James Blackwood

James Blackwood
Birth nameJames Webre Blackwood
Born(1919-08-04)August 4, 1919
Choctaw County, Mississippi U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 2002(2002-02-03) (aged 82)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Years active1934–2002
Websitewww.jamesblackwood.org

James Webre Blackwood (August 4, 1919 – February 3, 2002) was an American gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers. He is the only person in any field of music to have been nominated for a Grammy Award for 28 consecutive years. He received 31 nominations and won nine Grammy Awards.