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The Blind Boys of Alabama first sang together in 1939 as part of the school chorus at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Deaf and Blind in Talladega, Alabama. [4] The founding members were Clarence Fountain (1929–2018), George Scott (1929–2005), Velma Bozman Traylor (1923–1947), Johnny Fields (1927–2009), Olice Thomas (b. 1926, d. unknown), and the only sighted member, J. T. Hutton (c ...
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.
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 ...
Black gospel music, often called gospel music or gospel, is the traditional music of the Black diaspora in the United States.It is rooted in the conversion of enslaved Africans to Christianity, both during and after the trans-atlantic slave trade, starting with work songs sung in the fields and, later, with religious songs sung in various church settings, later classified as Negro Spirituals ...
Traditional black gospel [1] is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding African American Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. It is a form of Christian music and a subgenre of black gospel music.
Gospel music is what it is today thanks to the countless Black artists who hand-crafted the genre. Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia Jackson is one of the matriarchs of gospel music. Born in poverty in New ...
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.
God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (Alligator Records) earned Grammy Award nominations for Best Roots Gospel Album and Best American Roots Performance for Blind Boys of Alabama recording of Mother's Children Have a Hard Time. [1] The compilation was produced by Jeffrey Gaskill of Burning Rose Productions.