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Blind Willie Johnson

Blues
Gospel
Soul music
With a moan and howl that comes filled with pain and struggle, Blind Willie Johnson's music captures his tragic life and epitomises the soulful heartache of the blues. Born in Brenham, Texas in 1897, he was blinded as a child when his stepmother was beaten by his father, and took her revenge by throwing caustic soda into the face of seven-year-old Willie. Teaching himself the blues on a homemade cigar box guitar, Johnson's father left him to play for money on street corners and outside church and religious meetings, where he sang spiritual and gospel songs and developed a unique,...
Songs
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Nobody's Fault But MineBlind Willie Johnson
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Jesus Make up My Dying BedBlind Willie Johnson
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Let Your Light Shine On MeBlind Willie Johnson
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Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the KingBlind Willie Johnson
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Nobody's Fault But MineLed Zeppelin and Blind Willie Johnson
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God Moves on the WaterBlind Willie Johnson
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Nobody's Fault But MineBlind Willie Johnson

Great Blues Guitarsists: String Dazzlers

3:10

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Jesus Make up My Dying BedBlind Willie Johnson

The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

3:13

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Let Your Light Shine On MeBlind Willie Johnson

Gospel: Negro Spirituals Songs (1926-1942)

3:10

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Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the KingBlind Willie Johnson

Praise God I'm Satisfied

2:53

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Nobody's Fault But MineLed Zeppelin and Blind Willie Johnson

Presence

3:11

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God Moves on the WaterBlind Willie Johnson

The Great Raid

2:59

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