Blind Boys Of Alabama

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm UTC-06:00

SPACE | Evanston

Blind Boys Of Alabama
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The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music . Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and The Recording Academy/GRAMMYs with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of six GRAMMY Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years. The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from t raditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince, and Tom Waits . They have appeared on recordings with many artists, including Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Su san Tedeschi, Ben Harper, Patty Griffin, and Taj MahalThe Blind Boys released their latest album, Echoes Of The South, in Aug ust of 2023 . It f ound the Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees coming home to Alabama to record in Muscle Shoals . The eleven - son g collection is a portrait of perseverance from a group well - versed in overcoming incredible odds - from singing for pocket change in the Jim Crow South to performing for three different American presidents, soundtracking the Civil Rights movement, and hel ping define modern gospel music as we know it. The album garnered three GRAMMY Award nominations, and won for Best Roots Gospel Album.That win continued a run of GRAMMY Award nominations from the two previous years. In 202 1 , the groups collaborative recording with Bla Fleck, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, was tapped in the Best American Roots Performance category . In 202 2 , the y garnered another no d for their collaboration with the band Black Violin on The Message in th e Best Americana Performance category.

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