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The Five Blind Boys of Alabama

 
Artist: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama
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  • Formed: 1937, Talladega, AL
  • Genres: Gospel
  • Representative Albums: "The Sermon," "Sanctify My Soul: 25 Gospel Greats," "Oh Lord, Stand by Me/Marching Up to Zion"
  • Representative Songs: "Alone and Motherless," "Something's Got a Hold on Me," "Heaven on My Mind"

Biography

Evolving out of the Happyland Jubilee Singers, this traditional black gospel quartet was formed in 1937 at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Alabama. By the '40s they became "the Blind Boys" and recorded for Specialty, Vee Jay, Savoy, Elektra, and other labels. Their first hit was "I Can See Everybody's Mother But Mine" in 1949. Recently, their lineup has included Joe Watson, Jimmy Carter, Sam and Bobby Butler, Curtis Foster, Johnny Fields, andClarence Fountain. They appeared on Broadway in Gospel at Colonus, but gained much more fame during the late '90s and early 2000s while recording a series of albums for Peter Gabriel's Real World label, beginning with the collaboration-heavy Spirit of the Century. The group also appeared on Gabriel's 2002 album Up. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide
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Lord Search My Heart

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Go Tell It on the Mountain [Bonus Track]

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Revisited

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Go Tell It on the Mountain

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Go Tell It on the Mountain

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Holdin' On

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Holdin' On

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Power of the Lord: The Early Recordings 1948-1951

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Bridge Over Troubled Water [Calvin]

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Collection 1948-1951

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Jesus Rose With All the Power in His Hands

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Amazing Grace

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Walk with Me Dear Lord

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This Is Gospel, Vol. 3

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This Is Gospel, Vol. 3

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Original Blind Boys

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Retrospective

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Hallelujah: A Collection of Their Finest

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Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand

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Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand

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You'll Never Walk Alone/True Convictions

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God Will Bless You

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Bridge Over Troubled Water [Liquid 8]

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Atom Bomb

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Atom Bomb

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Have Faith: The Very Best of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama

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I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord [Bonus Tracks]

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Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama with Sam Butler

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Sanctify My Soul: 25 Gospel Greats

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Gospel for the Lord

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Collectors Edition

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If I Had a Hammer

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Walk With Me

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Working for the Lord

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Down in New Orleans

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Down in New Orleans [Borders Exclusive]

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Best of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama [Liquid 8]

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Legacy

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Praying Time

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Praying Time

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Sacrifice

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1948-1951

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Higher Ground

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Higher Ground

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In the Spirit

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Best of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama [Calvin]

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Gospel Legacy

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Spirit of the Century

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Spirit of the Century

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Precious Lord

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I Saw the Light

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I Saw the Light

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Take My Hand Precious Lord

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I Brought Him with Me

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I Brought Him with Me

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Sermon

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Bridge Over Troubled Water [HOB]

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Deep River

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Oh Lord, Stand by Me/Marching Up to Zion

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Five Blind Boys of Alabama

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Best of the Blind Boys Of Alabama/Clarence Fountain

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