Individual Ticket On Sale DatesGeneral Public tickets: Monday, July
17, 2017
UCLA faculty and staff tickets: Monday, July 17, 2017
UCLA student tickets: Monday, September 25, 2017
“We had no idea when we started that we would make it this far. The
secret to our longevity is, we love what we do. And when you love what
you do, that keeps you motivated. That keeps you alive.” —Jimmy
Carter, Founding Member
The Center for the Art of Performance invites you to celebrate the
holidays with us in style with the BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA. This holiday
treat will include songs from their most recent recording, _Talkin’
Christmas!_, which includes new versions of Christmas standards like
the hand-clapping rearrangement of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and a
refreshingly intimate, acoustic version of "Silent Night," as well as
covers of hidden gospel gems, and six brand-new holiday songs.
The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being
recognized around the world as both living legends and modern-day
innovators. They are not just gospel singers borrowing from old
traditions; this group helped to define those traditions in 20th
century and almost single-handedly created a new gospel sound for the
21st. Since the original members first sang together as children at
the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the late 1930s (including
Jimmy Carter, who leads the group today), the band has persevered
through seven decades to become one of the most recognized and
decorated roots music groups in the world. The Blind Boys will be
joined for this performance by the world-renowned Preservation Hall
Legacy Horns from New Orleans, and celebrated vocalist Ruthie Foster,
whose indescribable blend of gospel, blues and soul has been likened
to that of Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples. Don’t miss this
uplifting evening of music that is sure to make even the grouchiest
Grinch smile.
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