Blind Willie Johnson

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Real name: William J. Johnson
Born: January 22, 1897
Died: September 18, 1945
Country: United States
IPI: 00567908698 6 works
00567908894 9 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Blues and gospel singer and guitarist from Texas

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Church, I'm Fully Saved Today	Blind Willie Johnson	February 1931	Howling Brothers
		Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground	Blind Willie Johnson	1928	(24 artists)
		Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right	Blind Willie Johnson	1931	(6 artists)
		God Don't Never Change	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	(12 artists)
		God Moves on the Water	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	(19 artists)
		Go with Me to That Land	Blind Willie Johnson	1931	(10 artists)
		It's Nobody's Fault but Mine	Blind Willie Johnson	1928	(83 artists)
		Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed	Blind Willie Johnson	January 20, 1928	(40 artists)
		John the Revelator	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	(43 artists)
		Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning	Blind Willie Johnson	1929	(39 artists)
		Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying	Blind Willie Johnson	1929	(23 artists)
		Mother's Children Have a Hard Time	Blind Willie Johnson	August 30, 1928	(56 artists)
		The Rain Don't Fall on Me	Blind Willie Johnson	July 1930	(2 artists)
		The Soul of a Man	Blind Willie Johnson	February 1931	(28 artists)
		Trouble Will Soon Be Over	Blind Willie Johnson	July 1930	(10 artists)

Covers by Blind Willie Johnson

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Bye and Bye I'm Going to See the King	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	Arizona Dranes
		If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down	Blind Willie Johnson	August 30, 1928	Rev. T.E. Weems
		I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge	Blind Willie Johnson	February 15, 1929	Homer Rodeheaver and Wiseman Sextet
		Let Your Light Shine on Me	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	(unknown), Wiseman Sextet, (unknown)
		Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	Blind Joe Taggart
		You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	Fisk University Jubilee Singers

Songs written by Blind Willie Johnson

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Church, I'm Fully Saved Today	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	April 20, 1930	Covered by Howling Brothers
Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	December 3, 1927	Covered by (24 artists)
Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	April 20, 1930	Covered by (6 artists)
God Don't Never Change	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	December 10, 1929	Covered by (12 artists)
God Moves on the Water	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	December 11, 1929	Covered by (19 artists)
If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down	Blind Willie Johnson	Rev. T.E. Weems	March 25, 1927	Covered by (28 artists)
It's Nobody's Fault but Mine	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	December 3, 1927	Covered by (83 artists)
John the Revelator	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	April 20, 1930	Covered by (43 artists)
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	December 5, 1928	Covered by (39 artists)
Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	December 5, 1928	Covered by (23 artists)
Motherless Children	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	December 3, 1927	Covered by (56 artists)
The Rain Don't Fall on Me	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	April 20, 1929	Covered by (2 artists)
The Soul of a Man	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	April 20, 1930	Covered by (28 artists)
Trouble Will Soon Be Over	Blind Willie Johnson	Blind Willie Johnson	April 20, 1930	Covered by (10 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Let Your Light Shine on Me	Blind Willie Johnson	Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone		Covered by (20 artists)

Releases

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground	Blind Willie Johnson	1928	Columbia [US]
	Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right	Blind Willie Johnson	1931	Columbia [US]
	God Moves on the Water	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	Columbia [US]
	If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down	Blind Willie Johnson	August 30, 1928	Columbia [US]
	I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole	Blind Willie Johnson	January 20, 1928	Columbia [US]
	I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge	Blind Willie Johnson	February 15, 1929	Columbia [US]
	John the Revelator	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	Columbia [US]
	Let Your Light Shine on Me	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	Columbia [US]
	Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying	Blind Willie Johnson	1929	Columbia [US]
	The Rain Don't Fall on Me	Blind Willie Johnson	July 1930	Columbia [US]
	The Soul of a Man	Blind Willie Johnson	February 1931	Columbia [US]
	You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond	Blind Willie Johnson	1930	Columbia [US]

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Airplane Blues (Plays Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lightning Hopkins & Mance Lipscomb)	Noël Akchoté	October 13, 2015	Noël Akchoté Downloads
	God Don't Never Change - The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson	various artists	February 26, 2016	Alligator Records [US]
	Trees Against the Sky	Wovoka	August 2013	Lado ABC