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The Blind Boys of Alabama
American gospel group (founded 1939)
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The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a changing roster of musicians over its history, the majority of whom are or were vision impaired.
The Blind Boys found mainstream success following their appearance in the 1983 Obie Award-winning musical The Gospel at Colonus.
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🇺🇸 Documentary Feature On The Blind Boys Of Alabama Wraps ProductionEXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has wrapped on a documentary feature based on the lives of the veteran musical group The Blind Boys of Alabama. The ...
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