The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

by Blind Willie Johnson

The Complete Blind Willie Johnson cover art

Gathering the entirety of the thirty sides recorded by the legendary street evangelist between 1927 and 1930, this collection is an indispensable artifact of early gospel blues. Johnson paired intense, raspy vocals with masterfully aggressive slide guitar playing performed with a pocket knife. Highlighting tracks like 'Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground', the compilation preserves a profound expression of American spiritual longing that later resonated deeply throughout rock history.

Genres

  • Acoustic Texas Blues

Tracklist

  1. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  2. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  3. It's Nobody's Fault but Mine
  4. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
  5. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
  6. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
  7. I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
  8. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  9. Lord I Can't Just Keep from Crying
  10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  11. Let Your Light Shine on Me
  12. God Don't Never Change
  13. Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King
  14. Sweeter as the Years Roll By
  15. You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond
  16. When the War Was On
  17. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  18. Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There
  19. Take Your Stand
  20. God Moves On the Water
  21. Can't Nobody Hide from God
  22. If It Had Not Been for Jesus
  23. Go to Me with That Land
  24. The Rain Don't Fall on Me
  25. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  26. The Soul of a Man
  27. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
  28. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
  29. John the Revelator
  30. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond