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BartVanHemelen

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Blind Boys of Alabama cover "The Cross"

http://www.startribune.co...86197.html CD news & notes
Published Jun 7, 2002

The Blind Boys of Alabama will release "Higher Ground" with covers of various hits in September. The gospel group, now in its 63rd year of performing, interprets Prince's "The Cross," Aretha Franklin's "Spirit in the Dark," Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready," and Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers To Cross."
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Reply #1 posted 06/12/02 8:05pm

LadyCabDriver	OMG!!! That is incredible!!! I'd LOVE to hear their rendition of the Cross... The Blind Boys have been around in Gospel music a looong time. It'd be interesting to hear their interpretation of this.
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Reply #2 posted 06/13/02 12:45am

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The BBOA are GREAT! smile

I saw them a few years ago with Mavis Staples (Melody Cool) as the opening act! I talked to her after the show about working and recording with Prince (on Grafiti Bridge). She was very cool.