Eric McKinnie
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About
Blind gospel drummer, instrumentalist, musician, entertainer, artist, performer, singer, vocalist, and music arranger who is best known as a longtime member of the multiple Grammy Award-winning Blind Boys of Alabama.
Before fame
His groups before Blind Boys of Alabama include the Soul Searchers as a teenager and the Gospel Keynotes, which he joined in 1972.
Trivia
He received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Carver Bible College in Atlanta in 2001. He is widely recognized as the only known blind gospel drummer. He is active on social media platforms such as X (Twitter) and Facebook.
Family life
His mother, Sarah McKinnie Shivers, was a gospel singer and choir director who was the central musical influence of his early life.
Associated with
He has collaborated with Ben Harper through the Blind Boys of Alabama.
