The Egg Presents: The Blind Boys of Alabama

The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and The Recording Academy/GRAMMYs with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of six GRAMMY® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years.

They are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince, and Tom Waits.

They have appeared on recordings with many artists, including:
- Lou Reed
- Peter Gabriel
- Bonnie Raitt
- Willie Nelson
- Aaron Neville
- Susan Tedeschi
- Ben Harper
- Patty Griffin
- Taj Mahal

The Blind Boys released their latest album, 'Echoes Of The South,' in August of 2023. It was recorded in Muscle Shoals. The eleven-song collection is a portrait of perseverance. The album garnered three GRAMMY® Award nominations and won for Best Roots Gospel Album.

That win continued a run of GRAMMY® Award nominations from the two previous years. In 2021, the group’s collaborative recording with Béla Fleck, 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free,' was nominated in the Best American Roots Performance category. In 2022, they garnered another nod for their collaboration with the band Black Violin on 'The Message' in the Best Americana Performance category.

In March 2024, the definitive book on the Blind Boys of Alabama, titled 'Spirit of the Century,' was released. It’s an insider history of America’s longest-running group, written with band members and key musical colleagues. Appearances on The View and other major media outlets followed.

After all these years, the Blind Boys show no signs of slowing down!