Clarence Fountain
Clarence Fountain was one of the founding members of the Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama, a group that was formed when he was a 12-year-old student at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Alabama. The group, which drew all of its members from the school, was originally known as the Happy Land Jubilee Singers. They made their first recordings in 1948 after adopting their permanent name and had a recording career that extended over a more than 60-year span. Fountain broke with the group in 1969 to pursue a solo career and recorded two albums with Jewel, then rejoined the group in 1980. In 1983 the group performed as the chorus in the Obie-winning adaptation of a Sophocles play, The Gospel at Colonus, and continued to revive their roles in that play several times in the following years. Fountain continued to record for Jewel in the '90s, as well as issuing compilations of his work on a variety of labels. Working with fellow Blind Boys alumnus Sam Butler (Fountain had actually mentored Butler in the group), Fountain and Butler released the wonderful Stepping Up & Stepping Out album, an emotionally balanced set of both gospel and secular numbers, on Solomon Burke's Tyscot Records in 2009. Clarence Fountain died in June 2018 at the age of 88.
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18 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Golden Moments In Gospel
Pop - Paru chez Jewel Records le 17 nov. 2006
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All Things Are Possible
Alabama Blind Boys, Clarence Fountain
Pop - Paru chez Jewel Records le 17 nov. 2006
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Didn't It Rain / When He Calls Me
Clarence Fountain, The Barry Currington Choral
Gospel - Paru chez Jewel Records le 15 sept. 1973
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Gregota Golden Gospel Vol. 1
Clarence Fountain, The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Gospel - Paru chez Gregota Music LLC le 28 juil. 2016
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My Lord What A Morning!
Clarence Fountain, The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Gospel - Paru chez Blacksmoke Worldwide Music le 7 nov. 2000
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Me and Jesus / The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Gospel - Paru chez Jewel Records le 30 oct. 1965
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Sending up My Timber / Why
Gospel - Paru chez Jewel Records le 30 oct. 1973
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The Greatest Worship Songs of Clarence Fountain & The Blind Boys
Clarence Fountain, The Blind Boys
Diction - Paru chez Platinum Collection le 12 juin 2012
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Only a Look
Gospel - Paru chez Maestro Entertainment, Corp le 9 mai 2014
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Peace in the Valley
Soul - Paru chez Jewel Records le 14 sept. 1972
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This Little Light of Mine / Last Mile of the Way
Gospel - Paru chez Jewel Records le 8 sept. 1965
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Confusing Times
Gospel - Paru chez Jewel Records le 8 sept. 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo