The Blind Boys of Alabama
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 The Blind Boys of Alabama facts

• The Blind Boys toured for seven decades, and created an extensive discography
• In 2016 the on-stage configuration of the group consists of seven people: three blind singers—Jimmy Carter, Ben Moore, Eric “Ricky” McKinnie, guitarist and musical director, Joey Williams, and a keyboard player, a bass player, and a drummer
• The Blind Boys of Alabama sing mainly spiritually uplifting songs, as well as giving encouragement to those with disabilities
• In the words of one of the group’s blind members, Ricky Mckinnie, “Our disability doesn’t have to be a handicap
• It's not about what you can't do
• It's about what you do
• And what we do is sing good gospel music