{"id":21525,"date":"2015-03-06T10:30:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=21525"},"modified":"2015-03-06T10:57:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T15:57:29","slug":"the-blind-boys-of-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2015\/03\/06\/the-blind-boys-of-alabama\/21525\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind Boys of Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Religion &amp; Ethic NewsWeekly talked with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindboys.com\/\">Blind Boys of Alabama<\/a>\u00a0about gospel music and the spiritual dimensions of their new album, \u201cI\u2019ll Find a Way,\u201d produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, when their current tour brought them recently to Washington, DC. The group collaborates here with many young musicians, including Shara Worden on the title song. <em>Produced by Lauren Talley and Nick Liao. Interviews by Nick Liao. 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