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How Sweet the Sound — The Blind Boys of Alabama

Directed by Leslie McCleave

89 Min | English | US | 2017 | Documentary
music,singing,gospel | Feature | Open Captions | Audio Description
Producer: Leslie McCleave | Cast: Clarence Fountain, George Scott, Jimmy Carter, Bishop Billy Bowers, Ben Moore, Eric ‘Ricky’ McKinnie, Caleb ‘Bobby’ Butler, Tracy Pierce, Joey Williams, Johnny Fields, Roscoe Robinson | Audio Description produced by: Michele Spitz
Music, Performance arts

Legendary gospel quartet The Blind Boys of Alabama has an amazing career—since meeting at a state-run, segregated vocational institute for the blind in the 1930s, they have toured continuously, amassing five Grammy Awards and universal acclaim. They soared through the golden era of gospel in the 1950s, experienced difficult times when rock ’n’ roll took over, and resurged with the Broadway hit Gospel at Colonus. Now, as the group enters its seventh decade, they are as artistically vital as ever, collaborating with musicians like Peter Gabriel, Ben Harper, and others. As the surviving band members recount their unlikely success story, we see a rare, remarkable view of life on the road and in the studio with a group of renowned performers.

Disabilities featured:

Vision Loss and Blindness

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