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Eric "Ricky" McKinnie (born July 12, 1952) is a blind American gospel singer, [1] drummer, [2] radio show host, recording studio owner, stage actor, and songwriter, best known for performing with the Blind Boys of Alabama, a gospel group that has won six Grammy Awards and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy.
Oct 11, 2006 · Biography. Digital Archive. Music arranger, drummer, and vocalist Eric “Ricky” McKinnie was born on July 12, 1952, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sarah Frances McKinnie Shivers and Ed Lee McKinnie. He attended Crogman Elementary School and graduated from Murphy High School in 1970. McKinnie and his brother were compared to Sam and Dave.
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Jun 6, 2018 · Blind since age 23, Eric “Ricky” McKinnie joined the group in 1989, first as drummer and road manager, then as a vocalist. Fountain’s absence left the Blind Boys in need of a new frontman.
Aug 17, 2022 · Eric McKinnie, who is known as Ricky, has been a member of the Blind Boys of Alabama since 1989. But the renowned gospel group launched 50 years before that. Clarence Fountain and his friends at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind formed the group in 1939.
- Ricky McKinnie - - Eric “Ricky” McKinnie is a member of the legendary gospel quartet, The Blind Boys of Alabama. As a group, the Blind Boys take their message of hope to audiences around the world.
The Blind Boys — Carter, Ben Moore, Eric “Ricky” McKinnie, Paul Beasley and Joey Williams — are returning to Washington this month with a show at the Howard Theatre.
