Johnson, Blind Willie
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Name (Latin)
Johnson, Blind Willie
Other forms of name
Johnson, Willie, 1897-1945
Blind Willie Johnson
Date of birth
1902
Date of death
1949
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Library of congress:
no 95053673
Sources of Information
- Blind Willie Johnson ("Blind" Willie Johnson (Jan. 22, 1897, Brenham (Tex.) - Sept. 18, 1945, Beaumont, (Tex.)) was an African American gospel blues singer and guitarist; while the lyrics of his songs were usually religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions; characterized by his slide guitar accompaniment and tenor voice, and his frequent use of a lower-register 'growl' or false bass voice ( (Wikipedia, Dec. 21, 2015:) )
- Preachin' the gospel [SR] p1991:label (Blind Willie Johnson)
- LC in OCLC, 11/2/95(hdg.: Johnson, Blind Willie)
- OCLC, 11/2/95(hdg.: Johnson, Blind Willie, d. 1949)
- All music guide WWW site, July 27, 2005(Blind Willie Johnson; b. ca. 1902, Marlin, TX, d. 1947, Beaumont, TX)