Blind Boys Of Alabama Announce Tour and Album

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The Blind Boys Of Alabama are planning a national tour in support of their new album Down In New Orleans, which will be released Jan. 29, 2008 (Time Life). To kick off the tour, the group will join gospel artists including the Dixie Hummingbirds, Chuck Campbell and the McIntosh County Shouters in the National Heritage Masters: Gospel Caravan concert Jan. 25, 2008. The band will also perform with Mavis Staples and Taj Mahal during the tour.

The Blind Boys Of Alabama are Jimmy Carter, Eric “Ricky” McKinnie, Joey Williams, Caleb “Bobby” Butler, Tracy Pierce, Billy Bowers and Ben Moore.

Tour dates for the group include:
Jan. 25, 2008: New York City Center with Gospel Caravan, New York
Jan. 26, 2008: Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock, N.Y.
Feb. 6, 2008: Attucks Theater, Norfolk, Va.
Feb. 8, 2008: Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Feb. 10, 2008: Carnival Center, Miami, Fla.
Feb. 12, 2008: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
Feb. 13, 2008: The Kent Stage, Kent, Ohio
Feb. 15, 2008: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Feb. 16, 2008: Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minn.
Feb. 22, 2008: Jacoby Hall, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 23, 2008: Jacoby Hall, Jacksonville, Fla.
March 7, 2008: Knitting Factory, Los Angeles
March 8, 2008: Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
March 9, 2008: Belly Up, Solana Beach, Calif.
March 14, 2008: Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif.
March 15, 2008: Stanford Lively Arts, Stanford, Calif.
March 16, 2008: Gallo Center For The Arts, Modesto, Calif.
March 20, 2008: Savannah Music Festival with Adolphus Bell, Savannah, Ga.
May 23, 2008: Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 24, 2008: Esplanade Center, Medicine Hat, Alberta
May 25, 2008: Winspear Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
May 26, 2008: Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta
May 28, 2008: Royal Theatre, Victoria, British Columbia
May 29, 2008: Centre for Performing Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia
5/30/2008: Casino Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan

More info: blindboys.com



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