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The Blind Boys of Alabama Tickets

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Jazz music has been around since the early 1900s, when it developed in New Orleans, Louisiana.New Orleans lends its melting pot appeal and unique flavor to style, which incorporates a variety of instruments including clarinets, drums, saxophones, trombones, and trumpets. One of the most famous American jazz musicians was Louis Armstrong, and some popular contemporary jazz musicians include Kenny G. and The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Blues got its name from its extensive use of blue notes that are common across both jazz and blues music. Blues emerged in the latter parts of the 19th century in African American communities in the southern United States. At first developing amongst agricultural workers, blues music eventually spread north and contributed to the creation of other genres such as rhythm and blues. Like jazz, blues music incorporates clarinets, drums, saxophones, trombones, trumpets, and other instruments along with vocals. Modern blues artists include Etta James, B.B. King, and Taj Mahal. To find the best seats to an upcoming The Blind Boys of Alabama concert, get your tickets from TicketRoom today!

The Blind Boys of Alabama Concerts

Date	Location	Venue	Price	Get tickets
01.12.2024 08:00	Birmingham USA	The Lyric Theatre - Birmingham 01.12.2024 08:00	$69.04-$198.00	Buy tickets
02.12.2024 07:30	Nashville USA	City Winery - Nashville 02.12.2024 07:30	$95.00-$298.00	Buy tickets
03.12.2024 07:30	Lexington USA	Kentucky Theatre 03.12.2024 07:30	$113.00-$138.00	Buy tickets
06.12.2024 08:00	Riverhead USA	Suffolk Theater 06.12.2024 08:00	$107.00-$180.00	Buy tickets
21.12.2024 08:00	San Antonio USA	Stable Hall 21.12.2024 08:00	$69.00-$98.00	Buy tickets
23.12.2024 07:30	Dallas USA	Winspear Opera House 23.12.2024 07:30	$83.00-$425.00	Buy tickets
13.01.2025 07:30	Naples USA	Artis-Naples 13.01.2025 07:30	$92.00-$765.32	Buy tickets
31.01.2025 08:00	Morristown USA	Community Theatre At Mayo Center For The Performing Arts 31.01.2025 08:00	$65.00-$473.81	Buy tickets
08.02.2025 08:00	Memphis USA	Germantown Performing Arts Centre 08.02.2025 08:00	$127.00-$127.00	Buy tickets
22.02.2025 08:00	Aliso Viejo USA	Soka Performing Arts Center 22.02.2025 08:00	$89.00-$290.00	Buy tickets
28.03.2025 08:00	Cincinnati USA	Taft Theatre 28.03.2025 08:00	$84.00-$1200.00	Buy tickets
04.04.2025 07:30	Lawrence USA	Lied Center - KS 04.04.2025 07:30	$59.17-$393.25	Buy tickets
07.04.2025 07:30	Manhattan USA	McCain Auditorium 07.04.2025 07:30	$76.00-$390.00	Buy tickets

Artist Info

Although the Blind Boys of Alabama have been singing gospel music for more than five decades, it's only recently that the've had the benefit of a major record company behind them. Led by founding member Clarence Fountain, the group has also featured Eric McKinney, George Scott, Caleb Butler, Johnny Fields, Jimmy Carter, Joey Williams, Donald Dillion, and Aubrey Blount. From their inception in the 1930s, when all were boys, the group's members turned their blindness into their chief selling point, and in fact, all members of the group except one are blind. They began singing when all were students at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Alabama, but didn't begin recording until 1948. As a youth, Fountain heard the legendary Golden Gate Quartet on the radio; the early Five Blind Boys of Alabama took their musical cues from that group. The group began singing professionally as the Happy Land Jubilee Singers, and for years lived a day-to-day, dollar-to-dollar existence touring the South.
Beginning in 1948, they recorded for a variety of small record companies, and had gospel music hits in the 1950s with "Oh, Lord Stand by Me" and "I Can See Everybody's Mother But I Can't See Mine." In 1950, after the death of one of its members, the group renamed itself simply the Blind Boys of Alabama. Fountain's group recorded first for the Newark-based Coleman Records label. Between 1953 and 1957, the group recorded for Art Rupe's California-based Specialty label. In the '60s, the group's hard-driving gospel sounds were imitated by people like Bobby "Blue" Bland and Marvin Gaye. The group recorded extensively for the Vee-Jay label from 1963 to 1965. In 1969, Fountain left the group for a decade to try to make it on his own, and the group re-formed with all the original members in the late '70s.
They didn't enjoy widespread success until 1988, when they starred in an Obie Award-winning Broadway show. According to Fountain, the group's high point was being on Broadway for 15 weeks with the musical Gospel at Colonus. The musical opened up new avenues for bookings for the Blind Boys of Alabama, and they began touring theaters and larger churches in the early '90s, embarking on their first European tours as well. The group was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship in 1994. In 1994 and 1995, they played festivals, including the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Beale Street Music Festival, and the King Biscuit Blues Festival. Mid-'90s television appearances included BET's On Jazz, and even a cameo on Beverly Hills, 90210. The group appeared on Peter Gabriel's 2002 album Up, and were co-billed with Ben Harper on 2004's There Will Be a Light. Scott passed away in 2005, and Fountain retired from active performance soon after, leaving Jimmy Carter to lead the group. Original bass singer Johnny Fields died in 2009. A new recording in 2011, Take the High Road, found the Blind Boys of Alabama pursuing their roots in country gospel, with help from producer Jamey Johnson and featuring guests including Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr., and Vince Gill. The group took an even harder left turn when they collaborated with producer Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) on a collection of spirituals and spiritually oriented pop songs that hosted a number of special guest vocalists including Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs), Sam Amidon, and the ubiquitous Patty Griffin. Titled I'll Find a Way, the album was released in October of 2013. A holiday album with Taj Mahal, Talkin' Christmas, appeared in time for the holiday season in 2014.