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Spirit of the century : our own story / The Blind Boys of Alabama with Preston Lauterbach.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blind Boys of Alabama, author.
- Lauterbach, Preston, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Blind Boys of Alabama--Biography.
- Blind Boys of Alabama.
- Gospel music--History and criticism.
- Gospel music.
- People with disabilities--Biography.
- People with disabilities.
- Gospel groups--United States--Biography.
- Gospel groups.
- Gospel singers--United States--Biography.
- Gospel singers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 298 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hachette Books, 2024.
- Contents:
- Part I. Genesis and Revelations. Happy Land
- Birmingham
- (five blind boys)
- "Acclaimed the World Champions!"
- "Our Father"
- "Oh Lord, Stand By Me"
- The Gospelcade
- "In the Garden"
- "This Is Your Purpose"
- Part II. Exodus. Mashed Potatoes for God
- The Siamese Twins and the Mighty Clouds
- The Two Faces
- Don't Let the Devil Separate Y'all Apart
- To Be Blount
- Part III. Resurrection. The Gospel at Colonus
- White People Are Going to... When They See This
- They Slayed Everybody
- "You're with the Blind Boys Now, Boy!"
- Spirit of the Century
- "May Be the Last Time We Sing Together..."
- Dirty Boulevard Meets Gospel Highway
- Take My Hand
- Prince Prince?
- A Lifetime of Achievement
- Country Road
- "Something' extry"
- The Book of Clarence
- Crossroads
- Appendix. Listening to the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Gospel Highway Quartets.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- "An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest-running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues." -- Dust jacket.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780306828232 (electronic bk.)
- 0306828235 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032262294
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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