Search - Artist/Band: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama

• Band Name: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama
• Formed: 1937
• Originated From: Talladega, AL
• Decades Active: 1940,1950,1960,1970,1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Gospel
• Styles: Black Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Southern Gospel, Contemporary Gospel
• Moods: Cathartic, Literate, Passionate, Spiritual, Urgent, Earthy, Reverent, Warm, Confident, Dramatic, Fiery, Organic, Rousing, Yearning, Earnest, Gritty, Poignant, Intense, Joyous, Intimate, Stylish

Title	Release
Duets	10/27/2009
Enlightenment	10/13/2009
Blind Boys of Alabama [Borders Exclusive]	02/24/2009
Latin Treasury of Christmas	10/07/2008
Revisited	09/16/2008
Sing Praises	06/03/2008
Gospel Legacy	04/29/2008
Sacrifice	02/19/2008
Down in New Orleans WA	01/29/2008
Retrospective	05/22/2007
This Is Gospel: The Best of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama	03/13/2007
The Best of the Blind Boys Of Alabama/Clarence Fountain	2007
Five Blind Boys of Alabama/I Saw the Light	10/10/2006
This Is Gospel, Vol. 3	10/10/2006
Walk with Me Dear Lord WA	10/10/2006
Working for the Lord	07/18/2006
Blind Boys of Alabama	06/27/2006
Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama with Sam Butler	06/27/2006
Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand	05/16/2006
In the Spirit	08/09/2005
If I Had a Hammer	07/26/2005
Walk With Me	07/19/2005
Sanctify My Soul: 25 Gospel Greats	06/27/2005
Precious Lord	04/19/2005
God Will Bless You	03/29/2005
Atom Bomb WA	03/15/2005
Praying Time	02/22/2005
The Legacy	01/04/2005
I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord [Bonus Tracks]	06/29/2004
The Best Of The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama	01/27/2004
Amazing Grace	10/14/2003
Jesus Rose With All the Power in His Hands	10/14/2003
Lord Search My Heart	09/23/2003
Go Tell It on the Mountain WA	09/16/2003
Bridge Over Troubled Water [Liquid 8]	03/18/2003
Power of the Lord: The Early Recordings 1948-1951 WA	10/29/2002
Higher Ground	08/27/2002
Collectors Edition	06/04/2002
I Saw the Light WA	2002
Original Blind Boys	11/06/2001
Gospel for the Lord	06/12/2001
You'll Never Walk Alone/True Convictions	05/08/2001
Spirit of the Century	04/24/2001
Hallelujah: A Collection of Their Finest	05/18/1999
Have Faith: The Very Best of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama	03/03/1998
Holdin' On	09/09/1997
Take My Hand Precious Lord	1997
1948-1951 WA	12/12/1995
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot WA	10/17/1994
Bridge Over Troubled Water [HOB]	1993
The Sermon	1993
Deep River	1992
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama	1987
Oh Lord, Stand by Me	1970

Evolving out of the Happyland Jubilee Singers, this traditional black gospel quartet was formed in 1937 at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Alabama. By the '40s they became "the Blind Boys" and recorded for Specialty, Vee Jay, Savoy, Elektra, and other labels. Their first hit was "I Can See Everybody's Mother But Mine" in 1949. Recently, their lineup has included Joe Watson, Jimmy Carter, Sam and Bobby Butler, Curtis Foster, Johnny Fields, andClarence Fountain. They appeared on Broadway in Gospel at Colonus, but gained much more fame during the late '90s and early 2000s while recording a series of albums for Peter Gabriel's Real World label, beginning with the collaboration-heavy Spirit of the Century. The group also appeared on Gabriel's 2002 album Up. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide