Daniel Mount argues that the Inspirations are so popular because their songs are so good. There is a bit of question-begging going on here. Mount seems to assume the songs are good to begin with and then uses that predetermined conclusion to answer his own question, which could have more accurately been phrased something like […]
That’s what I’m hearing. Of course I’ve heard Inspirations rumors before that went absolutely no where. So this could be another one of those. Honestly, it wouldn’t matter to me one way or the other. I don’t listen to the Inspirations unless the Erhler’s ice-cream line is short at NQC and I get back […]
Danny Jones is reporting that something like 27,000 people showed up New Year’s Day to hear the Inspirations, McKameys, the Primitive Quartet, and the Singing Cookes. Wow. Just […]
Prognosticating is always a dangerous business best left to soothsayers
and palm readers but I wonder if it’s worth speculating about the chances
of the Inspirations retiring in the nearish future from regular touring
schedules and confining their appearances mostly to venues like the Singing
in the Smokies. Seems at least plausible that the younger guys (Melton
Campbell, Matt Dibler, […]