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The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, [4] is an American gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a changing roster of musicians over its history, the majority of whom are or were vision impaired.
Eric "Ricky" McKinnie performing at Cosmopolite Scene in Oslo (2018) Eric "Ricky" McKinnie (born July 12, 1952) is a blind American gospel singer, [1] drummer, [2] radio show host, recording studio owner, stage actor, and songwriter, best known for performing with the Blind Boys of Alabama, a gospel group that has won six Grammy Awards and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the ...
Down in New Orleans is a gospel album by The Blind Boys of Alabama, released in 2008.It won the award for Best Traditional Gospel Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.At the 40th GMA Dove Awards, the album was named the Traditional Gospel Album of the Year, and the track "Free at Last" was the Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year.
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi should not be confused with The Blind Boys of Alabama, a group led by Clarence Fountain. There is some dispute as to which of the two groups was named first. Some sources say that the Five Blind Boys took their name when Percell Perkins joined them in the mid-1940s.
A DVD, Blind Boys of Alabama - Go Tell it on the Mountain : Live in New York, was recorded live in concert, in December 2003, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. The special holiday concert aired on PBS in December 2004.
Like most blind children, Grayson has some residual vision — that is, some perception of light, shade, shape, color and movement. Grayson Roberts navigates his new surroundings with his mom ...
Too bad. I really wanted to believe “The Blind Side,” even though I knew it was sort of a fairy tale for grown-ups — or for kids who want to sound like grown-ups. I’m old-fashioned enough ...
One of the members, Clarence Fountain, objected to this on the grounds that it would require the band to wait several hours before they were required to perform. Charles Driebe , who served as the manager for The Blind Boys of Alabama, informed Gabriel's manager that the band was "more interested in hotel rooms than an encore" but were still ...