Oxford, AL – On the 23rd March, The Blind Boys of Alabama with Bobby Rush will perform live at the Oxford Performing Arts Center starting at 7 in the evening. They are the Blind Boys of Alabama are known by the world as living legends in gospel music. They are honored with 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 recipients of 5 Grammy(r) Awards, they have achieved the highest standards of excellence throughout a career that spans more than 70 years. Blind Boys are a band that has been around for over 70 years. Blind Boys are known for transcending musical boundaries with their unique renditions of everything from classic gospel classics to contemporary spiritual songs written by songwriters as diverse like Eric Clapton, Prince and TomWaits. They have performed on recordings with a variety of artists like Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Susan Tedeschi, Ben Harper, Patty Griffin and Taj Mahal. Blind Boys of Alabama have also appeared on shows like The Blind Boys of Alabama have been in The Tonight Show, Late Night and Late Night, The Grammy(r) Awards, 60 Minutes, The Colbert Report as well as a variety of other TV shows.

Bobby Rush has been making records for over 70 years. He has more than 400 records and 75 career albums, and 27 studio albums to his credit. Bobby Rush has finally shared his story in his autobiography, I Ain’t I’m Studdin’ Ya: My American Blues Story available at book stores today through Hachette Books who have published Keith Richards, Buddy Guy as well as Tina Fey to name a few.The book’s cover features the words of Mavis Staples Dan Aykroyd, Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison andZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons; achieving feature stories in the New York Times SundayEdition, The Guardian and NPR’s Here and Now. Literary media outlets Kirkus Reviews recounts”A fascinating story which is told well… An full and detailed description of a bluesman’s whole life.”