Blind Willie Johnson
USA
Born: 22 January 1897
Died: 18 September 1945
Years Active: 40
Genres: Blues
Styles: Texas Blues, Acoustic Texas Blues, Country Blues, Blues Gospel, Folk-Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Electric Blues, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Acoustic Blues
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Seminal gospel-blues artist Blind Willie Johnson is regarded as one of the greatest bottleneck slide guitarists. Yet the Texas street-corner evangelist is known as much for the his powerful and fervent gruff voice as he is for his ability as a guitarist. He most often sang in a rough, bass voice (only occasionally delivering in his natural tenor) with a volume meant to be heard over the sounds of the streets. Johnson recorded a total of 30 songs during a three-year period and many of these became classics of the gospel-blues, including "Jesus M...
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