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Jan 4, 2019 · Karen Peck started singing professionally in 1981 with The Nelons. She remained with the group for 10 years before she felt like God was calling her to take the next step in her musical journey. Karen Peck and New River was born when she and her husband, Rickey, teamed up with her sister, Susan, to form a group. Karen Peck and New River Members:
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. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a changing roster of musicians over its history, the majority of whom are or were vision impaired.
2010 Inductee. Members: Clarence Fountain: 1929 - June 3, 2018. Johnny Fields: 1927 - J.T. Hutton: Unknown - Olice Thomas: 1926 - George Scott: 1919 - 2005. Velma B. Traylor: Unknown - 1947. The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music.
Six sightless teenage singers—lead Velma Trailer, lead and baritone Clarence Fountain, tenor Tommy Gilmore, baritone and guitarist George Scott, baritone Olice Thomas and basso Johnny Fields—dropped out of the Alabama Institute for the Negro Deaf and Blind in Talladega in 1944 to pursue a career as a professional gospel group.
While Walking with the King, the line up of the Five Blind Boys of Alabama changed. Jimmy and Clarence are the only surviving original members. New vocalists are Ben Moore, Paul Beasley, and Eric “Ricky” Mckinnie. Musicians are Tracy Pierce (bass), Peter Levin (organ), and Ricky “Eric” McKinnie (drums/percussions).
Nov 1, 2019 · Some notable southern gospel groups including the Sterling Jubilee Singers (1929), The Four Eagle Gospel Singers (1938), the Fairfield Four (1921), the Blind Boys of Alabama (1939), and other pioneering gospel groups from the yellowhammer state, have been instrumental in shaping gospel music throughout the ages, and still remain influential today.
1930s - 2020s. Formed. 1939 in Talladega, AL. Genre. Religious, Blues. Styles. Black Gospel, Southern Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Gospel. Group Members.
