A member of CMU's favourite gospel group - The **Blind Boys of
Alabama - has died in his sleep after complications with diabetes and a heart condition. George Scott** was a founder member of the group, which came into being way back in 1939 when the then child singers met at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind.
Although Scott retired from touring in 2004 he did sing on their new album.
Scott's death leaves two founding members in the group. One of them,
Clarence Fountain, told reporters this weekend: "We're grateful to the Lord for letting us have George for as long as we did. He and I grew up together and sang together from little boys to old men. George was a great singer, he could sing any part in a song. We loved him and he was one of the
Boys. He lived a life of service and now he's gone on to his reward."