The Jefferson County Sound
Synopsis
The Blind Boys of Alabama, Fairfield Four, Birmingham Sunlights, Selvy Singers, Four Eagles and Delta-Aires, show their common roots in the traditional gospel quartet style that began in the coal mines and steel mills of Birmingham, Alabama in the early 1900s -- the down-home, way back, soulful, rocking rhythms of the Jefferson County Sound.
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