James Webre Blackwood was an American gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers.
14 Facts About James Blackwood
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James Blackwood is the only person in any field of music to have been nominated for a Grammy Award for 28 consecutive years.
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James Blackwood received 31 nominations and won nine Grammy Awards.
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James Blackwood was the youngest of four children, which included his brother Roy Blackwood, sister Lena Blackwood Cain and brother Doyle Blackwood.
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In early World War II, the quartet temporarily disbanded as James Blackwood joined the war effort as a factory welder in California.
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On June 12,1954, the James Blackwood Brothers won first place on the CBS radio and TV program Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts Show.
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In 1964, the James Blackwood Brothers chartered the Gospel Music Association.
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James Blackwood would sing with this group for 7 years during which time he received his 9th grammy award.
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James Blackwood died of a stroke on February 3,2002, aged 82 at Methodist Healthcare Central Hospital in Memphis.
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James Blackwood was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery East, in Memphis.
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James Blackwood is the only person in any field of music to have been nominated for a Grammy award for 28 consecutive years.
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James Blackwood received 31 total nominations and won nine Grammy Awards.
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James Blackwood appeared on all of the major television networks, in shows including Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts, Dave Garroway, Johnny Cash Show, Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, Tom Snyder Show, Dinah Shore Show, Hee Haw, Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, Statler Brothers Show and the 700 Club, PTL and TBN.
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James Blackwood sang in all 50 American states, every Canadian province and 35 foreign countries.