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On February 29, the Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at the Gala of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, marking its 150th Anniversary. The Blind Boys haven't performed at the school since they were there in 1939.
Lead by Jimmy Carter, in 1939, a group of students at what was then known as The Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind formed a group they called the Happyland Jubilee Singers.
Later the young men would become known as the Blind Boys of Alabama. The group has since made legendary status and have won many awards.
Releases by the group in recent years have been favorites at the Grammy Awards—they have won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album every year between 2002 to 2005. The Blind Boys of Alabama were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
Founding member George Scott passed away March 23, 2005 aged 75. Bishop Billy Bowers was his replacement.
Their rendition of Tom Waits' "Way Down in the Hole" was used as the theme song for the HBO series The Wire's first season.
They were featured on the Imus in the Morning radio and TV show on November 30, 2006, in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on December 20, 2006, and in Late Night With Conan O'Brien on February 1, 2008.
The Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at the Homecoming Benefit at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, 1209 Fort Lashly Avenue, Talladega, AL (35160) at 8:00 p.m. on February 29.
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