Once a singer with Duke Ellington's Orchestra and blind from birth Al Hibbler had an enviable solo career with hits like "Unchained Melody" and "He". The original "After The Lights Go Down Low" (Alan White - Leroy Lovett) was recorded in 1955. Despite the accent Al was born in Mississippi and raised in the South.

In 1956 Al Hibbler re-recorded " After The Lights Go Down Low" for the Decca label. The single, featured on the LP "Starring Al Hibbler" peaked at number ten on Billboard. Here is a quote from Chuque von Callie "Oh he could be so Britishly urbane, and so Jazzily urban at the same time, and still hit those "money notes" every time. I can still remember his courage in the mid-60's when he went to Alabama to participate in a civil rights march, and Sheriff Eugene "Bull" Connor had every one of the marchers arrested, including Mr. Hibbler's aid, leaving him standing alone and helpless in the street, before instructing one of his officers to get that "blind nigger", and bring him along."