The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

vocals (vocal quartet) · Jackson (Mississippi)

Vocal quartet formed in 1936 by blind students of the Piney Woods School, near Jackson (Mississippi), under the leadership of Archie Brownlee. Signed to Peacock in 1950, the group released hits there such as Our Father and Let's Have Church, in a hard gospel style that shaped emerging soul.

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