BARTIST · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Blind Willie Johnson
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1928–2019
- Recordings in scope
- 2
- Albums in scope
- 3
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Blind Willie Johnson in 1920s · United States
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ARTIST STORY
Meet 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.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- United States
- Birth date
- January 22, 1897
- Death date
- September 18, 1945
- Roles
- Musician, Singer, Guitarist, Composer
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Recordings in the current scope
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums in the current scope
GENRES
Genres
ARTIST GRAPH
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