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'Love Rocks NYC! A Change is Gonna Come: Celebrating Songs of Peace, Love and Hope' A Benefit Concert for God's Love We Deliver

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The feature documentary “How Sweet the Sound: The Blind Boys of Alabama” tells the story of the Legendary gospel quartet The Blind Boys of Alabama, the award-winning gospel group that met at a state-run, segregated vocational institute for the blind in the 1930s, and have toured continuously, amassing five Grammy Awards and universal acclaim.

They soared through the golden era of gospel in the 1950s, experienced difficult times when rock ’n’ roll took over, and would eventually enjoy a resurgence. Now, as the group enters its seventh decade, they are as artistically vital as ever, collaborating with musicians like Peter Gabriel, Ben Harper, and others.

Directed by Leslie McCleave, and shot over a 10-year period, the film features the surviving group members recounting their unlikely success story, as we see a rare, remarkable view of life on the road and in the studio with a group of renowned performers

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DOCUMENTARY ‘HOW SWEET THE SOUND’ RECALLS THE STORY OF THE’ BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA’  was originally published on praisecleveland.com