Texas slide guitarist and gospel bluesman Blind Willie Johnson recorded only 30 songs over the course of his life as a preacher and street performer. Even so, the savvy combination of his gritty and powerful “chest voice” singing style coupled with his mastery of slide guitar (some report he regularly used a knife as a slide) has given him a notably influential legacy, specifically with later bluesmen Howlin’ Wolf and Robert Johnson. His tune “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” was selected for Carl Sagan’s Voyager probe Golden Record, the Library of Congress as well as the National Recording Registry.

Single LP with single pocket tip-on jacket with soft touch finish

 

TMR462

American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie Johnson

Standard Black Vinyl

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Texas slide guitarist and gospel bluesman Blind Willie Johnson recorded only 30 songs over the course of his life as a preacher and street performer. Even so, the savvy combination of his gritty and powerful “chest voice” singing style coupled with his mastery of slide guitar (some report he regularly used a knife as a slide) has given him a notably influential legacy, specifically with later bluesmen Howlin’ Wolf and Robert Johnson. His tune “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” was selected for Carl Sagan’s Voyager probe Golden Record, the Library of Congress as well as the National Recording Registry.

Single LP with single pocket tip-on jacket with soft touch finish

 

Tracklist

  1. 1. John the Revelator
  2. 2. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  3. 3. If I Had My Way, I'd Tear the Building Down
  4. 4. God Moves on the Water
  5. 5. The Soul of a Man
  6. 6. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  7. 7. Church, I’m Fully Saved Today
  8. 8. Let Your Light Shine on Me
  9. 9. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
  10. 10. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying
  11. 11. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  12. 12. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  13. 13. Bye and Bye I’m Goin’ to See the King
  14. 14. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  15. 15. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  16. 16. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground