[MUSIC]. A group of 3 posters promoting African American gospel singers.

Appearing in Person the Original 5 Blind Boys of Alabama and the Sensational Canaan Happyland Singers. Philadelphia: Keystone Poster Printing Co. Inc., n.d., [late 1960s?]. 14 x 22 in. poster printed on cardstock.

Concert poster for renowned African American gospel group The Five Blind Boys of Alabama. After first performing together at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Deaf and Blind in Talladega in 1939, the group rose to prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. Though gospel music was on the decline during the mid-century, the group continued to tour and frequently preformed at concerts benefitting the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr. specifically. In 1969, founding member and frontman Clarence Fountain left the group but rejoined in 1977. This poster appears to date from the late 1960s before Fountain's departure.

[With:] Chip Davis Productions / A Head Above the Rest & O.J.'s Barber Shop present Blessings from Heaven Featuring Shirley Caesar. Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH. Baltimore, MD: Globe Poster Printing Corp., 1996. 16 1/2 x 29 in. poster printed on cardstock (holes/punctures near each corner, light soiling, some creasing). Portraits of Grammy Award winning gospel singer Shirley Ceasar and other featured acts are presented. -- Down Lo Promotions Presents Tour of Hope '98. Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH. N.p., 21 June 1998. 17 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. poster printed on cardstock (holes/punctures near each corner, soiling, creasing). Featured acts include Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, and The Canton Spirituals.

Together, 3 posters.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.