His Eye Is On The Sparrow

An interesting vocal combination, The Blind Boys Of Alabama and Ben Heppner performing "His Eye Is On The Sparrow".

Nobody's Fault But Mine

The Blind Boys Of Alabama with Mavis Staples performing "Nobody's Fault But Mine".

In the Bleak Midwinter

This seems like an appropriate song for the winter solstice. Chrissie Hynde with the Blind Boys of Alabama performing "In the Bleak Midwinter", based on a poem by Christina Rossetti in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem.
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What a Wonderful World

Dr. John and the Blind Boys of Alabama performing "What a Wonderful World".

Sister Rosetta

Brought to you by Fenamint Laxatives, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Knights of Washington DC and Julius & Margie Cheeks get down with some gospel music.  Good Lord, I have to wonder if Sister Rosetta and Margie Cheeks ever performed together, but that might be too much to be contained on one stage.

There's a World of Song

"There a World of Song"—a benefit recording for Jefferson Center's Music Lab in Roanoke, VA, created by Darrell Scott. Include on the recordimg are: Darrell Scott (creator), Tim O'Brien, Rene Marie, Blind Boys of Alabama, Kathy Mattea, John Cowan, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Rob McCoury, Jason Carter, Alan Bartram, Marc Cary, Keith Thomas, Kim Davidson and the Roanoke Valley Children's Choir, Janiah Allen, Michael League, Otu Kojo, Bukuru Celestin, Ephrazie Niyonzima, Elvanie Niyibigira, Furaha Ndayishimiye, Judi Jackson, Jeremy Wilder & Spirit of Life Choir, Chris Howard-Woods, Abby Cohen, and Motion Adrenaline.

I Shall Not Walk Alone

Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama performing "I Shall Not Walk Alone". 

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band also appeared with The Blind Boys when I saw them earlier this month.

Here is a short documentary about the history of the band.



Here is a video of "Down In Honky Tonk Town" from 1973.



Since they are from New Orleans it is only appropriate to include this video of "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?"



Here are both The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Bind Boys of Alabama with "Down By The Riverside".

The Blind Boys of Alabama

I went to see the Blind Boys of Alabama—formerly The Five Blind Boys of Alabama—about a week and a half ago, but I have been doing other posts, so I am finally getting around to doing one on them today. In this first video Clarence Fountain discusses the group. Because of his health Fountain no longer tours with the group, but he was one of the founding members in 1939.



Here is the current line up of the group performing "Amazing Grace" to the tune of "House of the Rising Sun".



Here they perform "Well, Well, Well" with Ben Harper. This song is from the album they did together, There Will Be a Light.