In 1966 , the Blackwoods teamed up with Porter Wagoner to record a country influenced gospel album called '' Grand Old Gospel '' . It won a Grammy Award for Best Sacred Performance ( Musical ) and was the first of three albums the Blackwoods recorded with Wagoner . 1967 's '' More Grand Old Gospel '' won a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance , along with 1969 's '' In Gospel Country '' . Wagoner performed with the Blackwoods for years and were guests at the Ryman Auditorium multiple times . In 1969 , James Blackwood 's oldest son , James " Jimmy " Blackwood , Jr. , took over as the main lead singer for the group . Jimmy had been a member of the Junior Blackwood Brothers and the Stamps Quartet . They won another Grammy in 1973 for their project '' L-O-V-E '' on the RCA Camden label and then again in 1974 for '' Release Me From My Sin '' . The group had 5-7 members at any given time with James Sr. and James Jr. sharing the lead , Bill Shaw and Cecil Blackwood on tenor and baritone , respectively , and John Hall and Conley " London " Parris taking over bass . The 1970s and 1980s lineup with Pat Hoffmaster , Jimmy Blackwood , Cecil Blackwood , Ken Turner and Tommy Fairchild had the Blackwood Brothers ' biggest hit with " Learning To Lean " . At the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980 they won another Grammy for '' Lift Up the Name of Jesus '' in the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance , Traditional category
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