Blind Willie Johnson

Blind Willie Johnson is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1928–2019. The artist is connected with Blues and Gospel Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Blues and Gospel Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole”, “It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine”, “Rain Done Fell On Me”, “The Rain Don’t Fall on Me”. Then move to “The Complete Blind Willie Johnson” and “Goodbye, Babylon” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.