It wouldn’t be the least bit surprising to hear that church attendance was down Sunday, at least among the hundreds of concert-goers who braved the rain on their pilgrimage to UCLA’s Royce Hall the night before.
After all, what’s left to atone for on Sunday morning after a spirit-infused, soul-enriching Saturday night spent soaking up the vibrant gospel sounds of the Blind Boys of Alabama and the sumptuous New Orleans R&B of songwriter, producer, pianist and singer Allen Toussaint?
These two stalwarts of different yet simpatico genres of American music spent a solid three hours in separate sets that preached to the choir of longtime fans and made converts of many initiates. By the end of the evening, all were up out of their seats, stamping feet and waving raised hands as senior Blind Boys singer Jimmy Carter made his way through the aisles to close the show on a note of unmitigated uplift.
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