New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, presents the next installment of their livestream music series,
Music to Our Eyes. In partnership with Two
Blind Brothers, this Facebook series will feature the
Blind Boys of
Alabama on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 8 p.m. ET. This exclusive in-person performance will be from the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
The
Blind Boys of
Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. In a career that has spanned over 70 years, the
Blind Boys have racked up five GRAMMY Awards (plus one for Lifetime Achievement), have been inducted into the Gospel
Music Hall of Fame, and have collaborated with a long list of music royalty, from Mavis Staples and
Stevie Wonder to
Prince and Lou Reed. Praised by NPR as "pioneers," the group has transcended race and genre barriers to become one of the most acclaimed and celebrated groups in modern music.
The performance by the
Blind Boys will feature some of their top hits including, I Can See, Soldier, Down in the Hole, and Amazing Grace. Jason Menzo, chief operating officer at the Foundation Fighting Blindness, will join the
Blind Boys in
Memphis to discuss the group's individual experiences with vision loss and their shared inspirational determination.
"It was great to be in-person with the
Blind Boys of
Alabama for the first time in our
Music to Our Eyes series," says Jason Menzo, COO at the Foundation. "The
Blind Boys are legendary, and each member is a unique inspiration for those in the vision loss community."
The event will be free to watch on the Foundation Fighting Blindness Facebook. For more information and join the premiere, visit: https://fb.me/e/4EyPTB9nX
Established in 1971, the Foundation Fighting Blindness is the world's leading private funding source for retinal degenerative disease research. The Foundation has raised more than $856 million toward its mission of accelerating research for preventing, treating, and curing blindness caused by the entire spectrum of blinding retinal diseases including: retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, and
Usher syndrome. Visit FightingBlindness.org for more information.
