The Grammy Award Winning first family of Gospel music will perform Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Enterprise High School Performing Arts Center.
The Blackwood Quartet continues the gospel sound made famous by the Blackwood Brothers Quartet of 1934. Expect to hear songs such as How Great Thou Art, Swing Down Sweet Chariot, I’ll Fly Away, Peace in the Valley, and When the Saints Go Marching In.
Bill Shaw and Bill Lyles eventually joined the group and together with James and R.W. Blackwood, this quartet went on to be featured on several television shows, including the Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, Hee-Haw and the Arthur Godfrey Talent Show in 1954. Despite the family tragedy, earlier that same month saw the birth of Cecil Blackwood’s son, Mark, who has held on to the tradition and sound that has made the Blackwood name world famous.
Mark Blackwood took over the Blackwood Quartet from his cousin Ron Blackwood in 2009 and has been touring all over the United States since that day.
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