BLIND BOYS TO PERFORM AT WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA
Fri, Jan. 29 2010
Concert Airs on PBS February 11th
Also Features Bob Dylan, John Legend, Seal,
Jennifer Hudson, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole
and Smokey Robinson
Hosted By Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been invited to
perform at a special concert at the White House on
February 10th. “In Performance at the White House:
A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights
Movement,” will be held in the State Dining Room,
and is timed to celebrate Black History Month. The
Blind Boys will join hosts President and Mrs. Obama
as well as music superstars Bob Dylan, John Legend,
Seal, Jennifer Hudson, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole
and Smokey Robinson on the bill. Morgan Freeman
and Queen Latifah will emcee the entire event. The
concert will be the White House’s first music event of
2010, and is the latest concert in a music series started
last year by Michelle Obama. It will be streamed live
online at whitehouse.gov and broadcast on PBS on
February 11th.
The White House concert adds to an already
remarkable year for the legendary gospel group. The
band opened 2010 with a series of concerts in China,
then flew to New York last week where they were
joined by Lou Reed for a blistering performance on
the Late Show with David Letterman
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih8Vsebhu10 ).
Their rendition of “Jesus,” from the Blind Boys’
current album Duets, marked the first time the unusual
collaborators had performed in public together.
The Blind Boys are also featured in the new
documentary film which relates to the subject matter
of the White House show. Soundtrack for a Revolution
tells the story of the civil rights movement through
the music which accompanied the struggle. The
movie is on the short list in the Best Documentary
Film category for the Academy Awards. Soundtrack
features the Blind Boys as well as the Roots, John
Legend, Wyclef Jean and many other performers
interpreting the music of the Civil Rights Movement.
In its review of the film, the New York Times noted
that one of “the best musical performances belong[s]
to…the Blind Boys of Alabama.”
The group will be touring the rest of the Spring,
including upcoming concerts in Morristown, N.J.
(with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band), at UCLA’s
Royce Hall (with Allen Toussaint) and at the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, punctuated by their
induction into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in
Montgomery, AL on March 25
BLIND BOYS TO PERFORM AT WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FIRST FAMILY
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The night was spectacular; it was a night with a star.
Quality Sound Management presented Dr. Ricky McKinnie and friends in concert. The Friends included the legendary Paul Beasley of The Gospel Keynotes, Mary Reid, Sarah McKinnie Shivers, Shay Dillard of WYZE Radio and Peter Levin on the keys.
You also had producer and songwriter Willie Chuck Shivers, songwriter Arthur Roland, and drummer extraordinaire Hollis.
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Quality Sound Management presented Dr. Ricky McKinnie and friends in concert. The Friends included the legendary Paul Beasley of The Gospel Keynotes, Mary Reid, Sarah McKinnie Shivers, Shay Dillard of WYZE Radio and Peter Levin on the keys.
You also had producer and songwriter Willie Chuck Shivers, songwriter Arthur Roland, and drummer extraordinaire Hollis.
It was a night to be remembered Dr. Ricky McKinnie song selection was great from People Get Ready to Grandma Hands he took us on a spiritual journey.
We Salute You Dr. McKinnie on a job well done!
Ricky & The Blind Boys of Alabama Will Be Featured On PBS Station
"Freedom Songs: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement"
will be airing throughout the country this early June on your
local PBS station.
Here is a synopsis of the film:
"For a brief moment in time, a few daring, innovative musicians
stood at the crossroads of a revolution in music and culture.
Across one of the most turbulent periods in American history-
from the early civil rights era to Watergate - they brought music,
medium and message together as never before, composing a
soundtrack perfectly tuned to the tempo and pulse of its time.
They were America's rhythm rebels, and the spirit of what they
created then lives on today. From Mahalia Jackson and Aretha
Franklin to Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan,
Pete Seeger and Stevie Wonder, this program documents how
a few daring musical innovators stood at the vortex of two
revolutions - one cultural, the other musical - and forever changed
America and the world."
Check your local PBS station schedule for airdates and times:
http://www.pbs.org/engage/blog/ask-chuck-d
Here is a link to a review from the NY Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/06/01/2009-06-01_let_freedom_sing_soundtrack_of_a_movement.html
will be airing throughout the country this early June on your
local PBS station.
Here is a synopsis of the film:
"For a brief moment in time, a few daring, innovative musicians
stood at the crossroads of a revolution in music and culture.
Across one of the most turbulent periods in American history-
from the early civil rights era to Watergate - they brought music,
medium and message together as never before, composing a
soundtrack perfectly tuned to the tempo and pulse of its time.
They were America's rhythm rebels, and the spirit of what they
created then lives on today. From Mahalia Jackson and Aretha
Franklin to Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan,
Pete Seeger and Stevie Wonder, this program documents how
a few daring musical innovators stood at the vortex of two
revolutions - one cultural, the other musical - and forever changed
America and the world."
Check your local PBS station schedule for airdates and times:
http://www.pbs.org/engage/blog/ask-chuck-d
Here is a link to a review from the NY Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/06/01/2009-06-01_let_freedom_sing_soundtrack_of_a_movement.html