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NEW CD: 'Down in New Orleans' AVAILABLE NOW! |
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| Location: | Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Last Login: | May 5, 2008 (159 days back) |
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"A superweapon of roots-music uplift" - Rolling Stone "Borders on the miraculous." - The Washington Post Copy & Paste the code below into your profile, comments, bulletins & messages! |
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Music:Member Since: 12/8/2005Band Website: blindboys.portmerch.com/stores/home.php Band Members: Jimmy Carter Billy Bowers Tracy Pierce Ricky McKinnie Joey Williams Ben Moore Sounds Like: WATCH THE B.E.T. SPECIAL on DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS:WATCH the MUSIC VIDEO for "FREE AT LAST":Record Label: TIme Life Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Gospel / Soul / Blues) |
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BLIND BOYS ON THE GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL FOR RETURN TO AIDB SCHOOL! |
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| Watch this clip from The Gospel Music Channel from their show "The Kitchen Sink"It tells the story of The Blind Boys recent return to Talledega Alabama where the group first began ...it was the first ... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:34:00 PST |
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SWEET SOUL OF ALABAMA - CONCERT REVIEW |
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| READ THIS ARTICLE IN THE NOVA SCOTIA CHRONICLE TIMESSweet Soul of AlabamaBy STEPHEN COOKE Entertainment ReporterMon. Apr 7 - 4:46 AMBishop Billy Bowers belts it out with bandmate Jimmy Carter during T... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:15:00 PST |
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WATCH US ON The GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL! |
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| The Blind Boys of Alabama recently returned tothe Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (where the group started in the 1930’s) and The Gospel Music Channel’s "Kitchen Sink" was there to in... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:58:00 PST |
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JOEY WILLIAMS on PASSING OF FORMER BLIND BOY EDDIE "SPANKY" ALFRED |
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| "On March 24, 2008 I lost one of my good friends and also one of the greatest guitarists in the Gospel and R&B world. Eddie "Spanky" Alfred played with The Blind Boys of Alabama, Mighty Clouds of Joy,... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:49:00 PST |
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NATIONAL TOUR of CANADA INCLUDING TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL. |
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| THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA BRING THE "SPIRIT" OF NEW ORLEANS TO CANADA WITH NATIONAL TOUR INCLUDING TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL. NEW CD ’DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS’ (TIME LIFE) CALLED "INSPIRATIONAL" (T... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:15:00 PST |
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PRINCE JOINS THE BLIND BOYS on STAGE in L.A.!!! |
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| Yes! THAT Prince ...the Arist! ...Star of 'Purple Rain' ...MAN, MYTH, & LEGEND!Last night at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California PRINCE joined The Blind Boys for their final song of the ev... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:03:00 PST |
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WATCH The BLIND BOYS on CNN on MARCH 9th!!!! |
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| WATCH THE CNN NEWS FEATURE BY CLICKING HERE!The Blind Boys recently performed at the 150th Anniversary of The Alabama School for the Deaf & Blind in Talladega Alabama and were honored for their having... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:22:00 PST |
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WATCH The TONIGHT SHOW w/ JAY LENO on MARCH 11th! |
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| Please 'tune in' on March 11th as we're the musical guests on "THE TONIGHT SHOW with JAY LENO" on NBC!!!! We're planning to perform "FREE AT LAST" the first single from our new album, "DOWN IN NEW O... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:35:00 PST |
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WOW! BLIND BOYS NIGHT TALK INTERVIEW on BLOOMBERG TV! |
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| WATCH THESE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS!"NIGHT TALK TV interviews Jimmy Carter, Joey Williams, & Ricky McKinnie!THEY'RE GREAT!PART ONE:
PART TWO:
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BLIND BOYS - BET TV SPECIAL! |
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| Be sure to watch BET or BETJazz and catch a TV Special they're airing about the making of "Down In New Orleans". Here are the air-times - it's coming up on BET on Feb 18 & 25!Let us know if you watch... Posted by Blind Boys of Alabama on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:09:00 PST |
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