Paul Beasley, a tenor who has sung with the Blind Boys of Alabama for the last decade, died Monday. A rep for the group confirmed the news to Rolling Stone.
, though the cause of death remains unknown. He was 78.
Beasley, who’d had a long career in gospel music with stints in the Gospel Keynotes and the Mighty Clouds of Joy, joined the Blind Boys after losing his sight in 2013. His first recording with the vocal group was their album,His signature song became “There Will Never Be Any Peace ,”.
“In life there are some things that only come once, and the legacy and voice of Paul Beasley is one of those things,” said his fellow Blind Boys singers — Ricky McKinnie, Jimmy Carter, Joey Williams, Rev. Julius Love, and Sterling Glass— in a statement. “Thank God for him. He was often imitated, but never duplicated. The Blind Boys have been friends and soulmates with Paul for many years. The memories that we shared are unsurpassed. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all of his family and friends.
Beasley, born Dec. 11, 1944, in DeRidder, Louisiana, once said his falsetto came naturally to him as a child. “When I was about 12 or 13 years old me and my sister used to sit down and see who could go the highest,” he recalled. Other signature songs of his that feature his falsetto include the Gospel Keynotes’
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