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Dark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie Johnson [IMPORT]

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Audio CD (July 9, 1997)
Original Release Date: September 27, 1995
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: Indigo UK
ASIN: B000002XT6

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #538,890 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Let Your Light Shine on Me
2. God Don't Never Change
3. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying
4. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
5. Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
6. Nobody's Fault But Mine
7. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
8. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
9. Jesus Make up My Dying Bed
10. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
11. Jesus Is Coming Soon
12. Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King
13. God Moves on the Water
14. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
15. Praise God I'm Satisfied
16. When the War Was On
17. Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There
18. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
19. Soul of a Man
20. John the Revelator
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The study of classic acoustic slide guitar technique begins here. Blind Willie Johnson, a street preacher in Beaumont, Texas, was the unmatched practitioner with his pocket-knife slide and open tunings. That he incorporated the blues idiom into his gospel convictions was compelling in itself. Blind Willie sang with enormous angst, describing the Christian life as a struggle, and declaring himself to be an overcomer regardless of what others thought. There is nothing here that will satisfy the 'health & wealth' gospelers; Johnson's gritty, practical holiness condemns such extravagances. This particular issue, a 20-bit digital remapping of the old 78's, is exceptionally clear. While every track is potent, 'God Moves On The Water' (about the sinking of the Titanic) contains riffs and runs that are antecedent to today's rock guitar. Highly recommended for those interested in roots music and alternative gospel.

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