5 Blind Boys
5 0 out of 5 stars another strong 5 blind boys collection.
5 blind boys. Initially called the jackson harmoneers they fronted the high pitched screams of archie brownlee october 25 1925 february 8 1960. It was one of the first gospel records to do so. Here are the legendary gospel pioneers the 5 blind boys of mississippi on a european television program from 1965.
The five blind boys of alabama biography by bil carpenter. 4 people found this helpful. With lead singer archie brownlee their single our father reached number ten on the billboard r b charts in early 1951.
The blind boys of alabama also billed as the five blind boys of alabama and clarence fountain and the blind boys of alabama is an american gospel group. I just love spiritual music and no one does it better than the five blind boys of mississippi no matter who is singing the lead. Legendary gospel vocal group who have been active and popular since the late 30s.
This song is an excerpt from a 25 minute p. John fogerty s goal for the line rollin rollin rollin on the river in the song proud mary was to evoke male gospel harmonies as. The five blind boys of mississippi was an american post war gospel quartet.
The blind boys found mainstream success following their appearance in. The blind boys of mississippi are an extraordinary grouping of blind singers most of which originate from the magnolia state. Reviewed in the united states on august 2 2013.
