Blind Willie Johnson
Blues, Musical Artist
1897 – 1945
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Who was Blind Willie Johnson?
"Blind" Willie Johnson was a gospel blues singer and guitarist.
While the lyrics of his songs were often religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions and is distinguished by his powerful bass thumb-picking and gravelly false-bass voice, with occasional use of a tenor voice.
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