The Blind Boys of Alabama are back in the house with their first new album since 2017’s Almost Home. From the opening track on Echoes of the South — which was recorded at the NuttHouse Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama […]
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After a four album Grammy run from Spirit of the Century through the Ben Harper-produced There Will Be a Light, the group re-teamed with producer John Chelew for this 2005 release. As on the preceding albums, the material was selected […]
Founded in 1939 and turned into a professional group six years later, it took more than fifty years for these gospel legends to record a Christmas album. Released in 2003, the album was third in a string of four Grammy-winning […]
An American institution, The Blind Boys of Alabama have always shown a flair for tapping traditional gospel music within a contemporary context. No longer confined to sacred circles, they continue to effectively narrow the divide between the spiritual and the […]
On the follow-up to their groundbreaking Spirit of the Century, the Blind Boys of Alabama reached even wider for material, and picked up Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Ben Harper as backing musicians. Working again with producers John […]
When initially released in 2001, this Grammy-winning album showed the long-running Blind Boys of Alabama had plenty of artistry left in the tank. In addition to their superb vocals and keen choice of traditional and contemporary songs (including material from […]
The Blind Boys of Alabama at Bluesfest Byron Bay, NSW Australia
In the interest of full disclosure, I have been on the Bibb train since I first heard his cover of “I Heard the Angels Singing” on the album An Evening with Eric Bibb. I was searching online for new music, […]
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