“Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy? What are the blessings of the sight? Oh, tell your poor blind boy!” LightEnjoyPoorBoysBlessingSightBlindBlindness Author:Colley Cibber
“It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can't return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.” WellsDealsBoysHugeReturnLessonsDiscoveryBlindMusicalHeritageLife LessonBlindnessLesson Learned Author:Ben Harper
“In youth, before I waxe' d old, The blind boy,Venus' baby, For want of cunning made me bold, In bitter hive to grope for honey.” WantMadeBoysYouthBabyBlindBitterHoneyCunningVenusHives Author:Edmund Spenser
“Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy. Whilst thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy!” MindPoorBoysKingsBlindContentmentCheerBlindnessCheerfulness Author:Colley Cibber
“The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.” WellsBoysBlindMusicalHeritage Author:Ben Harper
“I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.” KindBoysGrewGrew UpMy FamilyBlindFolksHeavyStoresTraditionalCaliforniaDietsCornerstonesFolk MusicAmerican Music Author:Ben Harper
“I always like to pretend two things: one, I'm sitting in the seat beside you watching the game together. I'll say, 'Wasn't that a great shot? Boy, it sure was.' The other thing I do is pretend I'm talking to people who are non-sighted. I try to create a word picture. I get more mail from blind people thanking me.” PeopleTryingTwoTogetherGamesTalkingBoysShotsSittingBlindTwo ThingsSeatsMailBeside YouBlind People Author:Chick Hearn
“Up north, you could find these radio stations with no name on the dials that played pre-rock 'n' roll things - country blues. We would hear Slim Harpo or Lightnin' Slim and gospel groups, the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Five Blind Boys of Alabama. I was so far north, I didn't even know where Alabama was.” KnowsCountryNamesBoysFiveGroupsRocksBlindRadioStationsRock N RollAlabamaSlimRadio StationsHummingbirdsDixieUp North Author:Bob Dylan