The Hinsons
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| The Hinsons | |
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| Also known as | The Singing Hinson Family The Original Hinsons |
| Origin | California |
| Genre(s) | Christian music, Southern Gospel |
| Years active | 1967 - 1993 |
| Label(s) | Calvary Music Group |
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| Ronny Hinson Kenny Hinson Yvonne Hinson-Johnson Larry Hinson |
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| Chris Hawkins Bo Hinson Eric Hinson |
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The Hinsons (sometimes referred to as The Original Hinsons) are a multi-award winning Southern Gospel group that was formed in 1967. [1]
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[edit] Musical career
[edit] Origins
The Original Hinsons were a prominent southern gospel group. Consisting of siblings Ronny, Kenny, Larry and Yvonne, they first sang together in 1967 after being asked to sing during revival services at a small church in Freedom, California. Though they had never sung together as a unit, they soon found themselves a popular favorite in churches and concert appearances along the west coast of the United States. Initially, thy were known as The Singing Hinson Family. However, as time and their popularity progressed they became known simply as The Hinsons. Later, they were known as The Original Hinsons to distinguish themselves from Bo Hinsons' group, The New Hinsons.
In 1971 they recorded one of their most popular songs, "The Lighthouse". It's said that Ronny penned 'The Lighthouse' while they were recording an album and needed another song to finish. 'The Lighthouse' quickly became a huge hit in southern gospel and remains one of the most recorded songs in the genre. From 1973 till 1980 The Hinsons were the co-hosts of the popular television show The Singing Jubilee.
The family disbanded the group in 1988, but Larry Hinson approached their record producer at Calvary Music Group, suggesting a reunion project involving the original four founding Hinson members. They reunited one final time for One More Hallelujah which was completed in the fall of 1992. The album featured the song "Joy Comes In The Morning," and spurred the 13 city One More Hallelujah Tour in 1993. The tour was cut short when lead singer, Kenny Hinson was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He passed away on July 27, 1995 at the age of 41.
[edit] Awards and honors
Kenny was inducted into the SGMA Hall of Fame in 2004. The entire group were inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Hall of Fame in 2006[2]
[edit] Personnel changes
In 1974, Yvonne left the road and was replaced for nearly six years by two time Queen of Gospel Music recipient Chris Hawkins. In 1981 Just as sister Yvonne re-joined the group, Larry, one of the original members left the group and was replaced by nephew, Eric Hinson. Eric remained with the group until 1984. Ronny "Bo" Hinson Jr. joined the group in 1984 and remained with the group until they disbanded in 1988. Bo is now a part of "The New Hinsons"
[edit] References
- ^ The Original Hinsons
- ^ Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
