Deep River
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Track Listing
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11:01
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102:53
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114:07
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124:04
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134:18
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25:21
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33:13
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44:38
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53:35
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64:07
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76:45
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86:58
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News & Reviews
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The Gospel at Colonus, Bob Telson and Lee Breuer's groundbreaking retelling of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, will be given six free performances at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, September 4–9, presented by The Public Theater and the Onassis Foundation USA. The musical, for which Nonesuch released the 1985 original cast recording, returns to NYC for the first time since 2004 to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the original production. Set in the context of a black Pentecostal service, it celebrates the myth of Oedipus' redemption with a rousing gospel and blues score, featuring more than forty voices including The Blind Boys of Alabama as Oedipus.
Dr. John hits the road with a four-piece band and The Blind Boys of Alabama for the Spirituals to Funk tour, starting tonight in California. Based on the legendary Carnegie Hall Spirituals to Swing concerts of the 1930s, Spirituals to Funk features an integrated show that explores the connections between jazz, blues, and gospel, all under Dr. John's musical direction. "Musical pairings don’t come much more inspired," says the San Diego Union-Tribune. The tour will visit 30 cities and towns in 14 states across the US.
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About This Album
The five-time Grammy Award–winning Blind Boys of Alabama have been active since 1939, when the group met at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind. The Los Angeles Times likened the album to "a great gospel performance," with its "slow and medium tempo devotionals” and “roof-rattling rave-ups.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama: George Scott, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Fields, Bobby Butler, Clarence Fountain, and Curtis Foster
with
Ndugu Chancler, drums
Eric Gale, guitar
Jerry Peters, piano
Booker T. Jones, organ
James Jameson Jr., bass
Brenda King, tambourine (9)PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Booker T. Jones
Recorded June 8-15, 1992 at Record I Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mixed at Record I Studios
Engineered by Pat McCarthy
Assistant Engineer: Daniel Bosworth
Mastered by Greg Calibi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Cover photograph by Mchael P. Smith
Executive Producers: Kevin Morrow and Steve Ralbovsky
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The five-time Grammy Award–winning Blind Boys of Alabama have been active since 1939, when the group met at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind. The Los Angeles Times likened the album to "a great gospel performance," with its "slow and medium tempo devotionals” and “roof-rattling rave-ups.”
The five-time Grammy Award–winning Blind Boys of Alabama have been active since 1939, when the group met at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind. The Los Angeles Times likened the album to "a great gospel performance," with its "slow and medium tempo devotionals” and “roof-rattling rave-ups.”
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Booker T. Jones
Recorded June 8-15, 1992 at Record I Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mixed at Record I Studios
Engineered by Pat McCarthy
Assistant Engineer: Daniel Bosworth
Mastered by Greg Calibi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Cover photograph by Mchael P. Smith
Executive Producers: Kevin Morrow and Steve Ralbovsky

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MUSICIANS
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama: George Scott, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Fields, Bobby Butler, Clarence Fountain, and Curtis Foster
with
Ndugu Chancler, drums
Eric Gale, guitar
Jerry Peters, piano
Booker T. Jones, organ
James Jameson Jr., bass
Brenda King, tambourine (9)