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Blind Willie Johnson
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SXSW 2009 - Dinosaur Jr - Acoustic Session
The legendary Lou Barlow performs 'Imagination Blind' from Dinosaur Jr's forthcoming album 'Farm' exclusively for NME on the rooftop of the Marriott hotel at SXSW 2009.
YouTube Blind Willie Johnson Videos
Blind Willie Johnson Trouble Soon be Over (02:10)
From 1927.He was blinded by his step mother when he was 7 out of spite. He grew up to be a preacher and musician. He was one of the greatest bottleneck guitarists as well as one of the most revered figures of...
Blind Willie Johnson - John the Revelator (03:25)
Blind Willie Johnson - John the Revelator. From an Anthology of American Folk Music
Blind Willie Johnson ~Motherless Children Have A Hard Time~ (03:26)
Blind Willie Johnson was born in 1897 near Brenham, Texas (before the discovery of his death certificate, Temple, Texas had been suggested as his birthplace). When he was five, he told his father he wanted to be a...
Blind Willie Johnson * Let Your Light Shine On Me * (03:37)
"Blind" Willie Johnson (1897-1945) was an African-American singer and guitarist whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals. While the lyrics of all of his songs were religious, his music drew from...
Blind Willie Johnson Biography
"Blind" Willie Johnson (January 22, 1897 – September 18, 1945) was an American singer and guitarist whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals. While the lyrics of all of his songs were religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions. Among musicians, he is considered one of the greatest slide or bottleneck guitarists, as well as one of the most revered figures of depression-era gospel music. His music is distinguished by his powerful bass thumb-picking and gravelly false-bass voice, with occasional use of a tenor voice.
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Blind Willie Johnson's Best Songs
- 1. Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
- 2. John the Revelator
- 3. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- 4. God Moves On The Water
- 5. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
- 6. Let Your Light Shine on Me
- 7. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- 8. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
- 9. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- 10. Praise God I'm Satisfied
