Talk:The Imperials
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The last paragraph about "four young guys" sounds like it may need verification and cleaning up. Also, the assertion that The Imperials were the first group to customize a bus for group travel is too vague. What exactly did they do first?
Responce to above: Verification for the "four young guys" is provided in the "refferences" on their website, and other media sources. I think who ever put up the info about The Imperials being the first group to customize a bus, took that down. The Imperials were not the first group to do that. The idea of customizing a Bus like an RV came from J.D. Sumner. He was with The Blackwood Brothers at the time, and was never an Imperial. However The Imperials maybe one of the first quartets to adobt the idea as it caught on pretty fast, it is now a standard way of travel for all Southern Gospel and most Rock and Country Bands.
Lawsuit.
Could someone please add references to the lawsuit that was filed by the current members of the Imperials against 2 groups that are made up of former members? The lawsuit is over who can & can't use "Imperials" in their name.72.93.81.74 (talk) 01:56, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Your statement is inaccurate. The legal situation is not about the name. The situation is about fraudulent federal registration papers sent in by Mr Morales. Mr Morales sold, any and all of 'his ownership' rights to the current group. He has admitted this action and The Imperials and Mr morales are working on the situation —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.52.183.2 (talk) 05:25, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
I DO intend to mention the lawsuit at some point but because I am not a lawyer I want to find several good EXPLANATORY sources which can tell everything involved in the dispute. I'm not certain if the dispute is only between the "four young guys" touring as the Imperials and older members of the gospel band or if OTHER "Imperials" acts are also involved (I know there is a blues group with that name as well as the 50s/60s Little Anthony R&B act.)GBrady (talk) 19:28, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Signature songs
I'm wondering if anyone else thinks the sentence asserting "Sweet Sweet Spirit" and "Sail On" as the group's 'signature songs' (last sentence,2nd graf) is a bit too POV? The group has been together in one form or another since 1964 and to select 2 songs out of the group's entire catalogue as the "most recognized" is a bit like calling The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" and "Street Fighting Man" their 'signature' songs. Also, consider the fact that the group is either southern gospel, 70s pop or blue-eyed soul depending on which album(s) you listen to magnifies the difficulty in pigeonholing the band.
I think there are simply too many to just pick two. Perhaps a better way would be to simply list the tunes for which they've won GMA Dove Awards? GBrady (talk) 14:46, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Time with Elvis
Can anyone with more knowledge help to definitely nail down, with a reference, what the time frame is for the group touring with Elvis Presley? Original wording said 1969-1972 but article I looked at only mentions they are heard on He Touched Me (http://www.sgma.org/gogr_history/imperials.htm) and a Wiki for the Stamps Quartet shows THEY were on tour with Elvis during some of that period. Can anyone find something definitive here? GBrady (talk) 15:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Citations
I'm working on getting citations in here but I'm still a newbie so it may be awhile before I get them functioning correctly and in the right style. Please bear with me..or better yet offer advice on how I can do it properly to make this as a "Class A" article. :D GBrady (talk) 19:12, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
HI GBRADY
GBrady, My name is Jeremie Hudson. I am the current tenor of The Imperials. I have been with the group for 9 years and feel I could be of help with the writing of this history. Please feel free to ask any questions and I will try to be of some help to you. Thank you so much for working on this!!!
There has been some discussion about who owns the group. However, we can back up everything and anything we need to, to prove that Armond sold us the group. He signed an agreement in 2005 and he is about to back up that agreement again with more of the same.
Also The Imperials' "Back To The Roots" album just won album of the year by Sogospelnews.com. The album tied with The Isaacs, "Big Sky" for the awards. These awards are all voted on by the fans.''' ' Bold text
