St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) presents the Blind Boys of Alabama performing their beloved Christmas Show on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. From their GRAMMY® Award-winning 2004 Go Tell It on the Mountain and 2014 Talkin’ Christmas albums, this holiday performance will thrill the Grand Rapids audience as it has to sell-out audiences in other prestigious venues like Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Executive & Artistic Director of SCMC Cathy Holbrook says, “We are so excited to present the 5-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Blind Boys of Alabama in concert at SCMC performing their Christmas Show on December 5th! We haven’t presented a Christmas show in decades and I know this will be filled with joy. We also congratulate the Blind Boys on their recent multiple Grammy nominations for 2024.”
Tickets for The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show are $60, $45, and $30 at scmcgr.org or by calling 616-459-2224.
Tickets to St. Cecilia Music Center concerts make perfect holiday gifts! See many more upcoming 2024 Winter/Spring concerts at scmcgr.org.
Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
Described as ‘James Brown does gospel’, the Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as true living legends of Gospel music. Celebrated by both The Grammy Foundation and The National Endowment for the Arts with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five GRAMMY® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of recognition for a career that spans over 60 years. In the Christmas Show, the Blind Boys present holiday standards from their Grammy winning 2004 ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’ and 2014 ‘Talkin’ Christmas albums. The holiday tour debuted in 2003 and has included sellout shows at such prestigious venues as Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, among others.
The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years. The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince, and Tom Waits. They have appeared on recordings with many artists including Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Susan Tedeschi, Ben Harper, Patty Griffin, and Taj Mahal. The Blind Boys of Alabama have also appeared on the Tonight Show, Late Night, The Grammy® Awards, 60 Minutes, The Colbert Report, and many other television shows.
