Blind Willie Johnson – Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

Format: Vinyl LP 

Label: Night Records – NR12

Barcode: 3760344440401

More than anyone, Blind Willie Johnson embodies the archetype of the cursed bluesman. Despite the fact that his records have sold fairly well at his time, or that one of his ballads (Dark Was The Night, Cold as the Ground - that also gives the name to this compilation) was included on the Voyager disc launched into space in 1977, the American singer/preacher has lived his whole life in total misery. However, his powerful voice fascinates. His guitar style, a mixture of picking and slide, will influence several generations of musicians. And like many of his contemporaries, it was not until the 1960s that his talent would finally be recognized at its fair value (via the work of the brilliant Reverend Gary Davis).

Tracklist

A1 Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

A2 Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed

A3 It's Nobody's Fault But Mine

A4 Mother's Children Have A Hard Time

A5 I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole

A6 If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down

B1 I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge

B2 Jesus Is Coming Soon

B3 Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying

B4 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning

B5 John The Revelator

B6 Go With Me To That Land

B7 Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right