Friday, September 20, 2013

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 ...

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