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Tom Sullivan (born March 27, 1947) is an American singer, actor, writer, and motivational speaker. Blind since infancy, he has been a public advocate for assistive services for the blind, and research into treatments for blindness. [1]
Juanita "Arizona" Dranes (May 4, [1] 1889 or 1891 – July 27, 1963) was an American blind female gospel singer and pianist. Dranes was one of the first gospel artists to bring the musical styles of Holiness churches' religious music to the public in her records for Okeh Records and performances in the 1920s. She was also one of the first ...
The image of the blind musician is an important touchstone in many cultures, even where the influence of the blind on music has been limited. The idea of Homer , the blind poet, for example, has had a long existence in Western tradition, even though its basis in truth is uncertain.
Scott Douglas MacIntyre (born June 22, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and the eighth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.MacIntyre is visually impaired, and while not completely blind, he has tunnel vision and has only a two-percent field of vision, both due to Leber's congenital amaurosis.
A blind woman who has autism is wowing social media users around the globe with her beautiful rendition of a classic Disney melody. Lavender Darcangelo, a singer from Fitchburg, Mass., took the ...
Lachi later collaborated with Israeli World Music producer Zafrir Ifrach to create the Mediterranean-infused Dance track Dalale which garnered over a million views on YouTube in August of 2016. [18] She then teamed up with Trend Def studios to co-write and co-produce [ 19 ] the song "Rude" which features pop artist Kendra Black and rapper Snoop ...
Hearing-impaired singer Ali tries out for 'The Voice' Season 23. (Photo: NBC) “I've always been told, ‘You're not going to be able to do the normal things that other people do.’
Kenneth Peter Medema (born December 7, 1943) is an American musician and singer-songwriter who has been performing in the United States, Canada, and Europe for more than forty years. Some of his best known songs began as live improvisations. Medema was born almost blind; his eyes only let him tell light from shadow and see outlines of major ...