The Blind Boys of Alabama News

The Arts Council of South Wood County, now at 1040 Eighth St. S., will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through Dec.

As Tom Waits first noted last month, he will be one of several notable folks featured on the latest project by New Orleans' Preservation Jazz Hall Band .

Dixieland descended upon the London Jazz Festival yesterday and transformed the Barbican into a New Orleans gospel church for one night only.

After I'd been doing this for nearly 30 years, the right idea finally presented itself.

The nature of fame and the desire for it have changed dramatically over the span of the last century.

Former Hollyoaks and EastEnders actress Gemma Bissix will be switching on the Christmas lights in Trowbridge next month.

Henderson lost one of its shining stars when Johnny Fields died on Nov. 12. Although he lived his life in the dark, he brought light into the lives of countless others.

The Arts Council of South Wood County is proud to present The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show at 7:30 p.m. Dec.

The Fowler Center Series presents its fourth event of the 2009-10 season at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.

With all of his recent tweeting and tabloid coverage, it's a wonder John Mayer had time to write new music -- much less the best and most adventurous of his four studio albums.

Woo hoo! Some fantastic blues to light up a chilly Monday night! And we've got a free pair of tickets to give away to the show.

NOTE: Some of our Music archives can now be found at Crosswalk.com . Style: Gospel Americana; compare to Solomon Burke, Ben Harper, and The Fairfield Four Top tracks: "Take My Hand" , "Up Above My Head" , "None of Us Are Free" (w/ Solomon Burke In a nutshell: Compiling several of their Grammy-winning duets and other notable pairings, The Blind Boys ...

Here's a list of some new CD releases for the week of Oct. 27: Asia - "Military Man" Atreyu - "Congregation of the Damned" Bassnectar - "Cozza Friendly" The Blind Boys of Alabama - "Duets" Creed - Full Cirlce" Dwight D'eon - "Anthems for the Restless" Matt Dusk - "Good News" Melissa Etheridge - "A New Thought for Christmas" Gov't Mule - "By a ...

Last Sunday, I did a solo at church of "Amazing Grace" a la Blind Boys of Alabama - that is, to the same tune as "House of the Rising Sun." On hearing of this, some people were foolish enough to mention that they would like to hear it.

A fantastic rendition. UPDATE: "House of the Rising Sun" was not originally by the Animals; they just made the most famous recording of it.

The Blind Boys of Alabama have fallen prey to that predator in the entertainment world: creative differences.

In addition to her decade-long solo career as a multi-faced musician, Meshell Ndegeocello has worked with everyone from the Rolling Stones to the Blind Boys of Alabama.

This documentary explores the civil-rights movement through the power of music. Director Bill Guttentag inter-twines archival footage with recordings by Richie Havens, the Blind Boys of Alabama and others recording updated versions of the music.

Blind Boys Of Alabama will release a duets album next with appearances from Timothy B. Schmit, Lou Reed, Ben Harper and Bonnie Raitt.

September 30, 2009 from WXPN - Clarence Fountain has long been a staple of smooth, blues-based gospel.