Voice of America: Music of The Blind Boys of Alabama Nears 70th Anniversary

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Music of The Blind Boys of Alabama Nears 70th Anniversary Sep 20th 2013, 22:58, by webdesk@voanews.com (Richard Paul) We are approaching the 70th anniversary of the first performance by a venerable American musical ensemble, the gospel singing group known as The Blind Boys of Alabama.  Though he's in his mid-80s now, Clarence Fountain, the last surviving, original member of the Blind Boys of Alabama, can still recall clearly the group's first time singing in public. "Way back in -- maybe [19] '45, [19]'46 somewhere along in there - man in New York had a contest and what he did, he said, 'We gonna have ... Media files: E4681336-F032-41D4-8159-9E617DFB3C55_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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