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Arts + CultureMusicWin tix for Blind Boys of Alabama on Tuesday!

Win tix for Blind Boys of Alabama on Tuesday!

We've got pairs of tickets to give away for the gospel legends' appearance at Sweetwater Tavern

Gospel legends THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA are coming to Sweetwater Music Hall Tue/12, and we want to give you tickets! Send an email to marke@48hills.org with subject line: BLIND BOYS by 7pm on Mon/11 for your change to win a pair of tickets. Winners will be chosen at random and notified by 9pm on Monday.

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 with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years. 

The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their 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 and Taj Mahal. The Blind Boys of Alabama have also appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night, The Grammy® Awards, 60 Minutes, The Colbert Report and many other television shows.

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Marke B.
Marke B.
Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

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