Uploaded by nrm333 on Jan 13, 2008
"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 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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If this isn't sung or played at my wake, I'll never rest in peace.
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@SGRollingStone i apologize to anyonewhowas misled by my dark sense ofhumor. blind willie deserves all the credit for this beautiful song. iam an agnostic but am deeplymoved by this gentleman. R.I.P. WILLIE.
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Thumbs up if The Ladykillers brought you here LOL
1 month ago 4
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I have never heard this song, until my Dad was singing it last year on his death bed.
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Good tune + Good Video = Awe.
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"Naked, and you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came unto me" Matthew 25:36
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@johnbruder01 You serious? I thought that that gravelly voice was Willies trademark.
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I sang this in prison and was released with a caution
rghbrighton 2 years ago 64
I absolutely love the part halfway in when his voice just gets so deep and gravelly. Then at the end where it goes up and soft again. Brilliant.
It's funny... I'm not at all a religious person, but there's just something about the way he sings this song that just hooks me.
I absolutely love this tune.
jaimeraim 2 years ago 54