Kingsmen embark on 70th Anniversary Tour

Legendary quartet’s celebration to be a time of musical treasures and thanksgiving
Alan Kendall is all smiles about the Kingsmen Quartet’s 70th Anniversary Tour and Celebration.

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. – Alan Kendall was a big fan of the Kingsmen Quartet while he was growing up but didn’t see himself as part of the legendary southern gospel quartet. And he probably never envisioned being onstage during the group’s 70th Anniversary Hometown Celebration.

“I always wanted to sing but I didn’t think it was something I could do until I was in my 20s,” remembers Kendall, the quartet’s baritone since 2018, “but when I started singing, I thought, ‘Boy, the Kingsmen would be an ideal place to go sing.'”

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Drew’s dream really is coming true

Drew Laney (left) sings with Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Famer Ray Dean Reese during The Kingsmen concert on January 12. Laney is learning from one of his heroes less than two years after asking Reese for advice on getting started in gospel music.

Less than a year after getting his start in gospel music, Laney learns from Kingsmen legend

By John Herndon, KentuckySings.com

CRAB ORCHARD, Ky. – Describing Drew Laney’s introduction to the world of Southern Gospel music as fast is akin to saying there’s a little bit of speed at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

It would be the monumental understatement. 

Laney, all of 21 years old, has been turning heads since he started appearing on stage with The Kingsmen just before the National Quartet Convention got underway last September in Pigeon Forge. 

“Just who is this kid singing bass beside Ray Dean Reese?”

“Is he here to stay?”

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