Bartholomewtown interviews Ricky McKinnie of Blind Boys of Alabama
April 15, 2022
Bill Bartholomew welcomes Ricky McKinnie of legendary, multi-Grammy award winning gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama to the pod ahead of their April 27th performance at The Vets, Bamako to Birmingham: Amadou & Mariam and Blind Boys of Alabama presented by FirstWorks. Listen to the podcast here.
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