not only rang true then, but lives on today. For more information on Ronny and his ministry, visit his website: http://www.ronnyhinsonministries.com/, © 2015 SoGoSpotlight. The Hinsons were recognized by both the Dove Awards and the Singing News Fan Awards for the 1972 Song of the year, “The Lighthouse“. She just sung the stars out of the sky with her rendition of that song. I wanna be real. In his later teen years, Shun moved into the country scene with musical influences of Hank Williams, Jr., Toby Keith, Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, Waylon Jennings, Kid Rock and David Allen Coe. It’s a long story, but it was really really timely. Oh, they do. Excellent article! J. Gilmore: That’s good! Ok, what is your favorite Scripture verse? Stock … Moralists (and we all are, though the degree may differ variously) say as the years progress our integrity decreases. Perhaps there are things you know that would make me understand just what happened and more fully agree with you. There was an interview with Kenny in his later years (with paul Heil perhaps?) Dec 24, 2020 - Explore Jerry Babb's board "Reformation" on Pinterest. I wonder what the exact year was this all went down. I’m excited about it. Even if I estimate that only 1/4 of southern gospel artists are truly saved, I wouldn’t dare say the whole industry is crooked. They brought it! R. Hinson: Yeah. A family group from Salinas, California, USA, made up of brothers Chris Hinson, Larry Hinson and Kenny Hinson plus sister Yvonne Hinson, the unit made a … Add to cart. There was an interview with Kenny in his later years (with paul Heil perhaps?) A family group from Salinas, California, USA, made up of brothers Chris Hinson, Larry Hinson and Kenny Hinson plus sister Yvonne Hinson, the unit made a big impact on gospel music fans in the 70s. But if you really want the blessings of God on your life, you really want your ministry to make its mark, (pause) really focus on your faithfulness to God. I don’t know how this will apply to the Hinsons but it would be good news if they could reclaim their hit songs. It was so good. Add to cart. A Living Legend in Southern Gospel and Christian music. The two-hour documentary was filmed before his death and features his last on-camera interview. Alright, say hello to everyone in California for me, ok! James Kirby Hinson Interviewed by Kevin M. Rusnak Louisburg, North Carolina – 2 May 2000. R. Hinson: The most memorable I would say would be when I was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame with my family The Hinsons. Handcuffed and coaxed, possibly manipulated into a bad deal. His personal royalty for a royally swell gospel song. He also shares with us about the current version of the group and his family (wife Christy and daughter Jordy.) He was really great! R. Hinson: Well, we’re about to have one more big ole deep freeze. (and yes, I will always end a Hinsons article with a line from a song…and since this is a publicly viewed blog, in which it equals having myself become cyber tattooed, if I have to pay royalties for using their lyrics on this blog, I’m in the process of setting up a paypal account for all of us to donate). Hahaha. S2S: Do they come to see you? Reply. Stay faithful, because God’s not impressed as much with our careers or our anointing, or our talent, as he is with our faithfulness. See more ideas about reformation, fourth industrial revolution, southern gospel music. I do agree though that it is sad it turned out that way, but is it being taken advantage of or buyer’s (or in this case seller’s) remorse? But through God’s sovereign plan, a record company cannot communicate a thing to an audience of The Hinsons, for they kept on singing. Add to cart. R. Hinson: You think I’m tryin’ to say I like ‘em all! View reviews of this product. Indeed, there has been a resurgence. Jack Hinson was a wealthy, slave-owning landowner in northern Middle Tennessee (Stewart County/Clarksville) in the mid-1800s who did not partake in the partisanship of the brewing war. So I have to think only the early songs were signed over. J. Gilmore: (Laughs) That’s good! R. Hinson: Well, I got my start in good ole California in 1967, December 12th of 1967 The Hinsons sang our first song together and we had sung like an individual, you know solo or a couple of siblings sung a duet or one sibling would sing with our dad, but we had never sung as a group and we went to a revival meeting in a little Church of God across town in a little town called Freedom, California which was a bedroom community of Watsonville, CA. However, speaking in my limited knowledge, it is easy for us in hindsight to Monday morning quarterback. First off, how did you get your start in Southern Gospel music? No. I think he has the greatest voice there ever was. Here is the conversation: R. Hinson: Hello Justin! Proudly created with. By my own admittance, not only am I biased to The Hinsons (they can never get enough pub ’round here), but this may only be part of the story, or one side of the story. Some other ministers heard us that were visiting the revival and asked me to come sing for them in another town and two weeks after we sung the first time, we were singing a second time and the first offering and that was $5 and we split it up among each other on the sidewalk outside the church. Ne songs are starting to pop back up on various projects around the industry. Well he did what he said…. So, who is your favorite singer in Gospel or secular music? The Hinsons were (and still are) in a class all by themselves. Kenny: Yeah, I’m homosexual…Well, I’m bisexual. But as their popularity arose, a move east was evident. What a loss to the gospel music field. R. Hinson: I just cover the whole spectrum don’t I? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. As in distinguishing the year a song was written, or the year the bus/song transition took place. J. Gilmore: Haha that’s great! Let’s Have Some Church CD $ 15.00. Ok next question: Who are your musical influences? Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to talk to me, and this has been a thrill to get to talk to a living legend. “I had every intention of moving into the home but when it came time to move I realized I wasn't ready to sell and move from the home Michael and I built together—and … in which he lamented signing a long term contract early on. …just sayin. I like their bluegrass harmonies. Change ). My formal tenure on SBTS faculty was from 1962-1992, but I did teach three years before that -- a full load. DisneyGator permalink. I would say… I really like the Rambos, I like the Downings, and needless to say I like Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver. A SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY SINGER /SONGWRITER. Right before their move from Cali to Nashville, Nelson Parkerson, a promoter and owner of a small based record company called “Calvary Records” signed them up to his record label. Thank you to Roger Spears, Les Butler, and Mr. Hinson for making this possible!! If you have more details, I would love to hear it. So I would say the sky’s the limit. Within weeks, BF&A and the Hoppers had agreed to record his songs. R. Hinson: That’s exactly right! I hope it applies to The Hinsons (I assume it will). Granted, it would be hard for something that magnanimous to force its way into the current southern gospel hemisphere. My parents, being Gospel fans themselves, each had their own reasons why this would destine me for greatness. The popularity of the songs was well known to all by the last decade of their peforming. It made it live again. in which he lamented signing a long term contract early on. Every album up until their retirement in the mid to late 80’s was all original material. 11 talking about this. Then, I don’t think I’ve written a better song than “Mercy Built A Bridge” the one we were just talking about. The groups have different personnel and have shared the common name, "The Hinsons" but each has a different lead singer: The Original Hinsons, featuring Kenny Hinson; The Hinsons, featuring Bo Hinson, and The Hinson Family, featuring Weston Hinson. J. Gilmore: That’s great! I’m just reporting to see a soul saved. R. Hinson: Uh, that I’m as old as I am. Kenny's relationship with Larry reminded me of my relationship with my brother who is also passed. In the middle of August there was a thread in Averyfineline referring to a news article saying changes to the copyright law in the US allow artists to reclaim their works after 35 years. ~ Kenny Hinson. And they proved it at NQC last week. He traded a bus for a new group’s songs. Weston is the son of the late Kenny Hinson of the Original Hinsons, later known as the New Hinsons. How are you out there? ... Remembering Kenny Hinson CD. Parkerson swindled them into selling over their songs to him and promised a bus to get things on the move in return. Ironically, 1970 was the year “The Lighthouse” was written. Smart thing. I don’t know if this has specifically been posted or commented on, yet I know its topic comes up on the reg. Let’s Have Some Church – Performance Tracks – DIGITAL DOWNLOAD $ 30.00. What is the most memorable experience you’ve had in your years of singing Gospel music? Thanks to Dr. Larry Hinson for opening his life even a little to share with Kenny's fans across the nation. ( Log Out / See more ideas about greene, southern gospel music, southern gospel. Start by marking “Life With a Legend: The Story of Kenny Hinson” as Want to Read: ... News & Interviews. Availability: In Stock. In an interview with Forbes, Cindy revealed the reason why she didn't move to her beach-side house. I certainly don’t know either, but I am sure there have been some who sign away rights for something at the time and then get upset when the person who took the chance on the property’s value makes a killing. (and no, I have no idea who he is or what the contract allegedly did or did not say). SOUTHERN GOSPEL SPOTLIGHT PRESENTS A SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY SINGER /SONGWRITER, RONNY HINSON Ronny Hinson. I’m not perfect, but wanna be real. The only type of change within the relationship of Record companies and southern gospel artists to be seen visibly might be a pattern of groups going “indie”. But to this day, any songs written by Ronny, Kenny, or Larry forever remained in Calvary’s possession. Of course this was a tough time for a… They may well have swindled and if so, that is really sad. I read the first verse. But both Reginald “Green Man” Newlin and Kenneth “Kenny” Hunt were sure Hinson was the person who hit Lam over the head. Kenny: Yeah. I cannot begin to express the joy that this interview brought me. I also am sure there are crooked, dishonest people who prey on the ignorance, hunger, or desperation of acts. They never saw a dime from it. While my sources pretty much lay it out that Parkerson jobbed them, I’d love to hear from a former Calvary Records employee, associate, or perhaps from Parkerson himself. 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They just, they once again… I was happy to do it and play my role, but once again just like Kenny used to use me and Kanah used me, they did, like if you walk into the appliance department at Sears & Roebuck, I would be the washing machine without any bells or whistles umm so I was the lackluster washing machine and here come Kanah and she showed off! I think we need a little light shed on this so-called “negotiation”. Ain’t that what it’s all about? J. Gilmore: That’s good! Jim Hinson, pictured in 2013 after he was named the new superintendent of schools, announced his intention to retire on April 19.